Some level-headed words from the PM of Britain [View all]

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Supposedly, the Trumpublican-Light "Reform (yeah, sure) " Party is coming out of nowhere to threaten a majority in the next election.

In a Guardian article, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said about "Reform" Party troublemaker (think Brexit facilitator) Nigel Farage (WTF is this guy doing back in UK politics anyway?): "What Nigel Farage has said about science recently need to be absolutely shown to be what it is, which is lies feeding off a sense of disaffection."

The article goes on: "He [Starmer] also criticized Jeremy Corbyn, his leftwing predecessor as leader who he ousted from the party, claiming the veteran MP would 'not get behind the fight, because he's into the politics of grievance on the left,' as much as Farage was on the right." Starmer is correct, and no one whines and complains like Trump and his (blessedly few) imitators.

It sounds like Starmer has a head on his shoulders. In today's politics, that's usually considered a liability, not an asset. Pragmatic thinking is, alas, no longer considered a desirable trait these days. Bobby Kennedy, Sr. was famous for saying he dreamed of things that never were and asked, "why not?" Today's radical right, whether it's Farage's "Reform, Germany's Afd, France's Le Pen or our own Trumpanzees, thinks of things that never were and asks, "What the fuck for?"