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Many politicians and elites in the UK seem to believe that the only way to weather the storm of a declining society is to take away the rights of its citizenry.

Many politicians and elites in the UK seem to believe that the only way to weather the storm of a declining society is to take away the rights of its citizenry. It's a shallow attempt at self preservation by the rich and powerful and that's simply not going to work in the modern era. The only thing that will work and will protect their cushioned existence is if they work to improve the lives of citizens, like not in token ways, perhaps not even monetarily, but meaningfully. Few are buying into these nonsensical 'safety' arguments and the good will of everyone is being stretched.

coldacid 3y ago
Not just in the UK!
generic92034 3y ago
> Few are buying into these nonsensical 'safety' arguments and the good will of everyone is being stretched. Are you sure there is any good will left?
arein2 3y ago
>and that's simply not going to work in the modern era It was working until Elon bought twitter.
georgespencer 3y ago
> Many politicians and elites I hate to break it to you, person of the people, but anyone with your raw intellect (proxies: commenting on Hacker News, above average vocabulary and English proficiency, somewhat thoughtful opinions about abstract notions such as civil rights and sociology) is axiomatically an elite. (What do you consider the 'elite' to be, btw?) > in the UK seem to believe that the only way to weather the storm of a declining society is to take away the rights of its citizenry. Is somebody taking away citizens' rights? Which ones? How did you read this letter and conclude that it was sensible to begin discussing the erosion of civil rights? Did you read the letter? Do you understand what a select committee is?
autoexec 3y ago
> It's a shallow attempt at self preservation by the rich and powerful and that's simply not going to work in the modern era. I'd say it's working for them very well so far. The commoners may no longer believe the bullshit excuses, but they've still proved powerless to prevent the erosion of their freedoms. The rich and powerful are only getting richer and more powerful while the gap between them and everyone else widens. You call it "a shallow attempt at self preservation" but they're not just surviving, they're thriving.

coldacid 3y ago

Not just in the UK!

generic92034 3y ago

> Few are buying into these nonsensical 'safety' arguments and the good will of everyone is being stretched. Are you sure there is any good will left?

arein2 3y ago

>and that's simply not going to work in the modern era It was working until Elon bought twitter.

georgespencer 3y ago

> Many politicians and elites I hate to break it to you, person of the people, but anyone with your raw intellect (proxies: commenting on Hacker News, above average vocabulary and English proficiency, somewhat thoughtful opinions about abstract notions such as civil rights and sociology) is axiomatically an elite. (What do you consider the 'elite' to be, btw?) > in the UK seem to believe that the only way to weather the storm of a declining society is to take away the rights of its citizenry. Is somebody taking away citizens' rights? Which ones? How did you read this letter and conclude that it was sensible to begin discussing the erosion of civil rights? Did you read the letter? Do you understand what a select committee is?

autoexec 3y ago

> It's a shallow attempt at self preservation by the rich and powerful and that's simply not going to work in the modern era. I'd say it's working for them very well so far. The commoners may no longer believe the bullshit excuses, but they've still proved powerless to prevent the erosion of their freedoms. The rich and powerful are only getting richer and more powerful while the gap between them and everyone else widens. You call it "a shallow attempt at self preservation" but they're not just surviving, they're thriving.