Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Dave (part 1)

David William Donald Cameron

David Cameron has been some of the following things and in some cases still is:

  • A beneficiary of nepotism
  • A multi millionaire
  • An Aston Villa fan
  • A reformist
  • A cocaine user
  • Corrupt
  • Elitist
  • Not a deeply ideological person
  • Figurehead

Entryism (or entrism or enterism) is a political tactic by which an organisation or state encourages its members or agents to infiltrate another organisation in an attempt to gain recruits, or take over entirely.

In situations where the organisation being "entered" is hostile to entryism, the entryists may engage in a degree of subterfuge to hide the fact that they are, in fact, an organisation in their own right.

The agenda set back by the bank collapsing and the following recession set the ground for Cameron and the behind the scenes forces of privatisation, cuts and elitist agendas. If allowed to go unchecked will change the UK for a generation. It will increase the ever growing gap between rich and poor, eventually break up the NHS, destroy the welfare state turn glass ceilings into steel ones and pull up the ladders which had previously allowed some limited social movement. They will turn back society to the Victorian era.

Dave and The Media Agenda

That Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp want to control agendas and maximise profit is not new and well you’d expect nothing less. Part of the idea of having a democratic government is to protect us from authoritarian dictates and bring into the public domain what corrupt people want to keep in the dark. Anyone who makes a lot of money in an industry like the media almost by definition is corrupt. I can live with that. But what I cant live with is elected officials allowing corrupt people to practice on the inside, to turn the media into public opinion forming generators. The Faustian deal struck between politicians and the media allows Newscorp to continue to distort public opinion to fit policy and in return the government will turn protectionist to allow Murdoch and his company’s unfettered access to our minds. A free market is one thing. A free market where all the stalls are owned by Rupert Murdoch and only sell rotting fruit is bad for health and potentially life threatening is another.

So into this arena stepped Dave. Dave himself was formally under the pay of Carlton Media. While working there he oversaw the alliance of Carlton Media and BSkyB. After the meeting an unnamed aide over heard Rupert saying to Dave

“You’d make a fucking good Prime Minister Dave…I think I might have a vacancy for one in the UK around 2010. Now wipe my semen from your mouth it’s unseemly”

So the Sun went with ‘vote Cameron’ the nation slavishly followed. In return the Tories will attempt to kill the BBC by slowly strangling it. The will brief against it, cut ofcom down, slash the license fee and force us further and further up the arse of the Murdoch empire and sound a death knell for pioneering journalism, challenging programmes and anything non-commercial. The agenda…to make us more predictable. The more you can predict consumers behaviour the more money you can make. Cameron is complicit. Predictable behaviour is useful for trying to get elected aswel.

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Islam

As we start a new decade and leave the 'naughties' behind its natural to reflect on what else have the last ten years brought us, other that a crapply named decade. I think is unavoidable to see that probably the most dangerous left over from the decade is the apparent increasing dividing line between Islam and the West which was brought to everyones attention on 9/11 which led to the wars in Afghanistan and then Iraq.

These wars, after overthrowing the regimes in place, took ordinary working class men and women into battle against extremists, who are fighting guerrilla campaigns against what they see as occupying forces. They claim to be acting on behalf of Islam. On the domestic front the causes of Afganistan and Iraq as well as long standing issues surrouding Isreal, Palestine etc has inspired domestic terrorism in London, Madrid, America and elsewhere.

Disturbingly even those who are British Muslims have been invloved in plots to kill their fellow citizens here in the UK in 7/7 etc. Previous to this the average person in the UK had little contact with the Muslim religion other than RE lessons in school and maybe in the workplace and school in the bigger cities. By in large most people neither knew nor cared much about Islam or its beliefs. Now thanks to a myriad of issues most peoples main exposure to Islam is through the perception warping media.

Certainly the following statement would have been a marginal opinion and perhaps just part of a lunatic BNP fringe as it was then before Nick Griffin was considered influential enough to sit on Question Time and the BNP started gaining electoral power at council and European parliamentary level.

"... Islam is a faith based on pure evil, which breeds only violence and anger amongst its followers.

P.C. "do gooders" such as yourself are even more dangerous to our countries fading identity than the terrorists themselves." -Statement on Facebook.

This statement is part of a discussion on facebook for the group against a march on Wooton Basset by a group called Islam4UK (http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=islam&o=69&sid=572605472.631412756..1&s=40#/group.php?v=info&ref=mf&gid=234660765871). This group has over 130,000 members and such opinions as the one above are far from unique.

