I'm not a remainer because I think we'll be better off …. (that may be true, I think so, but I really don't know at this point.) I'm a remainer because the only hope we have as a species is if we do away with lines and differences, nationalism and elitist tribal bullshit. The EEC isn't perfect by a long way, but I'd sooner be inside the tent pissing with the wind to reform it, than outside pissing into a relentless gale.
This is because I believe nature wont acknowledge any of these things in the long term and unless we escape this territorial belief we inherited from the beast we evolved from, we'll go the way of the dinosaurs. (And if there isn't an effing big rock hurtling in … well, we can simulate that easy enough.)
I also believe that the referendum and elections in general are (and likely always have been) influenced by self interested factions from financial to political not just from here, but abroad as well. But that ability to influence has been greatly enhanced by modern technology, amplified by state bullshit and yes … we are behaving no differently than our previous history tells us, as we keep repeating the same mistakes of the past. In that, George Santayana was spot on.
This next General Election is really only about one thing … Doris Johnson's self interest and promotion, Brexit is just a f***** big tool in his toolbox.
I'm a member of the Labour Party, and in essence agree with Corbyn's politics, but watching him being interviewed, he's succumbed to the political lethargic behaviour we are all so tired of. Don't answer a question directly. Deflect anything you're not sure about. Adopt the wonderful policy of white noise bullshit. He may not like Doris, but boy has he ever learned from him.
Tell me, when are politicians going to realise that answering honestly is far more impressive than bullshit. When are they going to realise that saying:
"I don't know" isn't an admission of stupidity, but an admission of lack of knowledge, something we all understand. Lack of knowledge can be remedied, stupidity just pisses people off.
Personally I'm close to giving up. I'm on the home straight anyway, and beginning to seriously wonder if the human race is worth the effort. Perhaps we should move aside and let nature get on with something useful.
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