People who are surprised that so many White people would still vote/ hold out hope for Labour need to understand, that in post industrial wastelands many of our own people live on welfare and fear the Right will take it away from them.
Any party or movement that looks like reheated Thatcherism will not connect.
To be honest I'm confused by their eagerness to run in big showdown type elections rather than looking around for more modest pickings. The Tories scored a win in West Aberdeen or somewhere while Restore or going wherever Reform goes. I just don't see the point.
On the continent, there exists a tradition of sorts of a right wing opposed not to a market economy as such, but against "Capitalism" understood as subservience to the capital-owning class. Do you see any prospect of a right wing political movement with "social" leanings emerging in Great Britain?
I agree. Funnily enough, in my neck of the woods a very well known "left-liberal" pundit years ago published a piece warning that the right wing may eventually try that formula and that it would essentially be a sure winner. And yet here we are.
The best economic middle ground I've seen was from Michael Hudson, who points out that if one swaps out the term bourgeois/rich/billionaire for "rent seeker", then both right and left economists will agree that the problem lies there. The unasked question of how to deal with rent-seeking boils down to debt and land jubilees, neither of which are even on the table in economic policy discussion. I think its an unclaimed position which will yield much benefit to those who grasp it.
I would strongly recommend Michael Hudson to all people on our side of things politically. Thiel famously wrote a piece essentially demanding the right to rent seeking for his class and did not get as much backlash for it as he should have, IMO.
Pretty much everything about Lowe and Restore is sound, except for the warmed-over Thatcherism and that ould be a erious achilles' heel for Restore. He's going to have to revise all that.
Encouraging entrepreneurship, fine, withdrawing welfare from foreigners, great, but the rhetoric about welfare, etc., for British people, is grisly and bad and is going to lose Restore votes.
Our nation is a large, diffuse, extended family, and we look after our own. That's the true attitude of the British patriot.
"Everything, absolutely everything about the United Kingdom’s method of governance is a matter of perception management"
Goodhart's Law: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."
This decoupling of the perception of the thing from the reality of the thing is the heart of it. The fascination of the government with statistics, polls and GDP figures betrays their disconnect with reality. If the GDP is going up, then how could that city possibly be on fire? If the crime statistics are down, then that riot can only be due to foreign state interference. They don't engage with the truth because it reveals the depth of the failure. The coming censorship will be the ultimate expression of this worldview: if you can be convinced to engage with the world via the proxy of approved media, all the key performance indicators that signal contentment can be massaged until you've got no right to be unhappy.
All of this stems from rejecting Truth, with the capital T. It leaves lies and falsehood as the interface with the world. Goodness, truth, justice and beauty cannot be achieved or recognized within such a system.
The constant "perception management" has worn me down, like when a sociopath colleague I had kept spinning superficially plausible lies to explain why he fucked up everything he touched, I just felt too tired to engage, to even analyse the bs.
Not a football fan but this year I was watching England in the World Cup and not only didn't care if they scored, I was actually willing Croatia to win. I knew that if England won the "perception managers" would turn it into a victory for homosexuality & Turkish-barbers-&-vape shop-Yookay. I'm tired of living in a managed reality, I just want normal simple things: men kicking a ball about, politicians who might skim a bit off the side but don't actually want to exterminate the native population, simple things like that.
I guess Burnham will pull off the pint of lager in an England football shirt photo op better than Starmer and Farage. It's depressing how timely this will be if a snap election is called off the back of a 'successful' World Cup with all of the drama and highs and lows as Beth Rigby and co share their rollercoaster experience alongside Andy as they/we feel every emotion, every moment with our diverse team and fans. "Not like that awful Rupert Lowe and his Nazis." As good luck messages are exchanged between Andy and England's German manager the subtle references to a 'united europe' will also be nudged in. God knows what they'll get away with using this as cover over the next few weeks. Personally I think the bung Farage received from his Crypto mate is a deliberate smother for him to exit politics. Kwasi Kwartang now runs a bitcoin fund which Farage has invested in. Like the Trump family, this is where the elites are placing their bets. Is the investment in Farage to ensure a British crypto treasury reserve if he becomes PM or his golden goodbye? Time will tell.
I can't help but look at Burnham and see a younger, fresher Starmer. It feels like Starmer 2.0 with more natural movement and bonus charisma package. Something to cover up the "uncanny valley" feeling we get from Starmer.
Great article and useful for engaging in a "have you read this/seen this" conversation. I saw Burnham's X account and almost persuaded myself it said 'MP for Makeshift'.
Excellent article, Morgoth, a perfect summation of the mammoth rebranding and perception management exercise now under way. I turn sixty years of age today . . . I hope I still have time left to witness the toppling of this abomination.
Great article.
People who are surprised that so many White people would still vote/ hold out hope for Labour need to understand, that in post industrial wastelands many of our own people live on welfare and fear the Right will take it away from them.
Any party or movement that looks like reheated Thatcherism will not connect.
Thanks for everything you do Morgoth.
My real-world mate said exactly that when I expressed my astonishment that Labor could still do so well in Northern areas.
I live on the Essex coast and it's just one dreadfully run down town after another. Southend High Street has totally collapsed.
I think Restore are publishing an economic document/ plan soon.
