Joey said:
In seriousness, is that what you actually believe or is this exageration for comedic effect?
It's an exaggeration, but there's a degree of core belief in there.
On the whole, people who enter government are privileged individuals who have very little to lose, but lots to gain. They're supported by people and businesses who also have lots to gain from knowing people who make laws in government.
Most governments play the blame game to distract the populous from realising that most people earn very little while those connected earn huge amounts.
Labour started to blame immigrants (or rather, they allowed the media to and then rode the crest of the wave) about 10-12 years back. Coming here stealing our jobs; taking our benefits; living the high life while the good old hard working Brit suffers from heavy tax and underemployment.
It created an undercurrent of unrest, distrust and hate. The whole Iraq and Afghanistan thing also helped to unsettle things and to allow the media and government to create an atmosphere of "our good old boys are protecting YOU from THEM!"
This government has jumped on that by creating a feeling of distrust and hatred towards "benefit cheats", "dole loafers" and "the sickness holidayer".
Forget the bankers and energy companies giving out millions in bonuses. Ignore the friends of government ministers closing down local services and increasing profits at the expense of normal people (look at the way the NHS is being changed to private firms, and the schools are being sold off to private enterprises under the guise of "academies" - the grounds the schools stand on given away).
The problem is somebody unable to walk further than the car from the front door claiming £40 a week because they can't stack shelves at Asda. Blame the lack of jobs on the Polish, then blame everyone who doesn't work for bringing down the economy due to scrounging. Hell, blame the gays for getting married and ruining the weather
It's all about making people look the wrong way, and that allows the UKIPs and Britain Firsts of the world to float into power. Blame THEM and WE look for a solution, usually one that has a mob mentality and that will solve the issue aggressively.
Obviously I don't take it THAT seriously and it's much broader than that. It's also the way that democracy works - it's not about hard work; it's about being in the right place, at the right time, knowing the right people with the right school tie
And that's why the Scots want to be free, and who can blame them? While I think sense will prevail, the country will go further right over the coming years and we'll find our world shrinking as we look to the wrong people to blame.
Then it will be:
- sense. The country will recover economically and people will stop playing the blame game and everyone will chill out.
- state control tightening. Civil liberties will be lost, borders will become as tight as China's, etc.
- upheaval - rioting and violence as we saw in the 80's as the populace realises it's been duped and poked with the **** stick.
Current government is heading for "sense" due to the austerity measures working. I don't agree with the approach, but they do work.
If the economy bumps and we hit another recession though, we'll have one of the other two, depending on which way the spin is happening.
It's all a gamble for Scotland and I can understand why some people don't want to remain a part of Britain, but it's such a risk. However, why not take the risk - nothing good ever happened by sitting and letting things just happen around you. Seize the moment and you can grab a prize. If you fall? Somebody will always be there to pick you up
