First up, the important news… Looks like I got it spot on.
Last Friday I predicted that England would lose in the Euros and exit the Union.
England unbelievably lost to Iceland this morning 2-1.
Now to the trivial but interesting…
I had a little drink when England left the EU – that doesn’t make me a racist.
Intellectuals and do-gooders, you’re all being taken for a ride.
There’s been a few bull-sh!t stories doing the rounds since Britain voted to leave the EU. There have been all sorts of morons paraded about who had no idea what they were voting on. There were some deliberately misleading stats that seemed to show that pro-Leave voters were racist, tree-haters.
And then there was a supposed spike in Google searches for “What is the EU?” after the vote. (Turns out that “spike” was only 1,000 searches.)
And so it all feeds into a narrative. Leave voters are naïve, racist morons, who had no idea on what they were voting on, and have done themselves a massive disservice.
(See Reginald. That’s why ordinary people shouldn’t be allowed to vote.)
It’s bullsh!t.
And why didn’t more people see it coming? When the banks, the politicians and the major press all line up on an issue, I start to get worried.
Evil is most effective when it keeps itself bland. And right now, in England and around the world, we’re being blinded to the bland by the sensational.
The story that’s running like it’s got legs of steel springs is about a ‘Leave’ vote being driven by a racist and xenophobic fear of dirty brown people. That’s what everyone who voted “leave” is secretly worried about, whether they admit it or not.
And there’s lot of evidence for this. There’s a reactionary politician blatantly whistling to racist elements. There’s a handful of skin-heads making trouble. A progressive MP is murdered.
How did England get so racist?
Now, I’m not saying that this isn’t happening. I’m not saying that there aren’t people voting Leave solely because they don’t like the way brown people smell. Sure they exist.
But to say that this sentiment explains the entire Leave vote is a bit ridiculous.
But this is the story that sells.
Why? Because it has become a badge of intellectual pedigree and cultural evolution to be anti-racist.
And I get that. For a long time, people were judged for what they looked like and where they came from. And I mean a long time – like the full length of human history.
But we’re past that now. These days, it’s not ok to judge a book by a cover. And that’s a good thing. It’s an excellent thing.
But the trouble starts when it is used to express your identity. It’s a way to express how sophisticated and advanced you are.
“My ring-tone is Nepali tribal music, I wear vegan sneakers, and I’m anti-racist.”
When it starts serving this function it becomes energised. Once it’s energised, it’s fodder for newspaper headlines and click-bait media.
Imagine two headlines:
“Britons anxious about distribution of global trade benefits.”
or
“Britons say, ‘F@#k Off! We’re full.’”
The second one speaks to your identity as a sophisticated anti-racist. You can be outraged. You can share it on your facebook wall. You can use it to shore up your identity as an evolved, anti-racist human.
Regardless of whether that’s what’s going on or not.
And are you going to check? Are you going to see if that is actually what the issue is? No, of course not. All the papers are saying it so it must be true. The politicians and the banks are saying it. Besides, there’s all this social media street cred on offer.
So the story goes round and round, until pretty much no one doubts that it is “fact”.
But what is the truth then? What is the bland and boring truth that we’ve been (deliberately?) blinded too?
Well, I’m not sure I have the answer, but maybe Trump does.
(Wait, wait! Hear me out.)
One of the things that you keep hearing is that this is the Trumpinisation of Europe. The same forces that are taking Trump to the White House helped the Leave vote get up.
And what are those forces?
“Hate, Jon. Hating towel-heads and brown people and people who don’t eat Trump Steaks, Jon. That’s what Trump’s about. Geez, Jon, don’t you read the papers?”
Is it? Or is this just the sensational story playing out again?
What’s the one theme that comes up again and again, in every speech Trump makes?
It’s not race.
It’s not terrorism.
It’s trade.
Every speech Trump makes he talks about how American has been sold out by its leaders. How America has made bad deals. How the trade arrangements are no good for the American people.
Most people think Trump rallies are 2 hours of dreaming about the good old days of white-supremacy and practicing goose-stepping.
But consistently, a good part of his speech is given to trade. Why? Because that’s what his base cares about.
