I remember, back in the sixties, our next door neighbours
were proud to have marched in the Ban the Bomb demonstrations. It had no effect
on either government policy or their own lives and when I got to know them a
little I realised it was for them just a jolly day out with a bunch of other
young people, making a noise for the sake of it and justifying it by pretending
to themselves that they cared. They didn’t. Even back then there were families
who could survive on a combination of the dole, cash in hand work and the black
market. Far from being good little socialists and humanists they were on the
take, allowing others to take the strain.
The world faces many challenges and most responsible
governments – including our own, believe it or not – are taking steps to meet
them. On climate change, for instance, since 2010, the UK has reduced its CO2
emissions by a quarter: 50% more than any other G20 country. And in 2017 the UK
cut more CO2 than the rest of the EU27 put together. That was under
Theresa May and the Conservatives. Yes, the very same Theresa May the striking
children were calling to be fucked. Charmers, aren’t they?
In fact the real thrust of the Socialist Worker assisted kiddy-strike
was laid bare in their chants ‘Fuck Theresa May’ and ‘Tories out’ oh and ‘Oh,
Jeremy Corbyn’. And many banners read ‘System Change not Climate Change’. The
news media delighted in broadcasting lisping infants reading out emotive copied-out
essays, but this was no cuddly attempt to bring people together and heal the
planet; it was a naked and blatant manipulation of malleable minds.
The left have long argued for children to be given the
vote and the far left have absolutely no compunction over weaponising the
gullible. They do it with old people, with poor people, with black people, with
muslims; they lie to them and tell them how badly they are done by under the
hated Tories and then promise to magically tax the country to a standstill to
somehow make it all better. The truth of course, is that the UK government
record is exemplary in comparison to most of the rest of the world, but the
truth has no traction here.
And the truth behind this irresponsible action is that kids
were used as a political human shield for the only real aim of the hard left,
which is to hold power. Forever. In their warped thinking the great socialist
revolutions of the past only failed because of the frailty of corrupt leadership.
In their new Utopia without the threat of ever being deposed by the demos, they
will finally shape the world in their version of Marx’s image. Religions hold
sway over people by telling them comforting tales and damning warnings; extreme
socialism does the same.
Socialist worker? Biggest oxymoron in politics.
For my generation it was the threat of nuclear Armageddon.
Today it seems climate change is the preferred cover. In either case the
inconvenient truth is that children, who have only recently discovered the
truth about the Tooth Fairy and Father Christmas, are too easily manipulated by
the shiny baubles and gewgaws of Socialist Santa and his demonic elves and
Friday's so-called strike was a prime example of how easily emotions can defeat
facts. Still think we should let children vote?
You right some bang-on posts man. Does anyone ever share them on twitter or Facebook, or does that get them an immediate ban (because of your own twitter ban)?
ReplyDeleteYes they do get spread around. I get fewer hits now then when I had 9000 Twitter followers, but I'm still there as @Fred79172142
DeleteHa ha, Nice one Bats, keep up the good work mate. Normal people need more sane voices representing their views in this increasingly upside down world in which we live.
DeleteSpot on posting, the most used tool in the armoury of the left is the history airbrush. Second only to that comes the promise that everything's somebody else's fault and other peoples taxes will make it alright. What a sad sick ideology, how anyone is taken in by it is a total mystery.
ReplyDeleteNot really. It's a lovely story: your failure is not your fault and we can make the 'unfairly' successful pay for everything.
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