Am I the only one who thinks the British royals deserve scorn, not feckless adulation?

At times like these, when the U.S. media engages in its fawning coverage of the British royal family and millions of Americans eagerly play along, I sometimes wonder if I am the last American standing who still thinks of the British royals as simply the descendants of tyrants and brutal dictators.

And then I came across a rant from Lawrence O’Donnell, backed up by a hilarious TV interview with comedian Jerry Seinfeld, that says it all – at least for me.

O’Donnell bluntly recalled the British history of centuries of a “vicious monarchy” bent on world domination, and he wondered why any Americans would admire the royal family, especially the most recent crop, which seems more “hapless and harmless” than any other group of self-important elitists who demand respect.

O’Donnell bemoaned the saturation media coverage of tomorrow’s wedding in London with Kate and what’s-his-name and the fact that all the attention comes at a time when the U.S. is facing a debt ceiling battle, a budget crisis, two wars and a military excursion, a slumping economy, rising gas prices, and a Middle East on the edge.

Then again, I would suspect most of those watching London’s orgy of misplaced admiration are more interested in whether Donald Trump’s reality show is renewed by NBC rather than anything Trump has to say related to presidential politics.

The “indelible bloody stain” that marks the history of many former British colonies, O’Donnell said, surely means that the bloodlines of the royal family are nothing to cherish.

“The British crown,” he said, “has spilt more blood around the world and caused more oppression and suffering than any other regime still standing.”

Then, to lighten things up a bit, he played a video clip with a prim and proper British reporter asking Seinfeld if he was excited about the royal wedding.

Yeah, sure, the comic responds, because the whole extravaganza is a “circus act” with frilly gowns and big hats and an absurd amount of pomp and circumstance. The stunned reporter, obviously wishing he had never asked the question, is told by Seinfeld that “it’s a classic English thing – let’s play dress up and let’s pretend these people are special.”

Bravo, gentlemen, bravo.