When they talked about raging against the machine, I think they meant the power - not the people
A rant about Reform - and raging against the wrong people
What is going on? I mean, Hull. WHAT IS GOING ON? People seem to be voting against human rights in the name of….what, exactly? I’m no political expert - I’m rather basic in terms of my knowledge here, but I know enough to get angry.
The country is turning turquoise - in council terms - and the people are voting for it. So what does reform stand for? What ideals are they voting in?
They’re voting for leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. They’re voting for scrapping open discussion around race and gender in schools. They’re voting to scrap equality, diversity and inclusivity policies. They’re voting for privatisation of the NHS. And they’re voting against immigration.
I mean, we all know there’s work to be done around immigration. Sensible policies that don’t demonise the wrong people. So when I see the leaders of Reform - and their high profile supporters - taking aim at the people on small boats - and having absolutely nothing to say about the powers that caused them to flee in the first place - you kind of have to acknowledge the real aims here. Because these are monied people. Monied people recruiting politically inexperienced puppets as mouthpieces to speak for the people* (*the rich people).
It’s as though the theatrics of boxing, wearing a flat cap and downing a pint of bitter are far more powerful than the actual truth - the fact that privately-educated Farage, for example, earns millions. Just because he goes down the pub and necks a pint doesn’t mean he’s ‘one of us’.
So if you really do want to rage against the machine…
If you really do believe in women’s rights, speak out about the real violence against women - not the imagined threat.
If you really do want to put a stop to immigration, get angry at the powers causing the terror and poverty in the first place.
If you really do think all lives matter, throw a life jacket to the ones drowning first.
God, it’s all seriously terrifying.