Read It And Weep. For Your Country.

It is rare that I reblog someone else's stuff in its entirety.

But these are rare times, and needs must when the devil drives.

I have not asked permission. I will, however, beg his forgiveness. WfW has written exactly what I was contemplating. I had intended to dig deep and come up with something very similar. I find, though, that this piece does me right fine.

I hope you agree.

Wednesday, 5 May 2010

The End Of Our Democracy As We Knew It?

"This post may be considered presumptious and egotistical, but it is one that I feel has to be written, so with those caveats - here goes:

I am of an age that some still have to reach and having reached that age I hope that in those years I have acquired a wisdom that those younger than I still have to attain. In my life I have seen many changes, some for the better but, unfortunately, most not - especially when considering our country and the society in which we live.

Let us go back in time to the late 1950s and early 1960s, an era when compared today is so different as to be unrecognisable. This was an era when Britain was respected by the rest of the world, when a Briton visiting abroad was respected, was held to be a 'gentleman' and someone who believed in 'fair play'. World War II does not enter into this aspect of how we as a country was viewed, what does is the fact that Britain, as the 'Mother of Democracy' was respected and regarded with awe and almost jealousy. Britain, then, was a country where manners were held in high regard, where anyone elder than you was treated with respect; where men who were strangers to you were addressed as 'Sir' and ladies as 'Madam'; where men gave up their seats on trains and busses to any women, regardless of her appearance; where as a child you were not only educated but taught etiquette; where parents were respected and where 'family' and family life was important. It was an era when, as a lad of 11/12 years of age I could travel from the countryside, alone, to Lords and the Oval to watch cricket; where on home from boarding school I could do a paper round and then armed with a bucket and sponge go washing cars to earn pocket money without having to ask anyone's permission, other than that of my guardians. It was an age when I did not need to be amused, I made my own amusement which caused no harm to anyone or anyone's property. It was an age when we had politicians of learning, politicians of renown and wisdom, and politicians for whom one had respect. It was an age in which Britain was regarded as an example of how a country and its people should behave. It was an age when law & order existed and where the police were active without being intrusive - and also respected. It was an age in which Britain was, relatively, prosperous and had a manufacturing base. Do not misunderstand me when I write the foregoing - I am not saying that all those customs were ideal or are necessary in today's world. It is, however, on matters of behaviour,  manners and most of all freedom that a country and society must be based, if they are in turn to be respected.

Fast forward to today and what do we find - regrettably, none of the above. Our politicians are reviled and regarded as venal, unprincipled, without apparent morals and yes, even crooks - compounded by a Prime Minister and Party Leaders who deny any knowledge of the misdemeanours that have been uncovered. Our constitution has been trashed by those same politicians who now regard the electorate's vote as something which can be bought by means of promises which they have no intention of keeping and by hiding the truth. We live in an age where children are no longer educated within the meaning of the word 'educated' and have no sense of manners or respect; where our police are no longer upholders of law and order, but are now a service achieving targets; where the people have been conditioned to forego any sense of responsibilty or thought, and therefore have to rely on the state; where there is not one possession we own that has not been touched by the hand of the state in one form or another; where our politicians have subjugated this country to foreign rule, thus negating the loss of lives expended in thwarting just such an occurence from happening in ages past. We live now in an age where politicians have brought Britain to its knees, financially; that have changed - nay engineered - our society so that we now longer recognise, nor remember, our traditions; where pride in country is frowned upon as xenophobic; where opinions, other than those dictated by the state, are considered incorrect.

A few days ago I posted a comment from a widow who lamented the loss of her social life, due to the smoking ban, who had lost the will to live and begged for the courage to join her dead husband. I think I now have some idea of how she feels, in that all that from which she drew comfort, pride and pleasure has been taken from her. One similarity that we do share is that we both lack the same degree of courage.

It is not my position to tell the electorate how they should vote - suffice it to say that I can but hope they will look around them, see the devestation that has occured in our country, decide that enough is enough and vote for something different.

Apologies to all my readers for having 'wittered' for so long and thanks for reading this post, a post that at first reading may seem stupid to some of you."

No, my friend. It is a very long way from stupid. Thank you for crystalising what we have become.


CR.

What You Are Voting For

I was going to save this until after the election. Then I watched all seven videos and I realised that they contained information that would be useful to you right now. It is brilliantly researched and has some stunning facts. Quite apart from its usefulness, it is also interesting as a potted history. I found it quite fascinating. I hope you do too.

Politicians would have you believe that parliament is all-powerful and can do what it wants. The Rule of Law says otherwise.

This used to be taught at school. It was removed from the syllabus around 30 years ago.

I wonder why.

CR.

Government Hatred

The question on far too many lips is "Who do I vote for?".

Our pal Wh00ps has been asking the question, and sees very little real choice.

