A great point raised on the #lotuseaters on people calling the #commonwealth #racist or damning the #queen - where is the #voluntary #french #commonwealth ? Or the #spanish ? Or the #dutch ? https://youtube.com/watch?v=g1KJ_1ixEjg The #british #empire #voluntarily disbanded and there was relatively little ill feeling as a result, to the point where previous #colonies choose to still be part of a club in its name.