Workers at the bottom of the skills ladder were told that globalisation would be good for them. They’d leave the factory floor and become graphic designers and computer programmers.
But it didn’t happen. The factories closed and America moved on. If you didn’t have the skills or beard to be a hipster game-designer, tough-titties. America had no sympathy for you.
And if you complained about globalisation, you were labelled a xenophobe and a racist.
By who? By the forces that were benefiting most from globalisation.
Who was that? Banks, big media, politicians….
Are we connecting the dots?
Let me spell it out. Big money has used progressive and sensitive people to shame poor people over their reservations to blindly put their head in the jaws of the global economy.
Frankly, it’s disgusting. I’d want to ‘leave’ that kind of relationship too.
Progressives and intellectuals, you’re being taken for a ride. “Race” is a side-show. The real story is who walks away with the money.
Why don’t we talk about that.
Where’s the money to be made in these times?
The big manipulative banks are predicting recession in England, what do you think?
Steve Christo says
John, it’s not Friday but I welcome the food for thought … as detectives keep saying “follow the money trail” … I don’t know where the money is to be made but i’m sure through all this kaffufle (as through other revolutions and wars) there will be quite some money shuffling going on and it will just vanish and certain people will get their pockets lined and everyone else will be left to pickup the debt. There’s plenty of money shuffling going on … I’m glad i’m not at that end of town playing with those big boys … I’m just a humble builder running a small business.
NOYB says
I voted leave too, I was cheering it on as it happened. Finally the Brits found their spine at long last. No more kowtowing to Geneva and Germany. Britain has learned what the Scots learned from being part of the UK, what happens when you join a bigger entity BLOC of countries. You lose your own Identity, the industries that made you truly competitive globally, and you get sucked dry by multinational corporations that have the wealth to BUY any country they like. Britain just woke up, unfortunately the Scots will be stuffed if they go back to the EU. They were crippled when they became a part of the UK, and England took all of their best Industries away from them and left them like an empty shell. They might feel that they would be better off being part of the EU, but that depends on what they have to give up in terms of their own sovereignty, and forced immigration repatriation of refugees and asylum seekers. They are a small country, just finding their own feet again, and if they get bogged down with refugee repatriation, it will cripple them all over again. Scotland is my homeland, and that sort of outcome would be too dumb for words.
KatM says
It’s the Scots who are most outraged by their failure to secede when they had the chance, now that the rest of Britain has turned its back on the EU.
No recession; tourists will still be flocking to see Queen Betty when it’s cheaper for the rest of the world to go there. The Swiss and Norwegians are not in the EU. Did anyone see banks deserting these countries? Watch Brexit The Movie and imagine a brighter future. With fewer regulations there will be endless trade opportunities with countries who were former colonies (India, Australia, etc). God save the Queen! I might even buy an electric Land Rover in the future.
ZB says
>> big manipulative banks are predicting recession in England
Have you ever watched the doco “Money Masters”? It is quite an eye opener as to how banks really work, and the level of manipulation going on. You can find it on youtube:
https://youtu.be/B4wU9ZnAKAw
ZB says
>> big manipulative banks are predicting recession in England
Have you ever watched the doco “Money Masters”? It is quite an eye opener as to how banks really work, and the level of manipulation going on. You can find it on youtube..
Dad of Doom says
Great post, Jon! I’ve had a smile on my face since last week. Little old Britain has stood up to the might of the EU bureaucrats. But, now the powers of globalization will strike back. They will do whatever it takes to ensure that nobody else follows the UK’s example, even if it brings about global recession. The lowering of Britain’s credit rating by two levels is a prime example of this manipulation.