The unmatchable  Iron Legged One has been brainstorming too. He chucks in the "hate" word as well.

I thought I would combine them both.

The last Labour government (and let us pray to all of our gods that it really was the last, ever) hate us with a passion. An incoming LibDem government (again, let us pray that it never happens) will drop trou and bend its collective arse towards Brussels, grab ankle, and guide them in, so they are off my menu. The Conservatives? Much the same, from what I hear and read. No X for them either.

Who do they hate? Here is a short list:

Drivers-overtaxed, and told they are bad people. Penalised for choosing vehicles that are fit for purpose.

Drinkers-overtaxed and all are punished for the misdeeds of a few.

Smokers- massively overtaxed, shunned, ejected, victimised, denormalised, and criminalised.

The employed-massively overtaxed, with more pain to come.

Fatties-just because.

The unemployed-lazy bastards. Five million will not work. (Not can't, but won't)

Photographers-how dare you take pictures. Bloody terrorists.

Shoppers-we need to watch you lot. All the time and everywhere you go.

Envirocrims-garden bonfire? No slopbucket in the kitchen? Fly off on holiday? Bastards.

Climate change deniers-AKA scum de jour. Brussels are preparing a law to catch you filth.

Free speechers-more than three is now a mob. An unruly mob. Ask a question of any politician and you are out, old son. Hold a protest or wave your signs and we will despatch a S.W.A.T team to kick you around. We may even kill some of you. No-one will be punished for your wrongful death.

NHS users-leeches. Every one of you. Your treatment is now conditional. If we don't like your ailment, you're not coming in.

Our children-they snatch them at will. Those that get hurt/abused/murdered somehow "fall through the net". Those that fail in their responsibilities are usually free to go. No blame attached, although "lessons will be learned". Deep joy.

Our oldsters-worked all your life? Saved hard? We'll have that money, thank you. And we'll treat you like shit. We'll help ourselves to your savings, when you are alive, or when you are dead. It matters not to us. You do not deserve any dignity. We bled you dry now fuck off, do the decent thing and die.

Air Transportation users-how very dare you! Planes are nasty, belching beasts (unless we, the elected, use them) so we will make travel a tortuous event. It will be most unpleasant. Jobsworths will abound, and we will take your stuff off you for no sensible reason.

I ran out of target groups. (Please add to them in the comments). Whether it be the use of excessive legislation to control, or unfair taxation, or just righteous indignation that we may have a different viewpoint to that of the Westminsterites, they hate us. We get in the way. We are mere cash cows to finance waste on an unimagined scale.

Yep. They hate us. Pretty much all of us from what I can fathom. For the next three days though, they will love us. They will pester us for our votes. And yes, we will be swayed. In our fucking millions. We will forget the horrors that NuLabour unleashed. We will overlook the terror that the LibDems will bring via the EU. And we will wipe from our memories just how godawful CMD was in opposition. For years.

My choices, like others, are very limited. Who deserves my X?

The SNP? The same SNP that loves the EU so much? The same SNP that tabled the nasty smoker ban here in Scotland? Nosirreebob. I will never forgive them that.

The LibDems? Who I call the grey party, the party of the undecided? Not in this life.

NuLabour? Never. Not just "not this time around", but not as long as I have breath in my body.

The Greens? Do fuck off.

The BNP? I never thought I would think/say/write this, but they may be worth a punt. Me no racist, but they do have some other good stuff tucked away in their manifesto so if I have a BNP candidate I will consider it. And yes, I blame LibLabConSNP for leaving me with this viable choice.

UKIP? Best choice for me by a country mile. They want what I want. They want to leave the EU. So do I. With every fibre of my being, with every atom that makes up my body. They want to repeal 111,000 regulations, they want to dump 4,300 new "crimes", and they also want to ensure choice for us smokers. So do I. Having read, and re-read their manifesto, it makes much more sense than any others I have studied.

Those that tell me that "to vote for a smaller party is a wasted vote", I will say this: "Eat shit and bark at the moon". This is my vote, and I will do with it whatever I want. I may, if the need arises, spoil it. It will be a small shout in the darkness, but a shout nevertheless. I may not vote at all.

I have no advice, no guidance, no sudden and definite inspiration to offer you, dear readers, other than to ask that you think harder than you have ever thought before prior to a general election. This one will be life changing, for all of us, whoever wins it. Responsibility weighs heavy, does it not?

Search your soul, and whatever you decide will be right. I guarantee it.

CR.

If Ever A Video Needed To Go Viral

It is this one.



Even if you don't (or can't) vote for UKIP, vote for someone else.

For all our sakes.

CR.

Tip of the beret to Fraser.

A Glimpse Into Our Future

What follows is pure supposition. I tried, and failed, to get hold of Mystic Meg, so I had to use one of my own crystal balls.

Six days from now......

