Its one thing to be opposed to traditional elites, but to show support for a party so vehement in its hostility to democracy, trade unionism, socialism, human rights, our NHS and the welfare state because someone speaks with a pint and a ciggie in their hands, indicates the pressing need for some responsible reflection and critical thinking, Fascism always presents itself as your friend, it extends a *cozening arm of camaraderie around your shoulder with a sly smile, that malicious grin with far too many teeth. Its a disgruntled beast that loves disgruntled beasts, but as a public school boy and ex-Tory with offshore tax havens, Farage isnt one of the lads from the shop floor, he didnt take any lessons from the school of hard knocks, thats for sure. Farage implies he some sort of superior social knowledge and wisdom, that he understands ordinary people, but speaks fluently in the language of anti-progression, the fact that anyone at all is listening is indicative of an internalisation of the national Right wing prejudice toward anti-intellectualism. Yet Marx and Engels were intellectuals...Paulo Freire, a great revolutionary said that education is a political act. Intelligence is something you do, not something you have. Its not a possession that students buy. You may expect the right wing to stifle critical thinking, because they want a compliant mass of the unquestioning, uncritical to exploit in their framework of gross profiteering only vulture capitalism. They do like to stand away from scrutiny. But since when did the exploited think its okay to adopt right wing values? Shame on you. - *To cozen - (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. 1560s, of uncertain origin; perhaps from French cousiner cheat on pretext of being a cousin; or from Middle English cosyn fraud, trickery
Posted on: Sat, 31 May 2014 19:44:11 +0000
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