| Farage - the dog ate my homework 06:50 - May 10 with 3300 views | ElderGrizzly |
So, rather than explaining, we make up a story to say they never intended to declare it and he was ‘hacked’
Slippery as feck and hating any kind of scrutiny
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| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 12:33 - May 10 with 605 views | TheMoralMajority |
| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 12:29 - May 10 by The_Flashing_Smile |
This is spot on. But what's the answer? More critical thinking taught in schools would be a start... but the benefits of that are a long way off. |
Whatever the answer is, it definitely isn't one side shouting "lefty, far woke libtards" whilst the other side shouts "fascist, racist scum" at each other.
But... here we are. |  |
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| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 12:40 - May 10 with 569 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 12:33 - May 10 by TheMoralMajority |
Whatever the answer is, it definitely isn't one side shouting "lefty, far woke libtards" whilst the other side shouts "fascist, racist scum" at each other.
But... here we are. |
Tbf though, the Centrist Dads get it from both sides! |  |
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| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 12:48 - May 10 with 526 views | DarkBrandon |
The top tweet in the OP is from an obvious impersonator account.
Come on people! |  | | |
| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 12:48 - May 10 with 528 views | DanTheMan |
Speaking of scrutiny, seems the Suffolk Reform aren't going to be speaking to the press except GB News.
Hurtling towards US style politics...
https://www.ipswich.co.uk/we-d |  |
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| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 14:41 - May 10 with 443 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 10:46 - May 10 by Herbivore |
I think there is some disillusionment, modern capitalism increasingly sees wealth being concentrated and continuing to grow for a very small elite while those at the bottom get left behind. Cost of living and austerity in the 2010s has hit hard, destroying public services and making many people feel poorer. But what far right populists are good at is taking this discontent and redirecting it, so rather than questioning an economic system that's increasingly unfit for purposes, Reform and their wealthy backers find alternative targets. Almost always the target will be foreigners because that picks up nicely on the fact that many people innately fear difference and are at least a little bit xenophobic. It's a tactic that works because it plays on two strong feelings that people have - that the country is going to the dogs and that there's too many foreigners here now - and offers simple solutions.
It promises that if we tackle one issue - getting rid of foreigners - it'll tackle the second issue. We'll be transported back to a mythical time that never really existed where everyone was prosperous, there was no crime, and milk got delivered by a milkman. Actually, that's the third emotional pull that these grifters exploit: nostalgia for a bygone time that wasn't anything like how people remember it. What they never do is join the dots and show how being mean to foreigners and sending them all packing will actually make anything any better. Meanwhile the real agenda to keep enriching themselves and their mates (who, ironically, are often foreigners themselves) while eroding people's rights sneaks through without their voters even caring.
We've seen on here the willingness to deny demonstrable facts to believe the narratives that Reform spin. People choose to not believe that Labour are actually tackling immigration even though small boat crossings are down, deportations are up, fewer asylum seekers are in hotels, and asylum claims are actually being processed now. All of that is demonstrably true whatever side of the immigration debate you find yourself on. But Reform voters make the choice to disbelieve facts that go against the party narrative. They wang on about society becoming lawless even though all data suggests that is not the case and that the country is largely far safer than it was in the mythical past they wet dream about. Again, they choose to ignore facts and reality in favour of a narrative.
It comes down to the fact that narratives are powerful, they play on emotions and not just reason. This makes them appealing to people, particularly people who don't really want to think about complex problems and people who see themselves as not really that interested in politics.
That's why Farage accepting a £5m donation from a dodgy backer and not declaring it won't even touch the side. His narrative demands - and receives from a decent minority of people - complete loyalty and anything that shows him up for the grifter he is just gets ignored. His voters don't want to believe it, and it's become acceptable in the modern political landscape to openly admit that you choose not to believe something demonstrably true, or if that isn't sustainable, then you can just ignore the uncomfortable stuff instead. [Post edited 10 May 10:47]
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Very good summary 👍 |  |
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| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 15:03 - May 10 with 421 views | JammyDodgerrr |
Cannot believe how much everyone kicked off about glasses and clothes but then do not care about this. Baffling. |  |
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| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 20:11 - May 10 with 346 views | KBsSocks |
| Farage - the dog ate my homework on 12:29 - May 10 by The_Flashing_Smile |
This is spot on. But what's the answer? More critical thinking taught in schools would be a start... but the benefits of that are a long way off. |
What gets measured gets done. In schools, it's too easy to follow "results are improving by x% per year", and the XYZ School "requires improvement", so spoonfeeding and repetition, rather than meaningful critical thinking skills development.
It IS better in Primary schools since end of Year 6 exams were done away with, thankfully. (Not talking about 11+ or similar, but in the main).
Secondary Education has been dumbed-down consistently since I started teaching in the eighties. |  |
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