Brexit Ultra

Oh dear God. When will this shit show be over. Nobody voted for this. Nobody.

Eloquently put. Capturing the essence of the whole shebang.

-M

No-one voted for this - true - Boris (or one of his gang) promised it would be so smooth a transition you'd hardly notice it.

Wow this captures pretty much every political drama across the board.  
I don't know who Anonymous bystander is, i never read him but I'd say the way you've articulated is outstanding.

Thank you very much Layla - the current political scene world-wide seems led by one of the horses of the apocalypse unleashing a new level of madness.

Why i said the political figure lad.

Thank you Liam for the read and the RL. Best regards, Josh.

Politics and policies will change but people will remain

Thank you JusTim for passing this way again. Fortunately the mass of ordinary people provide the ultimate cultural anchor and structure for living together in harmony - but unfortunately it never seems to be enough to stop a few hot-heads taking over every-so-often and causing much unnecessary misery for many years.

Thank you Dan, nice of you to pass this way and comment. Best regards, Josh.

Could you send that angel our way when he's finished taking care of business cross the Pond?

Sure ... as long as he's not too exhausted by the time it's all over.

Interesting poem Josh ... this part of our recent and ongoing is history is fascinating.  Why was it that we could have a referendum forty years ago where everyone respected the result and each other?  This time around it appears to have unleashed Pandora's box ... we're still waiting for the butterfly to come.  The more I think about it ... Brexit has nothing to do with Brexit it is symptomatic of something bigger, different ... as to what that is ... I don't think anyone has worked out the narrative yet ...

"Brexit has nothing to do with Brexit it is symptomatic of something bigger, different ... as to what that is ... I don't think anyone has worked out the narrative yet ..."

... I'm guessing it has to do with several things.

(1).Britain is massively Londoncentric, the most centrally-controlled nation of the western EU countries - and it was the regions who voted Brexit as a protest-vote kick-up-the-back-side to London.

(2).People generally feel they have no say in politics, partly because of the Londoncentrism, partly globalisation. The referendum was a rare chance to 'have a say' and let off some frustration with feeling politically ignored.

(3).Britain still has a post-empire post-war identity crisis. It's painful to come to terms with being a small island nation after all that history. Someone has to be blamed - and it's the EU who over 30 years has increasingly been made out to be the bogeyman.

(4).The internet has generated a new level of emotional throwing up, trolling etc, where it is virtually impossible to have a sensible debate with people of differing views. Everything is quickly reduced to emotional mud-slinging, almost with religious fervour.

(5).Since "God is dead", psychologically people are looking for a new 'god', a new 'bigger picture' they can believe in. Being a Brexiteer, or a Remainer, is just one of a pair of gods people can put their energy into in a search for meaning, for living with a meaningful purpose.

(just some thoughts)

Interesting points Josh ...

1 "Britain is massively Londoncentric" ... I didn't realise it was as bad as you describe.  It brings to mind the pulp book, "Oath of Fealty" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_Fealty_(novel) where an entity sucks in capital and specialist labour from a hinterland.  But I thought this was true of all the capital cities of Europe, the EU being an enabler of this migration of capital and labour.

I liked that you took the current situation happening over there and it just applies here in the states just the same.
Maybe planting real trees with swords and nooses in front of governments will really make the drive the point (pun) home.

Thank you Wally. I like your idea of planting trees with swords and nooses in/on them. I guess such a thing would play the traditional role of "court jester" who is allowed to speak the unspeakable to those in authority, without fear of having their head chopped off. On the other hand, perhaps it's the role of poets (and cartoonists, and comedians, and novelists, and ...)

Throughout the world "democracy" is becoming quite a complex Utopian religious belief system...powerful ink Josh.
Cheers...Harry

Hi Harry, thanks. The rising "religious" element is the bit that worries me most. When people think they are acting on behalf of some 'God-given' order of things, then any means (usually trashing human rights & common decency) soon get to be used.

So true man...happening everywhere...but Nietzsche did predict this coming 21st century lol.