Comments by "Curious Crow" (@CuriousCrow-mp4cx) on "Can democracy survive the amounts Musk can spend on politics?" video.

  1. Thank you for clinging to the truth. We know Farage is an opportunist, and is likely to faik. And we should worry then, because what would follow him. Like vampires, they can't harm you unless you invite them in and tolerate them in your space. So when Nigel fails politically - because he and his party embody the problems we're trying to solve - that in turn will open the door to a much smarter, and more ruthless political entrepreneur to say anything to get into power, and raid the kitty. The discontent is the fruit of what was done over nearly 5 decades of Neoliberal economics, and the pain imposed was a feature and not a bug. And that pain is being still imposed, by an alien and technocratic political and economic culture. So the frogs carefully heated of the last half century cannot do anything but try to jump out of the hot water. And anyone who's been scalded knows, that your mind isn't focussed on cause and effect rationality, but finding something, anything, to take the pain away. Brexit, the Red Wall Collapse, and the trouncing of the Tories are all attempts to find cold water. Nigel would get elected just because Starmer is unrelateable and technocratic, and people are still burning. And they would continue to burn whilst Nigel leaves the gas on. What else would he do? He was one who was happy to turn it up. He and his party are neoliberal to the core, and just want access to the kitty and the power. Farage, if elected would fail too, because neoliberal economics is a busted flush. And he would be elected because he has no other agenda than getting the keys to the kitty. So it's what would follow Starmer and Farage which could even be worse. Starmer needs to understand that his electorate is increasingly alienated, because his type of governing makes little or no sense to them anymore. Why would it, when the pain is still growing? They are angry because promises made back in 2008 have yet to be fulfilled, and seem unlikely to be any time soon. So, more of the same technocratic alienating approach is too alien to increasing numbers of voters. He needs to own his shortcomings, and address his and the ever growing political and economic dangers ahead, or see things get worse. He should not focus on saying anything to get power. He should be brave and develop a vision of the future that will stop Farage and others like him gaining traction. And then execute it forthwith. And "more of the same' isn't good enough.
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