Wooton Basset is a small town which has many military links and has seen many dead soldiers carried through its streets.The people of Wooton Basset have held cermemonies in honor of the dead soldiers. Islam4UK feels a march is a way to bring attention to the fact that many ordinary Muslims have died in these wars.

Whilst it may be the case that not enough attention is given, to the hundreds of thousands of dead Muslims whom have died, as a direct consequence of action taken on our behalf, by our elected MP's. Who in their wisdom have altered the political discourse for the next hundred years into one of' us vs them'. The idea, of this march, is of course offensive (which is its itention) and one which every right thinking person would disagree with, whatever their background. But that's not really the point. The march is clearly a publicity stunt..there is no date for the march and it would never go ahead anyway.

Its purpose is a dark one. Its purpose is the increase the divide between followers of Islam who live in the UK, and the "white people" who also live in the UK. To this end its succeeded.

How could in not succeed in a climate in which very little is known about Islam by most people. A climate where politicians and the media fan the flames of hate and intolerance, for reasons of power and money. You think Daily Express journos believe half the stuff the write? Unlikely. Its more likely they are vacuous and regurgitating ill informed opinions to the ill informed thus forever keeping the vicious cycle going.

Politicians love a scapegoat, and its part of mainstream political discourse to divide people up, so it fits neatly into modern politics. Average white Joe Bloggs wont be against profit making wars when we can blame Muslims who he will direct their 'body bag driven' anger against their fellow citizens who just happen to follow Islam. This in turn continues British Muslim feelings of alienation, which increases the risk of mainly young Muslim men becoming extremists.

Islam is a religion, like all religions, primarily based on peace. Basically you can get a cigarette paper between the bible and the Qu'ran

http://www.carm.org/differences-between-bible-and-quran

They share many similar narratives

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_narratives_and_the_Qur%27an

Just as Christan extremists use the bible Muslim extremists use the Qu'ran. The only important word to analyse in Muslim extremist is the word extremist. By its very nature extremist do not represent many people so when anyone attacks a Muslim for being a follower of Islam all they are doing is playing right into the hands of extremists. If all you know of Muslims is 9/11 and terrorism then you really NEED to look into it a bit more...

In this context your either with humanity or against it.

Monday, 9 November 2009

Dead people in the war and the battle

Mr Brown is not great at spelling it seems..and his handwriting is abit shit

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/2720283/Prime-Minister-Gordon-Brown-couldnt-even-get-our-name-right.html

But I don't really think it equates to disrespect. He'd have to be inhuman to do that. There is a political capital fight between labour and conservatives (the sun) but neither side can claim the monopoly in its fight to seem more compassionate. Sending journalists to a grieving mothers house to bash the labour party is hardly gallant..in fact its quite sick. More sick than being crap at writing letters.

There is no point in Gordan Brown doing anything. Anything good wont be reported and bad stuff maginified till eternity. He may as well try and sail down the Thames on a slice of bread. Though if he did 'The Sun' would say the crusts are a sign of disrespect to soldiers or that Peter Mandelson is meeting Mr Hovis in his corrupt mill while brown sails about without a care in the world. Tossers.

Monday, 26 October 2009

Da BNP innit

Well Nick Griffin took his seat amongst the mainstream last Thursday and well he came accross as exactly what he is a) policyless b) pretty retarded c) essentially a small man enlarged by enemies

Is this the start of the BNP becoming a mainsteam party? Nope...people don't really vote for the BNP, more they dont vote for other parties because they are pissed off with them. Its a bit like being pissed off with someone but instead of arguing with them you just keep punching yourself in the face to prove a point. Well done Britain you have punched yourself in the face and now your fist is on Question Time.

After Question Time his fans will like him more and his enemies (normal people) will hate him more. Untill the likes of the Daily Express start saying maybe he has a point about some things and normal people start hating him less then the BNP wont have a foot hold. When that sort of thing starts happening then its time to really worry. But I dont think Nick Griffin is anywhere near savvy enough to take advantage of anything

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

Walk into the jaws of hell

http://bnp.org.uk/2007/12/is-the-bnp-racist/

Is the BNP racist? Nah! Oh well maybe a bit..but we all are a a bit aint we? They just want whats fair...hmmm one day this will be considered a liberal interpretation of BNP policy if they get their way.

This is a charming message one of their supporters left.

