An Ugly Mood 469


In Heywood and Middleton, a classic Labour northern English seat, UKIP and the Tories combined got 51% of the vote. In Clacton – a deprived coastal area – the Conservatives and UKIP got 83% of the vote.

It is not that Labour and the Lib Dems offer an alternative that is in any significant way less devoted to corporate interests and serving the economic needs of the super-rich. The large majority of voters, and especially those who do not bother to vote, have by now worked out that the difference in their lives is negligible if they have a different member of the political class with his or her nose in the trough at their expense.

But everybody who has seen an actual UKIP campaign knows that their grassroots appeal is simply racist – they promote the idea that it is not the billionaires and ultra-wealthy who are sucking the resources from society, but rather the poor of a different colour. The Conservatives are striving, particularly through rampant Islamophobia, to compete for the atavistic vote.

UKIP is an antibody produced by the political establishment and their paymasters, to counter public disillusion with a dreadful and worsening unequal society. UKIP’s task is to divert public anger away from their exploiters towards specific groups of the poor. It does so very effectively. UKIP’s success yesterday will lead to a race among the mainstream parties to scapegoat vulnerable social groups – immigrants, benefit claimants, unemployed – and to compete in external xenophobia. The next government of the United Kingdom will be right wing to a degree which would have seemed unthinkable for the majority of my life.


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469 thoughts on “An Ugly Mood

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  • Jives

    I thought the US Govt had already declared war on French fries?

    They’re probably listening in to every conversation,text and e-mail a poor wee French fry ever sent.

    Total Potato Awareness.

    Full Vegetable Dominance.

  • DoNNyDarKo

    See you’ve been “hogging” the blog Fred.
    You “bleeted” on about no personal attacks if you weren’t attacked.
    Not quite true is it?
    Who began painting Yessers with the Nazi brush from the get go without any provocation?

  • Ben E. Geserit Muad'Dib Further Confounding Gender Speculators

    USAMRID nano-spiders no doubt. MilTech making life better every day.

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    Fred

    “Give it up Fred, flaming is so old hat & pretty pathetic; if everybody who wanted to annoy you were to fix a nasty comment about you as an automatic byline to their every Post, you wouldn’t even have time to eat !”
    ____________________

    Macky’s right- for what must be the first time on his “commenting” assignment to this blog.

    Don’t react to the likes of “Republicofscotland” (a self-declared Holocaust denier), “Doug Scorgie” (the Wimbledon Womble) and DonnyDarko (he sits on Apfelstrudels for thrills) – they are not serious posters, merely provocateurs.

    Ignore them.

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    @ Harry Law (re George Galloway)

    “I think George Galloway is wrong here, can he name one state or other institution at the UN who supports “a one state solution?” Can he name one political party in the world including in Palestine which supports a one state solution,..”
    _________________

    Perhaps he’s been in touch with Mr Scorgie on here, who believes the one-state solution is the only way forward?

    I hadn’t realised our friend Doug was so influential!

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    RepublidOfHolocaustDenying writes:

    “So Obama says one thing and the CDC say another, if you’re going to cause an African and eventually global pandemic, at least get your story right.”
    ____________________

    An intriguing take on the this matter.

    How exactly is President Obama going to “cause” a global pandemic, ROHD?

    Do you think MI5, Mossad, the Bilderbergers and Amschel Rothschild (deceased) are involved?

    I think you should give us the benefit of your inside knowledge!

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    “Donndarko,

    Congratulations on your promotion from retard to retard cunt.”
    __________________

    All that sitting on warm Apfelstrudels when in Vienna has evidently paid off.

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    Mr Scorgie

    “DoNNyDarKo
    10 Oct, 2014 – 8:37 pm

    “Fred. Go back to sheep rearing!”
    _________________________

    Sheep rearing?

    Is that sneaking-up on sheep from the rear?

    Some would call that zoophilia.”
    _______________________

    You seem acquainted with the technique, Doug.

    Are there many available sheep on Wimbledon Common.?

  • nevermind, there's a future, still

    Ah, the afternoon siesta over, our schulmeister has woken up and is parting with more empty rethorik and nasty party comments.

    I also believe in a Palestine, one country, but first comes the recognition. George Galloway is just doing another NO vote.

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    Yes, Mary, that’s five in a row.

    Thought I’d save you the trouble of saying it!

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    Hello Nevermind, always good to hear from you.

    How’s your general Weltanschauung today?

    Are you as pleased about the two Nobel Peace Prize winners as I am?