ron goddard says
its like a circus! the pollies, central bankers and elites the world over have hedged their bets nicely..the media say all sorts of b.s. and the average lemming believes it ..well, does he/she any more? it is a tricky place this world of ours…ours ..ours..lol. who the heck does it ‘belong’ to? certainly i can hold captive a wee bit of it in the nature of a ‘home’..and i can share some of the spoils of ‘war’ with anybody i choose. but the nature of the beast (humanoids) is for bigger and better. and who pays? balancing the ledger is to verify the credits and debits of anything..to arrive at zero. hmm..of course we all like to be in credit. but, unfortunately in this ‘modern’ age we have great chasms of winners and losers. try balancing the derivitive debt against what? (1,200tn.) australia with highest household debt to gdp in the world save for japan i think, is striding manfully towards ..what? does anyone really care anymore? have we been bludgeoned by the media into two camps..goodies and baddies. and left our sensibilities for someone else to worry about? does anybody care about our spirituality? is it all about money? it seems to me that the more techy minded we get the more the morass is deepening. in u.s.a. the donald is trying to topple the goodies ha ha ..sorry the elite i mean:-) but the ‘popular’ press isn’t going along with him. the elite are worried..the truth is being derided by h. clinton, then she will violently object to it…then finally she will accept the noose of her own making, along with her criminal husband, that creep who haunts the island fortress of one g. epstein, a convicted paedophile who now provides the goodies for some very prominent people including prince andrew and other dignitaries. and then there is the panama papers .. oh dear it seems to have faded from the limelight a bit since a couple of months ago.. it is quite plain jon, you see. one rule for them and one rule for us. they, the elites, hold the gold and they follow the golden rule. wow that was a rant. see ya, ron
LisaDavenport says
I did vote leave…I just hopd we actually get leave.the EU is currupt to its core!!
Tim says
Jon you are spot on, It is all about Globalisation, breaking down our borders and identity so the Elite can control and line their pockets. We have America backing ISIS to create refugees but Russia is now fighting for Syria which is against ISIS. The Elite don’t care and that includes the corrupt H Clinton. Political correctness has become one of their weapons. Trump seems to be against political correctness and so the Elite are fighting with all they have.
Orwellian says
One thing is sure. Many people did not like the future that was being created for their children and grandchildren by the guys behind Globalisation. If you want your children to live in a free society, you have to choose national sovereignty rather than being ruled over by an authority in another country who you don’t elect, nor can challenge the laws imposed on your country. This shows their desire to be liberated from centralized, Socialist control of bureaucrats in Brussels. In a slave society, the highest virtue is obedience…
Carl de Jong says
It’s astounding how all of the media are portraying this as the end of the world and an absolute catastrophe. This just goes to demonstrate how incredibly biased these organisations are. It wouldn’t matter but there are many who take what they read in the paper as fact (Incredible, I know). All I am seeing is an air or underlying optimism and pride. A pride to be British again. Fantastic times.
Jeff says
Melbourne is getting full and I don’t like it. I don’t like the increasing population eroding our standard of living. But it’s nothing against a particular race. Just the numbers. Interesting that majority of the newcomers are from overpopulated nations…..
edd says
This is a remarkable victory for England and British people. This will probably be the
end of the “fascist” EU since other countries to leave the EU.
Please do not watch TV or read main media. They are propagating lies and fear
porn so that European countries do not leave EU.
Please watch these videos:
Another issue for all of us to ponder on: Why are we always asked to vote with
the use of a PENCIL mark which can be so easily erased… May be use an indelible PEN
instead!!.
ron goddard says
more psychology. we have been educated : trained like animals in a circus. we have been told to obey the rules and laws of the country..meanwhile in elitesville the rules are bent. if you can ever read up on ‘baron’ rothschild..nee mayer..and said like roth(red), schild (shield) because of the red shield outside of his pawnshop. this jewish fellow became fab. rich on the issue of promissary notes issued to mostly greedy people against his gold holdings. by this method he was able to manipulate currency to start and back winners in fabricated wars. oh the stupidity of it all. and that is the blueprint fellow lemmings for today’s miasma. the rothschild dynasty rules the world. they do their banking in jersey island..sort of tax free haven lol. just a reminder that there is a ‘silent war’ going on since 1954..and ongoing. don’t get in the way. this scurrelous carry on was engineered by the residue of the second world war reconnaisance, and taken up by the smart people who now control things in the western world. exempt russia , china and most of islam from this sham and you have a web of deceit so disgusting it is not so wonderful to be a ‘westerner’. to make money here in oz is so simple..just become prime minister or the ‘the governor of the reserve ha ha bank which is a branch of the ‘fed’. dear me lets drown ourselves in beer and women and forget the ‘world’. see ya