𧡠These stories of heroes, the Blitz, WorldWar II...people, papers apply & compare these to Brexit & Covid. There's a puzzling certainty that the qualities & character of a country, its people will, of course, guarantee a good outcome. It worked then, it will work again,right?
2/ But past politicians didn't just declare the war over, fast forward to victory, gloss over ongoing losses, make unrealistic promises, or pretend battles lost were, in fact, won. They looked reality in the eye & tried to prepare, to protect their people as best they could.
3/ And people didn't just say, I can't be bothered to sit in the dark anymore, I've done it for months, it's inconvenient banging into things, I deserve fun, I'm leaving my lights on, it's my choice, why would I care about anyone else & who knows if this blackout is even working?
4/ Everyone hails the sacrifices made during the war, the courage, endurance, determination, but when it comes to their own lives, any inconvenience, any restriction is rudely rebuffed - how dare people tell me what to do?
5/ And today's politicians who encourage, endorse such behaviour for fear they might be unpopular, still pretending victory can be had, but without all the sacrifice, what do they expect will happen? That by some miracle it all comes to pass? Because, why?, England is great?
6/ Looking at the economic & political destruction through Brexit, at the lives lost & affected through Covid, how long until this denial becomes unsustainable? And rather than putting energy into solutions, all work goes into the right spin, to hide the truth & responsibilities.
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