    It’s always good when the work of courageous women is recognised, don’t you think?

  • DoNNyDarKo

    Is that you staggered in from the pub then Habbapint?
    5 in a row and nothing original.Sounds like a bad run to me.
    Strudel the best you can do considering I’m living in Schnitzeltown ?
    Tut tut tut !
    Habba supporting Fred, who’d of thought.The good shepherd that you are.

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    DonnyDarko

    Yes, but sitting on a Schnitzel wouldn’t give you that same squashy feeling, would it, Donny. But feel free to use a Sachertorte next time, whatever makes it work for you! 🙂

  • Ben E. Geserit Muad'Dib Further Confounding Gender Speculators

    Heh. The US is hardly being coerced by House of Sods. Everything dove-tails.

    TTIP/Petrodollar/BRICS POOOOOOOTINNNNNN !!!!

  • DoNNyDarKo

    You seem to have experience of the Strudel that I don’t have Habbapint.
    Thanks for enlightening us.Must be messy?

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    Donny

    “Thanks for enlightening us.Must be messy?”
    ___________________

    You tell me, Donny! 🙂

  • DoNNyDarKo

    I’ll tell you Habbpint, something that should make you jump for joy.A mate of mine was in Vienna from Tel Aviv for Yom Kipper and he was telling me about Kosher bacon and pork.Can you Adam n Eve it ?And how they do it is to have the hogs living on platforms above the ground so their feet never touch it,rendering in some Israeli’s eyes(mostly Russian) the porkies as Kosher.Brilliant isn’t it.With over 25% of Israeli’s now Russian,the promised land will be waking up and smelling the bacon soon.The discussion became totally mad,as to how the Kosher Industry has followed the Holocaust Industry and been blown out of all proportions,but before the conversation took us there,he was telling me that Israeli society is not a happy one and it has little to do with Rockets from Gaza.
    read this from Gilad Atzmon… It tells a similar story.
    http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/israel-here-comes-the-end.html
    You’ll soon be out of a job!!

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    “You’ll soon be out of a job!!”
    ___________________

    Why’s that, Donny?

  • Republicofscotland

    Don’t react to the likes of “Republicofscotland” (a self-declared Holocaust denier), “Doug Scorgie” (the Wimbledon Womble) and DonnyDarko (he sits on Apfelstrudels for thrills) – they are not serious posters, merely provocateurs.
    _____________________________________

    Habb

    Ah the mouth makes an appearance where you been, blocking aid to Palestine probably, give it up you genocide promoter.

  • Republicofscotland

    An intriguing take on the this matter.

    How exactly is President Obama going to “cause” a global pandemic, ROHD?

    Do you think MI5, Mossad, the Bilderbergers and Amschel Rothschild (deceased) are involved?

    I think you should give us the benefit of your inside knowledge!
    ________________________________

    Habb the Torturer and Palestine Genocide promoter.

    As Fred’s wee bum chum, try writing a comment that doesn’t include other peoples comments.

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    RepublicOfHolocaustDenying

    “Habb

    Ah the mouth makes an appearance where you been, blocking aid to Palestine probably, give it up you genocide promoter.”
    ______________________

    It ill becomes you to talk about genocide, you Holocaust-denying provocateur.

    BTW, you still haven’t apologised to Craig and legitimate commenters for having got two whole threads deleted, have you. Why the delay?

  • Republicofscotland

    Surely not? I mean how many brain cells can a BNP/NF/EDL/O/O supporter have? surely you must have to stand up and sing God save the Queen now and then or even, Rule Britannia.”

    Fuck off and die shit for brains cunt retard.
    ______________________________________________

    Hey Fred your bum chum Habbs back so wipe away the tears.

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    RepublicOfSweatyThoughts

    “How exactly is President Obama going to “cause” a global pandemic, ROHD?” was the question, in response to something you scribbled.

    So what’s your answer?

  • Habbabkuk (La vita è bella) !

    @ Iain Orr

    I was just wondering whether you’ve sent off your letter to the Home Secretary and would be grateful if you could say whether any of the armchair warriors and blowhards on here put their heads above the parapet and co-signed it?

  • fred

    “Give it up Fred, flaming is so old hat & pretty pathetic; if everybody who wanted to annoy you were to fix a nasty comment about you as an automatic byline to their every Post, you wouldn’t even have time to eat ”

    Your concern is touching but it’s no trouble honest, doesn’t take but a second and if that’s what they want that’s what they get.

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