Brilliant and thought provoking essay. I was listening to Mike Benz on Tucker Carlson last night and he would agree with you that the definition of democracy was redefined to meaning 'the consensus of Institutions'. He says this happened in 2016 when Brexit and Trump made the ruling elites realise the people had other ideas about their future which were completely contrary to the globalist utopian fantasy. From that point the propaganda industrial complex focussed on the destruction of populism in order to preserve democracy ie the consensus of the institutions which as you know have become corrupted and compromised.
I took that part from Benz, it was a good insight. Obviously I expand on it quite a bit and Include things he might not agree with. But yes 2016 was the point where all this became completely obvious and the ruling class decided they could just ignore votes they didn’t like.
It was very noticeable wasn't it? Obama telling us if we left the EU we would be at the back of the queue for a trade deal, the BBC calling us Brexit voters backward racists who didn't understand what we were voting for. To me it was obvious we had pissed off the more powerful and it woke me up to a lot of what was happening. It was why I got so closely involved in watching US politics and Trump as the MSM blurted daily 'orange man bad!'
I believe now that both Brexit and Trumps election were their first reverses in years. The back and forth of parties was managed, and the same policies applied.
Whether monarchy, republic or democracy with absolute fidelity towards individual rights the type of government is irrelevant because freedom will reign. Without fidelity towards individual rights the type of government is also irrelevant because all will be tyrannies. Enslavement or liberty is inevitable to a people whether or not they understand the concept of individual rights.
Slightly off topic - but not entirely. I realised this morning that Keir Starmer is in fact Oliver Cromwell.
And - his plan to ban smoking in pub gardens is clearly the result of him being chucked out of a pub in Bath a while back (with his goons manhandling the Landlord) and the recent campaign to ban him from all pubs.
(Mind you, who the hell would want to drink with him?)
Awhile back I always referred to woke people as the New Puritans. The instincts, humourlessness, authoritarianism, inability to recognise their own absurdities, religious fanaticism, are all the same. So, yes, we have a woke Cromwell, just when we needed an anti woke rightwing one.
I wish people would stop calling these people elite, they are nothing of the sort. Predatory class seems a more appropriate term for these maniacs in power.
Brilliant and thought provoking essay. I was listening to Mike Benz on Tucker Carlson last night and he would agree with you that the definition of democracy was redefined to meaning 'the consensus of Institutions'. He says this happened in 2016 when Brexit and Trump made the ruling elites realise the people had other ideas about their future which were completely contrary to the globalist utopian fantasy. From that point the propaganda industrial complex focussed on the destruction of populism in order to preserve democracy ie the consensus of the institutions which as you know have become corrupted and compromised.
I took that part from Benz, it was a good insight. Obviously I expand on it quite a bit and Include things he might not agree with. But yes 2016 was the point where all this became completely obvious and the ruling class decided they could just ignore votes they didn’t like.
It was very noticeable wasn't it? Obama telling us if we left the EU we would be at the back of the queue for a trade deal, the BBC calling us Brexit voters backward racists who didn't understand what we were voting for. To me it was obvious we had pissed off the more powerful and it woke me up to a lot of what was happening. It was why I got so closely involved in watching US politics and Trump as the MSM blurted daily 'orange man bad!'
I believe now that both Brexit and Trumps election were their first reverses in years. The back and forth of parties was managed, and the same policies applied.
It sure seems that way
Whether monarchy, republic or democracy with absolute fidelity towards individual rights the type of government is irrelevant because freedom will reign. Without fidelity towards individual rights the type of government is also irrelevant because all will be tyrannies. Enslavement or liberty is inevitable to a people whether or not they understand the concept of individual rights.
He would have been proud of this one: moderate democrat
Excellent, as always.
From this point forward I shall consider all governments to be bicycles, and all citizens to be bike riders. It's such a perfect analogy.
Thanks Kay. 😀
Slightly off topic - but not entirely. I realised this morning that Keir Starmer is in fact Oliver Cromwell.
And - his plan to ban smoking in pub gardens is clearly the result of him being chucked out of a pub in Bath a while back (with his goons manhandling the Landlord) and the recent campaign to ban him from all pubs.
(Mind you, who the hell would want to drink with him?)
Awhile back I always referred to woke people as the New Puritans. The instincts, humourlessness, authoritarianism, inability to recognise their own absurdities, religious fanaticism, are all the same. So, yes, we have a woke Cromwell, just when we needed an anti woke rightwing one.
Absolutely. "The horror, the horror", to quote Kurtz in The Heart of Darkness
I wish people would stop calling these people elite, they are nothing of the sort. Predatory class seems a more appropriate term for these maniacs in power.
I don’t think elite implies any positive meaning anymore. I might still take it that way in regards to military forces but that’s about it.