 The Covid Inquiry ongoing in the UK is just insane. It's not just the very obvious malice and disregard for vulnerable people that was present in No10 during 2020: it's also the sheer idiocy displayed by those present, even in pursuing their own maligned goals. It's not The Thick Of It: it's worse. At least Malcolm Tucker acted with an air of wherewithal. It's appalling that such anti-social, cripplingly incompetent, and demonstrably ignorant people could find their way to such high office. 3 comments
I expect the product of our unequal and capitalistic society to be uncaring and dishonest leaders that choose instead to pursue the interests of those that hold more power and wealth in society. That's a given. I do not expect it to produce leaders that are so jaw-droppingly incompetent at following even their own goals that they're unable to preempt even the most blindingly obvious outcomes that may result from their actions.  @jsbarretto Own goals and delusional beliefs seem to be their specialty. The Dutch government got massive criticism of their covid policy in an official report which is probably going to end up in a drawer. But our PM was at least bright enough to wipe all texts from his phone. |
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(If you're one of these "well acktually neoliberal politics is about promoting awful people to begin with, all power is corrupting" people thinking of replying to this, as if under the belief that this is new and interesting news to me, please don't. This is something entirely different to the norm, so far outside even the neoliberal status quo)