Aug 14, 2023·edited Aug 14, 2023Liked by Andy Kenworthy
I love this Andy. I guess becuase I left the UK five years ago, at least in part, precisely for the reasons you explore. And of course I knew (but not to the same level of trauma) that there would be similar profiles of politician here - with an almost perfect blend of profound arrogance and breath-taking stupidity.
But as well as the fabulous honesty and acuity of your general analysis, I think you hit the nail on the head with the cynicism point. They know. And they are choosing a dog-eat-dog strategy to try and save themselves.
It won't work of course. They - and their children - will die too as a result of the world they are making. And perhaps horribly so but no doubt in more luxuriously furnished surroundings.
Human beings have only been succesful (in populaitons terms) due to our ability to cooperate. Any politic not based on cooperation will fail. That's not even a political point - it's an ecological one.
Thank you. Looking forward to the following parts.
I love this Andy. I guess becuase I left the UK five years ago, at least in part, precisely for the reasons you explore. And of course I knew (but not to the same level of trauma) that there would be similar profiles of politician here - with an almost perfect blend of profound arrogance and breath-taking stupidity.
But as well as the fabulous honesty and acuity of your general analysis, I think you hit the nail on the head with the cynicism point. They know. And they are choosing a dog-eat-dog strategy to try and save themselves.
It won't work of course. They - and their children - will die too as a result of the world they are making. And perhaps horribly so but no doubt in more luxuriously furnished surroundings.
Human beings have only been succesful (in populaitons terms) due to our ability to cooperate. Any politic not based on cooperation will fail. That's not even a political point - it's an ecological one.
Thank you. Looking forward to the following parts.