Buy this product here: Never Underestimate The Power Of Stupid People In Large Groups Shirt, hoodie
Home page: Beutee Store
Never Underestimate The Power Of Stupid People In Large Groups Shirt, hoodie
Iain Macwhirter: Politicians should be wary when declaring a climate war they cannot win
The Brexit vote shocked the political elite and has exposed its anti-democratic inclinations. Labour MP David Lammy protests “Bring this madness to an end”; a leading left-leaning newspaper brings out a T-shirt with the slogan, “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.” As a result, overtly, covertly and sometimes through a lack of will we find ourselves in a situation where a clear democratic decision is being thwarted by most of the political class.
In Scotland we find Nicola Sturgeon standing with fellow anti-democrats, the likes of Tony Blair, Vince Cable and Kenneth Clark, in undermining the Brexit vote. The idea that because a majority of Scots voted to remain means that leaving the EU goes against the will of the people is a form of Orwellian Newspeak. The Scottish people democratically voted in 2014 to remain in the UK. When the people of Britain subsequently decided to leave the EU this was also a democratic decision and needs to be recognised and accepted as much in Scotland as it does in any other part of the country. To reject the vote is quite simply a rejection of democracy itself, a dismissal not only of the will of the British people but also of the Scottish electorate who voted to remain within the UK.
This anti-democratic core is reflected in the SNP’s call for independence – a project that if successful would tie Scotland to the British crown and would turn Scotland into a vassal state of the EU. Sturgeon’s vision for Scotland is one of dependence not independence: a safe space where the Scottish elites can avoid the true responsibility and accountability necessary for a thriving democracy.
In both Scotland and the UK, our political class fear democracy, they fear the public having a genuine say over how their country is run. In the coming European election it is our responsibility as citizens to ensure that once again they lose and that democracy wins.
Visit our Social Network: Beutee Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and Our blog Beutee over-blog, beuteenet blogspot
