Great article by Paul Kelly in today’s Australian. And very true.
The tide is turning across the US, UK and Australia and you can actually see why - capitalism is stagnated to the nth degree. There is no forward thinking amongst the leaders of the right. Who, amongst the three countries above is driving their country forward? Trump? He’s now caught in the Military Machines web and the ‘calm before the storm’ is the saving grace of a war - something that will keep the largest gun toting Nation on earth happy again so they effectively thrive on the euphoria of patriotism it brings. Shame for the lower classes that make up the bulk of the fighting machine and are the ones to be killed and wounded in action.
And Turnbull? Oh yes he volunteers us to the same war before being asked (what does the US have on him?) probably hoping the same euphoric patriotism, Australian style, carries him forward to another term in office, because as we have seen, although in personability terms he is way ahead of BS, and who wouldn’t be? his party however, languishes many points below in the polls and a veritable miracle is required to save the day -
‘Welcome to War in Korea and the detriment to our service people who would be used as a political tool to guarantee the US landing rights and jump off zones for their mighty war effort. In this case the UK is not required (yet) as they are too far from the War’.
What we do see though and as is commented on in the article is the lack of direction and leadership to help grow the states from a conservative collection of Governments. Indeed add in France (Macrons invincibility is already waning), Germany - the last election shows turmoil downstream is going to only increase. TBH the Western world is looking a bit rocky at the moment.
My own opinion is that he young, as a driving force behind the lefts rise, do not understand the factors that led to why conservatism generally rules the roost in most western countries. Yes we have a dalliance with the left every so often but the principles are often not too far from the conservative centre-right when you look at them are they.
Now we are looking at a harder left, this is grown in school and university by people who can’t, wouldn’t, shouldn’t warrant a place in the upper echelons of the conservative world. The conservative aspirant goes into business and follows the rights dream of the ‘god of cash’.
This left has spurted out millions of disciples all driven by the knowledge that ‘big business’ is corrupt and actually favours the very few (actually they have a point there), and the GFC was the reckoning - and as everyone points out, there will be another, and another - the banks can’t help themselves. So who is right (as in correct)?
What this and the other countries need is a more balanced approach to their people whilst using all their knowledge and talent that got them to the position they are in now to grow their economies and passing that down the food chain (true globalisation). To trade and grow economies in a way that enables prosperity across the globe on equal terms......
There I go again, true conservatism with a hint of left - but we have lots of wars to fight first - don’t we?
