I find it interesting that someone would study British politics in the US!
I agree with a lot of this, but the 'crazy right-wing conspiracies'? I assume she/he means the 5G? The further down the pandemic rabbit hole you go, the more questions there are we don't have answers to - if it DID start in a Chinese lab (which now is commonly accepted), was the research funded by the US? Was the leak on purpose? China was in the midst of a trade war with Trump, and was under severe scrutiny over its response to Hong Kong. This is a country where the individual is not important. A few thousand losing their lives would be worth it in order to achieve long-term goals? Perhaps? Of course, we don't know. Perhaps we'll never know.
The middle is all very good, but the US and UK have gone so far to a place of lunacy, that I fear only a severe response to the madness will bring back any semblance of normalcy - but it will be a dark and deeply unpleasant road.
Thank you for writing this piece. I find myself at this stage in my life, both embracing and detesting aspects of the right and the left. I've adopted something of a centrist stance in the last few years, although this has left me with few voting options. I wish that there was something called the 'Sensible Party' instead.
Much enjoyed this letter! As a Canadian "senior citizen" & environmental activist for 3 or so decades. A now-politically homeless person who was a long-time leftie. A "greenie." I saw a funny short skit recently on the topic of how it was considered unacceptable to question the Covid vaccine (I'd never heard of this comedian pre-Covid, btw). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PM67hjv4iM He really nails it!
I find it interesting that someone would study British politics in the US!
I agree with a lot of this, but the 'crazy right-wing conspiracies'? I assume she/he means the 5G? The further down the pandemic rabbit hole you go, the more questions there are we don't have answers to - if it DID start in a Chinese lab (which now is commonly accepted), was the research funded by the US? Was the leak on purpose? China was in the midst of a trade war with Trump, and was under severe scrutiny over its response to Hong Kong. This is a country where the individual is not important. A few thousand losing their lives would be worth it in order to achieve long-term goals? Perhaps? Of course, we don't know. Perhaps we'll never know.
The middle is all very good, but the US and UK have gone so far to a place of lunacy, that I fear only a severe response to the madness will bring back any semblance of normalcy - but it will be a dark and deeply unpleasant road.
It's incredibly hard to disagree with so many of these pieces. While I often try to, more often than not I see myself reflected back at me.
Thank you for writing this piece. I find myself at this stage in my life, both embracing and detesting aspects of the right and the left. I've adopted something of a centrist stance in the last few years, although this has left me with few voting options. I wish that there was something called the 'Sensible Party' instead.
Much enjoyed this letter! As a Canadian "senior citizen" & environmental activist for 3 or so decades. A now-politically homeless person who was a long-time leftie. A "greenie." I saw a funny short skit recently on the topic of how it was considered unacceptable to question the Covid vaccine (I'd never heard of this comedian pre-Covid, btw). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PM67hjv4iM He really nails it!