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Agreed. Racism and xenophobia divide the working classes as the current government shifts to the far right to pander to white supremacist voters. Politicians l

Agreed. Racism and xenophobia divide the working classes as the current government shifts to the far right to pander to white supremacist voters. Politicians lie with impunity. Human rights are supposed to be human. But by othering humans of different nations we are being tricked into dismantling what remains of our own freedoms. The government would rather outlaw protest, than pay essential workers such as doctors and ambulance staff living wages. The voting system is unrepresentative and politicians serve corporate interests above their citizens. You've articulated well how there have always been injustices, but as long as things were better than somewhere else, you had a captive and passive populace. They felt powerful despite not being a part of the establishment, as if they were supporting a sports team that was doing well. We were never on the team or a part of the inner circles of wealth creation. The UK became short sighted, complacent, greedy, and lazy. The country is tearing apart at the seams as the inequality gap continues to widen. It feels as if after almost a decade of Conservative government that the UK itself is being run as if it were a former colony. There is no longer a cohesive populace or vision from government about how to bind the political and working classes together. It feels as if the UK itself has become colonised by international business interests. The elites can live anywhere they choose, so no longer have ties to the soil of the country and are not emotionally invested in saving it. The UK has failed to prepare for the fact that it has become a multicultural society. You can't discuss the issues of racism in this country without discussing how it is that people of colour have come to live here. Reni Eddo-Lodge begins to ask these questions in her book 'Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race'. We are still reckoning with imperialism and the end of empire and honest conversations about our past and the source of our nation's wealth are being capitalised on to further societal and political divisions and being labelled as culture wars or wokery. The transatlantic slave trade and the roles of royally chartered companies such as the East India Company/Royal African Company have through systemic exploitation and misery of others made Britain 'Great'. It provided the foundational wealth of industrialisation. The nation is a developed nation because of it. The City of London would not be as powerful as it is now, were it not for the abhorrent trade. There is an unwillingness to admit this, because to do so would expose the lies created to justify white supremacy, slavery and capitalism. Exactly how you describe, the larger population are assets to exploit and are not stakeholders in the business of the nation. We desperately need to mature as a country. /rant

10u152 3y ago
You'd describe the UK government as "far right"? A cursory look at the policies is absolutely NOT "far right" The whole comment here reeks of hyperbole and university student angst and anger. Not saying there aren't fundamental problems but this is extreme.
- switch007 3y ago
  Oh what rose-tinted glasses you wear. No, they are quite fascist. They're good at fooling people. They steal a few of Labour's policies, put a few non-White people in Government/Cabinet, and suddenly they're a centre party? Please. They control who runs the BBC. They hate poor people - just look at the realities of our benefits system. They banned protests; those which cause annoyance. They suppressed voters with voter ID, using the lie of significant voter fraud as justification Every Home Sec recently been strongly authoritarian. They tend to use the Home Sec as a distraction, knowing they'll attract all the far-right accusations, leaving the rest of the party looking squeaky clean. Prominent cabinet members have supported far-right groups/parties on Twitter. They hate unions. They hate human rights. They're obsessed with appearing to defend our borders. They strongly, STRONGLY defend the rights of corporations to exploit and profit. They're anti-intellectual and anti-elitist, prominently expressed around the Brexit vote. In 2019, Boris Johnson unlawfully suspended parliament During and post Brexit they heavily promoted nationalism. They're obsessed with appearing tough on crime. Rampant cronyism and corruption (particular prominent during COVID)
mrangle 3y ago
This could be any anonymous screed written by an eighteen year old in any era, and today it reads as if it were written by AI. It's a collection political confetti. Civilizations are cyclical. The pretend-status of the commoners is cyclical. Sometimes they are too-free, and sometimes they are overtly enslaved. Generally speaking, and while nothing is black and white, these are the two extremes. The idea is to find the Springtimes in this eternal cycle and to hold the cycle there for as long as possible, lest one of the extremes yet again comes back around sooner than later. Holding Springtime requires compromise, grit, a respect for the social compact, clear eyes in regard to society's class hierarchies, individual morality, and moral reason in regard to government and social norms. As those who benefit from the extremes will use any one of those compromised avenues. They have unlimited funds to both open the road and to travel. The trick is that those who are most oppressed during any single extreme are the ones manipulated into advancing it. If you think that this era is moving toward a Springtime and not away from it, then you're missing the clear and eternal signals and are going to be in for a shock.

10u152 3y ago

You'd describe the UK government as "far right"? A cursory look at the policies is absolutely NOT "far right" The whole comment here reeks of hyperbole and university student angst and anger. Not saying there aren't fundamental problems but this is extreme.

switch007 3y ago
Oh what rose-tinted glasses you wear. No, they are quite fascist. They're good at fooling people. They steal a few of Labour's policies, put a few non-White people in Government/Cabinet, and suddenly they're a centre party? Please. They control who runs the BBC. They hate poor people - just look at the realities of our benefits system. They banned protests; those which cause annoyance. They suppressed voters with voter ID, using the lie of significant voter fraud as justification Every Home Sec recently been strongly authoritarian. They tend to use the Home Sec as a distraction, knowing they'll attract all the far-right accusations, leaving the rest of the party looking squeaky clean. Prominent cabinet members have supported far-right groups/parties on Twitter. They hate unions. They hate human rights. They're obsessed with appearing to defend our borders. They strongly, STRONGLY defend the rights of corporations to exploit and profit. They're anti-intellectual and anti-elitist, prominently expressed around the Brexit vote. In 2019, Boris Johnson unlawfully suspended parliament During and post Brexit they heavily promoted nationalism. They're obsessed with appearing tough on crime. Rampant cronyism and corruption (particular prominent during COVID)

mrangle 3y ago

This could be any anonymous screed written by an eighteen year old in any era, and today it reads as if it were written by AI. It's a collection political confetti. Civilizations are cyclical. The pretend-status of the commoners is cyclical. Sometimes they are too-free, and sometimes they are overtly enslaved. Generally speaking, and while nothing is black and white, these are the two extremes. The idea is to find the Springtimes in this eternal cycle and to hold the cycle there for as long as possible, lest one of the extremes yet again comes back around sooner than later. Holding Springtime requires compromise, grit, a respect for the social compact, clear eyes in regard to society's class hierarchies, individual morality, and moral reason in regard to government and social norms. As those who benefit from the extremes will use any one of those compromised avenues. They have unlimited funds to both open the road and to travel. The trick is that those who are most oppressed during any single extreme are the ones manipulated into advancing it. If you think that this era is moving toward a Springtime and not away from it, then you're missing the clear and eternal signals and are going to be in for a shock.