Be intresting to see what's in it.
Could be make or break.
To be honest I'm confused by their eagerness to run in big showdown type elections rather than looking around for more modest pickings. The Tories scored a win in West Aberdeen or somewhere while Restore or going wherever Reform goes. I just don't see the point.
I dare say Farage's no shows in Parliament hasn't gone down too well in Clacton. What's the sentiment like down there?
On the continent, there exists a tradition of sorts of a right wing opposed not to a market economy as such, but against "Capitalism" understood as subservience to the capital-owning class. Do you see any prospect of a right wing political movement with "social" leanings emerging in Great Britain?
The only hope is the Restore Zoomers, but when they release their manifesto, I'd expect hard Thatcherism and free market worship.
Hard conservatism and left economics have long been the Golden Ticket, yet no political parties seem able to grasp it.
I agree. Funnily enough, in my neck of the woods a very well known "left-liberal" pundit years ago published a piece warning that the right wing may eventually try that formula and that it would essentially be a sure winner. And yet here we are.
The best economic middle ground I've seen was from Michael Hudson, who points out that if one swaps out the term bourgeois/rich/billionaire for "rent seeker", then both right and left economists will agree that the problem lies there. The unasked question of how to deal with rent-seeking boils down to debt and land jubilees, neither of which are even on the table in economic policy discussion. I think its an unclaimed position which will yield much benefit to those who grasp it.
I would strongly recommend Michael Hudson to all people on our side of things politically. Thiel famously wrote a piece essentially demanding the right to rent seeking for his class and did not get as much backlash for it as he should have, IMO.
Pretty much everything about Lowe and Restore is sound, except for the warmed-over Thatcherism and that ould be a erious achilles' heel for Restore. He's going to have to revise all that.
Encouraging entrepreneurship, fine, withdrawing welfare from foreigners, great, but the rhetoric about welfare, etc., for British people, is grisly and bad and is going to lose Restore votes.
Our nation is a large, diffuse, extended family, and we look after our own. That's the true attitude of the British patriot.
"Everything, absolutely everything about the United Kingdom’s method of governance is a matter of perception management"
Goodhart's Law: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."
This decoupling of the perception of the thing from the reality of the thing is the heart of it. The fascination of the government with statistics, polls and GDP figures betrays their disconnect with reality. If the GDP is going up, then how could that city possibly be on fire? If the crime statistics are down, then that riot can only be due to foreign state interference. They don't engage with the truth because it reveals the depth of the failure. The coming censorship will be the ultimate expression of this worldview: if you can be convinced to engage with the world via the proxy of approved media, all the key performance indicators that signal contentment can be massaged until you've got no right to be unhappy.
All of this stems from rejecting Truth, with the capital T. It leaves lies and falsehood as the interface with the world. Goodness, truth, justice and beauty cannot be achieved or recognized within such a system.
"you've got no right to be unhappy!" the policeman shouted, raising his truncheon over the weeping white girl, "you must be happy! Happy!"
The constant "perception management" has worn me down, like when a sociopath colleague I had kept spinning superficially plausible lies to explain why he fucked up everything he touched, I just felt too tired to engage, to even analyse the bs.
Not a football fan but this year I was watching England in the World Cup and not only didn't care if they scored, I was actually willing Croatia to win. I knew that if England won the "perception managers" would turn it into a victory for homosexuality & Turkish-barbers-&-vape shop-Yookay. I'm tired of living in a managed reality, I just want normal simple things: men kicking a ball about, politicians who might skim a bit off the side but don't actually want to exterminate the native population, simple things like that.
I guess Burnham will pull off the pint of lager in an England football shirt photo op better than Starmer and Farage. It's depressing how timely this will be if a snap election is called off the back of a 'successful' World Cup with all of the drama and highs and lows as Beth Rigby and co share their rollercoaster experience alongside Andy as they/we feel every emotion, every moment with our diverse team and fans. "Not like that awful Rupert Lowe and his Nazis." As good luck messages are exchanged between Andy and England's German manager the subtle references to a 'united europe' will also be nudged in. God knows what they'll get away with using this as cover over the next few weeks. Personally I think the bung Farage received from his Crypto mate is a deliberate smother for him to exit politics. Kwasi Kwartang now runs a bitcoin fund which Farage has invested in. Like the Trump family, this is where the elites are placing their bets. Is the investment in Farage to ensure a British crypto treasury reserve if he becomes PM or his golden goodbye? Time will tell.
''It's Coming Home mayte!''
Depressingly possible. Excellent post.
This piece is all the more scathing for coming across mild-mannered in tone.
Excellent article.
I can't help but look at Burnham and see a younger, fresher Starmer. It feels like Starmer 2.0 with more natural movement and bonus charisma package. Something to cover up the "uncanny valley" feeling we get from Starmer.
I note bumcloth Burnham has appointed James Purnell........ a nailed on zionist.
Great article and useful for engaging in a "have you read this/seen this" conversation. I saw Burnham's X account and almost persuaded myself it said 'MP for Makeshift'.
Excellent article, Morgoth, a perfect summation of the mammoth rebranding and perception management exercise now under way. I turn sixty years of age today . . . I hope I still have time left to witness the toppling of this abomination.