I've a *lot* of sympathy indeed with Alan Sked, UKIP's founder. Farage
has cheapened the movement. It's neither practical or sensible for even
a issue-dominated party like UKIP to be devoid of views about other
areas of politics. But jumping on whatever populist bandwagon comes
along is again, cheap.
I've indeed been a commie, in my teens, when I was too immature to learn
the wider picture. Put simply, I was young, angry, full of energy and
wanted to lob a brick.
Of course, Farage could always copy my policies, it's free and cheaper
than paying some ivory tower (and less qualified to boot) think tank to
do the same. I love thinking and debating, which is why if I'm working a
relatively menial job, which I actually quite enjoy, I don't like some
thug whipping me and messing up my daydream.
Some people say, why should we take any notice of your ideas, all you do
is- er- think...
Listen to him instead, he works 24/7 and makes loads of money!
BUT- If he's doing just that, how does he have time to think up
political ideas?
Which is why the likes of Farage have thought of precious little when it
comes to alternative government. It's piss easy to slag off, proposing
better ideas requires some thought process.
And thought process isn't even that hard- what it does involve though is
challenging prejudice, what you've blindly been taught, peer pressure,
ill-informed popular opinion and so forth.
And there's the problem with UKIP's senior figures- have UKIP activist
friends so I'm not particularly biassed at all. They're worried shitless
about what other people think of them, their mates down the club and so
forth, their social connections, peer groups and chatterers. So much so
that they've little time to be concerned for the country and people they
claim to represent.
We'd like a Gladstone, Atlee, Peel, Churchill, at a pinch even Cromwell.
We don't want an effin BNP lite!