The Conservatives win the election and form a government. Amongst the shattered dreams of the Labour party, panic is widespread. They now need to find jobs, and having proved how bad they are, at everything, it is not a pretty spectacle. The bloggers are up in arms, particularly the more libertarian among us, because we knew that we only had two years to kill off the European monster. From 2012 we succumb, but totally. We will think it's all over, and it will be then. The Tories, only marginally less europhile than the LibDems, will bend over just as far as Labour did, and they will ensure that the work of Ted Heath is completed some 38 years after it all began.

Six months from now.....

We are in pain, we Britons. The sensible amongst us knew that winning the general election was remarkably similar to losing. Thanks (largely) to a wavering, uncertain, and confused electorate, we ended up with no change whatsover in government and we are now learning that we have no change in our pockets either. Big cuts were on the cards, and tax rises were inevitable. They just couldn't/wouldn't tell us the truth prior to the election. We the taxpayer continue to be bled whiter than fresh veal in the new chancellors zeal to service our debt. The same debt created by criminal mismanagement over the last 13 years. Opportunities to save were ignored, opportunities to slash spending on quangoes, charities and senseless government "initiatives" were likewise ignored, despite our pleas for some common sense. What became clear was that the victorious party in all elections, and GE 2010 was no exception, suffered instant and lasting deafness. Once in power they knew that they could not be shifted for five years.

Six years from now....

The Conservatives, having delivered pain upon pain, and tax increase after tax increase, have been in opposition for a year now. The Boy Wonder, now greyer, and no wiser, gains power and formed the government in 2015. Labour has now spent six years bickering. They have had three new party leaders and they continue to squabble, and when some television station does ask their point of view on anything, all they can say is "We told you so". Not that they would have improved matters. They would have simply bankrupted us faster that the Tories did. So it is the LibDems turn to screw the country. The only surprise is the sudden voter swing to the far right BNP (thanks to the influx of over five million immigrants) and an ever more sensible UKIP. Both have thirty or forty MPs in Westminster but they don't yet have quite enough to make a huge difference. Immigration was never gripped, of course, but some of us knew it wouldn't be. The EU said, in no uncertain terms, "That is now our concern. You will allow in whoever we say". Again thanks to the EU, our gaols are full to bursting, despite CMD's efforts to house our prison population on fifty vessels anchored offshore. We now have over 250,000 people in gaol due, in large part, to Corpus Juris. The accused are considered guilty, and cannot afford to mount their own investigations to provide evidence of their innocence so they sit rotting in prison ships. It has now been five years since the last jury was convened. Habeas corpus has long been scrapped and many languish in gaol for many months before even coming to court. A further 50,000 ex-Britons (for we are all Europeans now) are sitting in gaols all over Europe thanks to the European Arrest Warrant and its continued abuse. These "scatterlings of Europe" have no hope. They are deemed guilty and lack the language skills to get anywhere close to a fair trial.

The place is a mess. We converted to the euro and lost any savings we had squirrelled away because when we changed over, the euro (thanks to the economic failures of Greece, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and France) was worthless. Still the grand experiment continues. And continues to fail at every turn. Riots are commonplace. Workers are not getting paid, so they riot. Violence is endemic, thanks to crop failures and food shortages, so people riot. Attacks on farms are routine. Attacks on supermarkets are commonplace. People are starving. Their money is worthless and there is nothing to buy. Nothing they can afford, at any rate. The police, all of them armed to the teeth, boast openly of their kills that day. All completely and openly sanctioned by both the puppet government at Westminster, and in Brussels.

We are in desparate straits. Politically, libertarianism has soared as people  finally wake up to the nightmare of a totalitarian state. The Americans, who have all been microchipped for a full two years by now, try to warn us, but the dissenters are silenced. Small pockets of resistance flare up and those of us who armed ourselves when we could, lead bands of would-be liberators. Brussels responds by deploying the new EuroArmy and things get nasty. There are many deaths.

I don't know how it ends. My crystal ball has clouded over. We bloggers, long since silenced, have found new ways to communicate and life is tricky as a rebel. The armchair warriors of old had it easy. They could sit and hack away at their keyboards insisting that LibLabCon was the way to go, and that we were wrong, and that we had been melodramatic with our predictions for the future. (Being proved right brings no comfort at all). They said that the only way was the way of our fathers and grandfathers. Vote like they did and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well. It will all work out.

Six years on we learnt that it didn't.

Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four was utopia compared to our lives now. Tobacco, alcohol, salt and sugar have been outlawed. (But not for the wealthy). Exercise is mandatory. Our children often disappear, snatched, we believe, to become playthings for the mega-rich. All television is state run. There are over 100 million CCTV cameras. 70 million of them are in our homes. We are chipped, and we are logged, and they know where we are. All the time.

Britain Regions 1-14 in 2016 is now hell on earth.

But we are fighting back.

CR.