"What a bunch of gutless MPs we have. They are too scared to put the interests of this nation and her peoples first. We now see the results in huge rises in TB, HIV, AIDS and every other kind of infection, not to mention the cost of treatment and neglect of our own folk. Fact. Pre-Labour we had approx 700 cases of AIDS. The latest figures are now standing at 73,000. Thank you Labour. Things can only get better you sang. But for whom?"

http://www.avert.org/uk-statistics.htm

It's the twisting of facts that is hugely dangerous (Its was clearly not Labour who sang things can only get better, it was D:REAM. Get your facts right fucker) but its also an inability of the mainstream politicians and politics in society to deal with the issue of asylum in a sane way. Give the facts as they are and tackle this on head on.

Immigration is a fact of life, always has been and always will be. Its literally why we are all here and why the world keeps turning. The need to migrate is innate to human beings. Despite the slightly ridiculous notion of statehood, invented quite recently, people still want to move around. We need to stop pandering to peoples base instincts for short term political gain. Politicians get political capital, papers get money and Nick Griffin gets elected all because everyone refuses to deal with this like grown ups.

Is it the system of the current type of capitalism that's let people down? Possibly. Except its not, as it makes no promises to normal people. We the normal people rise and fall on the international systems whims like literal slaves..we work when they lets us, when moneys tight we can fuck off...then they make us blame each other while they wait for the world to turn again. Time to stop pandering.

Monday, 11 May 2009

Expenses expenses expenses

Arghhhhhhhh is it just me or is there nothing else fucking happening than MP's claiming for a Twix and Tampax?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8043447.stm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/

Its open season on politicians right now and this is a cross party issue. Its obviously a poor system which really is designed for another era. Its important no one feels they cant become an MP for economic reasons so a system where a London flat and work related expenses are covered..fair enough maybe.

I think this is illustrative of the fact the public and MP's have never been further apart. We don't know or care what they do or don't do for us and it appears constantly in the press that they are some sort of weird weed taking and taking from us while making the garden look shit. We really are only interested in negative stories about MP's. If Gordon Brown tomorrow saved six kittens, found Madeline McCann and brought baby P back to life we'd be waiting for the expenses from these missions to be published and jump on it. We hate them all of them pretty much. In times gone by we'd be storming Westminster but we wont cos really deep deep down be dont care anymore. We don't care about this story the media is increasingly either printing stories for themselves or sprouting platitudes about the latest celebrity to declare themselves a cat or kidnap an African. Everyone would claim for whatever they could in an MP's position Is it right? Nope, but in every work place up and down the land this kinda stuff goes on. Most of us are so incompetent its a wonder we don't get lost every time we leave the house. Its all crap.

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Jade and the mainstream Badger

It comes to something when Micheal Parkinson decides to have a go.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6048656.ece

In the 'Radio Times' no less he said this:

“She was brought up on a sink estate, as a child came to know drugs and crime, was barely educated, ignorant and puerile. Then she was projected to celebrity by Big Brother and became a media chattel to be exploited till the day she died.”

If you are someone who is chastised by Parky in the Radio Times you really are in trouble. Its like being clobbered by a very elderly mainstream Badger in a publication so mind numbing even a prisoner in solitary confinement would do no more than wipe their arse with it.

He's right in a way. But having a go at her because she was not afforded opportunities early on in her life and used her minor celebrity to claw her way to a new life is a little churlish. Parky of course hails back to a previous celebrity age where celebs by in large were actually good at something and actually had a talent!

Today we don't really require that from our celebs. In fact we would rather they were not fast, clever or good as it makes us feel bad. We celebrate the mediocrity of average singers, people etc from the comfort of our arm chairs pressing little buttons with our fat fingers in televised 'talent contests' while real talent scraps away in little ghettos of culture largely ignored. We want to feel success is only just out of our reach. Jade is the ultimate example of this. Shes famous for being like us. A bit racist, quick to judge, stupid but ultimately someone who will put whatever rag tag of a family they have first.

There are a number of myths about Jade making out she advanced to cause of cervical cancer simply by having it in public is a bit stupid. She is not Marie Curie. Its like ignoring the fact you know cars take there owners from A to B all the time but whenever a member of your family comes home in one you welcome them like Magellan coming home and wonder if they were not perhaps sent to you from the gods. Cars and Cancer are unfortunately every day things and positing than Jade is saving women from cancer is poor attempt at giving her life and by extension ours a meaning. Putting her alongside Jesus as some sort of savior ain't really the point.