The Lord of the Flies… the have’s and have not’s…
The last couple of days have certainly been an eye opener in terms of the disparity between those in power, money, and position, and those not in power, money, or position. With the meeting of opposites polarising around Manchester and free school meals.
Dickensian Britain… appalling
I cannot seriously believe what has been witnessed by the populace over the last two days which I think shows the culmination of a sorry state of affairs in this country.
We have a group of people behaving no different to the storyline of Lord of the Flies, hence the usage in this post of a black and white photo from the 1963 film.
Ralph in the 1963 film.
“Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding. The book focuses on a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempt to govern themselves. Themes include the tension between groupthink and individuality, between rational and emotional reactions, and between morality and immorality.” (Wikipedia.)
The Present…
What was one is now two, or even more fragmented.
One camp is aggressive, self seeking, and violent. Not physically violent but mentally, morally, with a dash of the inhumane. We see MPs reject support for the North, then punish accordingly, the denial of school meals to children and the dreadful reasoning that sits behind this.
The other camp is brow beaten, fighting its corner, brutalised. Can it survive or will it rebel?
I am not taking sides here as I have my own views as to all the inhabitants of the Commons, and what it takes an individual to be there; but the behaviour of the Conservative Government and its leader shows a complete lack of empathy, of understanding, of humanity, of downright decency.
Where is out Ralph? Where is the sole fighter against oppression. Is it Starmer? Is it Burnham. It does not matter because we can all stand up against the oppressor. That’s the point. The common man and woman are able to stand up to this ego driven arrogance that is governing decision making. Ego driven from a background of birth and upbringing that only seeks to serve its own myopic viewpoint of the world - privilege and arrogance breeds the same. It is a circular argument with no break. I suppose a self fulfilling prophecy.
We have to stand up against this tyranny and fight for a better world, a better Britain. A society where we work together for equality. I am not against personal wealth or graft or entrepreneurial gusto. It adds to society. I am against the favour shown by a select few to a select few, stymied by borderline corruption, and an arrogance of knowing better and preserving “their” status quo.
Rise up I say, not violently, but with your voice, your pen, your very soul. For we have to fight for what is just and right.