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Monday 15 January 2018

Leave it to the inmates

Do you ever think about taking a break from political battles? Are you tempted to brush aside all those fatuous opinions disguised as news and explore other issues? There is no shortage of alternatives to stretch the mind – it doesn’t have to be politics, politics, politics. Are you tempted to take a holiday from the madness which never seems to subside even for the briefest moment? I am.

Politics is a rum game anyway. So many sects, parties, fake solutions, fake news, fake campaigns, fake ideals, dismal slogans, infantile mantras and pointing fingers, yet they all seem much the same to this outsider and that stirs up a thought or two.

The overall political game, whatever its flavour seems to be one where outsiders are always looking in, trying to make sense of the asylum merely by gazing through the windows. No sensible person wants to step inside. Sensible people seem more inclined to reject a political outlook in favour of something more pragmatic and no so much rooted in the sterile soil of political mantra.

It is almost as if the main political choice we all face is whether or not to enter the asylum in the first place. Yet what we are supposed to do on the outside? Not much of a choice really. Leave it to the inmates? Doesn't work does it?

4 comments:

James Higham said...

We try to stay out of it but it drags us back in. Being busy outside helps.

Sam Vega said...

Stay on the outside, but use one's time there to make it as hard as possible for the lunatic insiders to control us. Support the good, undermine and ridicule the bad. Blogging helps!

Anonymous said...

Apparently the UK has the second largest legislature after China and we have about 5% the population and Mrs May looks like adding a few more Lords. Mad or what.

The difficulty is that to a mature person politics looks a pretty repulsive unpleasant job doomed to fail. I suppose that's why they have to start young.

Still, for £75K/year plus say £30K for one's partner and then the seats on boards, quangos and charities it looks not too bad a racket if one can stand the smell. But one does feel for the poor things, having to turn up for work knowing you will achieve almost nothing, be reviled by many and risk being stabbed in the back by one's colleagues.

A K Haart said...

James - I find that too. Anything will do.

Sam - yes blogging does help. Sane conversations in an insane world. At least I hope so.

Roger - I don't know how they do it. Hide like a rhinoceros must help and as you say, the pay and perks are attractive.