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Episode 29- Johnson's resignation & what we should strive for
I'm a socialist.
Honest to god it feels a bit like coming out as gay. The weird looks, the incredulous eyebrow raises. People think socialists all walk around with berets and drink Moet, plotting governmental upheaval. No, I just want better for society and a lot of the opinions I have fit socialist ideals.
The fact is, the status quo in the UK (and further afield) has been what you could term as "lacklustre at best" for many years. More people slipping out of the home ownership bracket, more food bank usage, more debt, depression, alcoholism, crime... the UK has been sinking into a mire for many years.
The tories who have been in charge for 12 years would have you believe that 13 years ago Blair released a pack of ravening wolves into the streets to tear at the public.
Simple question though- other than odd blips of other governance, have the tories not been in charge as society has declined for many years? When was the last time we had a renaissance with country wide unity, wealth distribution and more?
The short version of what I'm saying is- we don't need milquetoast middle of the road pleasing policy updates- we need upheaval, mass societal and political change- we need real, effectual change to uplift the ever increasing numbers in poverty, out of it, we need a fairer system in which we must live. Without those changes the speed at which people break may slow- but they will still break eventually.
The straw that broke the camel's back for Johnson was rape enabling.
What will the straw that breaks the back of society be if we don't work to reform a system that is an utter mess...?
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By Politically EnragedI'm a socialist.
Honest to god it feels a bit like coming out as gay. The weird looks, the incredulous eyebrow raises. People think socialists all walk around with berets and drink Moet, plotting governmental upheaval. No, I just want better for society and a lot of the opinions I have fit socialist ideals.
The fact is, the status quo in the UK (and further afield) has been what you could term as "lacklustre at best" for many years. More people slipping out of the home ownership bracket, more food bank usage, more debt, depression, alcoholism, crime... the UK has been sinking into a mire for many years.
The tories who have been in charge for 12 years would have you believe that 13 years ago Blair released a pack of ravening wolves into the streets to tear at the public.
Simple question though- other than odd blips of other governance, have the tories not been in charge as society has declined for many years? When was the last time we had a renaissance with country wide unity, wealth distribution and more?
The short version of what I'm saying is- we don't need milquetoast middle of the road pleasing policy updates- we need upheaval, mass societal and political change- we need real, effectual change to uplift the ever increasing numbers in poverty, out of it, we need a fairer system in which we must live. Without those changes the speed at which people break may slow- but they will still break eventually.
The straw that broke the camel's back for Johnson was rape enabling.
What will the straw that breaks the back of society be if we don't work to reform a system that is an utter mess...?