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Politics? #504
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Bloomberg investigation into brexit short selling (insider trading) https://youtu.be/Ht40yrt3VrY |
Want to understand Brexit? Watch these 3 videos:
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BoJo was playing a long game: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/29/article-young-boris-johnson-margaret-thatcher-no-no-no ... he was spinning anti-EU fake news in 1990! 😮 |
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1244985949534199808 Zoom meeting ID visible. 🙄 |
It boggles my mind that anyone trusts someone who “lies habitually, continually, compulsively” The general public must just really dislike Jeremy Corbyn’s indecisiveness and lack of leadership. 🤷🏼♂️ Note: I think JC has a lot going for him in terms of principals and integrity. But he’s no charismatic leader or orator. More of a wet blanket when it comes to public speaking. |
There is an unspoken rule ("taboo") that it's not "polite" to discuss politics
(or religion for that matter) with friends or work colleagues.
In my experience of working in the UK, politics was never discussed in the office.
People avoided sharing their own political views or any specific policies they support/oppose.
(with the
exception
of the "Brexit" vote where several (fellow) "foreigners" debated how economically crazy it was ... and one British co-worker voiced his "reasoning" for voting "leave".)The "Brexit" referendum was an epic fail; David Cameron should never have proposed it!
The wikipedia article summarises the "facts" quite well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit
The entire "raison d'être" of Nigel Farage's political party "UKIP" was for the UK to "leave" the EU.
https://www.politico.eu/article/nigel-farage-more-smoking-and-drinking-to-save-the-scottish-pub-scotland-ukip
Nigel Farage who "doesn't listen to music or read" ... 🤦♂️
so when David Cameron pledged an in/out referendum in the Conservative general election manifesto, Farage wasted no time mounting his campaign.
Boris Johnson
In my "youth", I discussed politics at length in debate club, "Model United Nations", in Economics classes (high school and university)
and with several "PPE" students: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy,_politics_and_economics (I studied Economics ...)
I was a self-described fiscal conservative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal_conservatism
before
I went to University because I saw entrepreneurship and commerce as the best way to both improve the world and my own life.There is a general trend toward "conservatism" as people age. This article summarises it well:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/03/do-we-become-more-conservative-with-age-young-old-politics
My frustration with politics can be summed up by following quote:
I'm in favour of democracy in principal, but when it can be so easily manipulated
e.g: people being bombarded by the media or "micro-targeted" with Facebook Ads
leading those with incomplete information to vote for a dishonest candidate: dwyl/learn-react#23 (comment)
I find it hard not to be "put off" by the whole thing.
Summary of my Political Principals
public
(free) educationto be continued ...
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