…is a question in some peoples’ minds as North Korea continues its missile testing programme with some alacrity.
Kim Jong Un is claiming self defence but the Western world are viewing the situation as a threat.
Both sides of the story are plausible, although we in the West are only treated to one side of the story as the propaganda machine rolls on relentlessly, urging us to see North Korea’s leader as an unstable and dangerous warmonger who’s only reason to live has become the destruction of the USA. That’s as may be, but no one knows for sure and the propaganda machine depends on this lack of concrete knowledge for its success. Remember Iraq anyone ?
However, what if Kim Jong Un is merely looking after the interests of his country, albeit dictatorially ? If anything, he isn’t stupid, contrary to what our propaganda would lead us to believe. He only has to look at all the wars going on around the world at present and realise, like the rest of us, that America doesn’t invade countries who can fight back and cause damage to American soil. And now that he has a missile which can reach the US mainland, his insurance policy is securely underwritten and he can get back to doing whatever it is that dictators do on a Friday afternoon.
Many other factors come into play in what is potentially a very serious situation.
Other countries in much closer proximity to North Korea than the USA are also watching with interest and are probably in possession of more intelligence. Therefore, they are suggesting other viable solutions which don’t involve nuking the North Koreans’ homeland.
Bullies don’t like it when their victims retaliate, and I don’t see any reason why North Korea shouldn’t have a deterrent like many other countries. Kim Jong Un seems to be making the point that the rest of the world should leave North Korea to get on with things in their own way, without unsolicited Western interference. Perhaps if we did that and respected their sovereignty, things would return to a more peaceful atmosphere.
Meanwhile, in Britain…
…Theresa May’s woes considerably deepen as a new poll suggests that Labour have taken a substantial lead over the Tories. This will be seen by her peers as another nail in her already well studded political coffin into which she steadfastly refuses to climb.
The lady in question is currently attending the G20 summit in Hamburg, sitting alongside some of the most powerful and respected leaders in the world.
Her current credentials include neither powerful nor respected and this certainly won’t have gone unnoticed by the other attendees who will take full advantage of her non status and penchant for U turns. This can”t be allowed to continue. We deserve someone with the qualities of real leadership to represent our views at these events or we will remain the laughing stock of the world.
more to come…
The current Tory administration’s bumbling attempts to force through unpopular policies has all the ingredients necessary for such a film.
Deals have been done, no matter how unpopular, and the British public are left with the rather unpleasant fall-out after the proceedings. Nervously, they wait to discover which way the axe will swing during the next inevitable round of cuts from a directionless government.
Traditionally, the Tories have tried to screw the working class for as much as they could get away with at every given opportunity. However, the Tories recognise the aspirations of the lower classes only too well, and know that once a person has the means to afford a fancy car and the mortgage on a house and all the debt that goes with it, there is a strong chance that the person’s vote will swing in their direction, and principles are soon forgotten.
The benefit of the election is that it has brought people together in their dislike and disapproval of Theresa May as our Prime Minister. This can only intensify as she continues to lie and bluff her way through issues which are an everyday part of governing a country, preferring instead, to push Brexit and austerity to the fore.
However, no one can make the world go away for them.
Which is exactly what is happening regarding our police, fire brigades, NHS and other services we pay taxes and national insurance to the government for. Privatization of these particular services by these means comes at the expense of much loss of human life which is written off callously, as collateral damage.
How can normality be resumed in the current atmosphere of complete uncertainty? In one fell swoop, she has destroyed the confidence and respect of the Tory electorate and her colleagues, no matter what they say in public. She has decimated her Parliamentary majority in an act of folly and wrecked the country’s reputation abroad.
Because the group comprises every Tory MP in the House of Commons, they have nothing to lose by voting out a leader whom they feel is damaging to the reputation of the party. They can’t be fired by Theresa May for voting against her. The worrying aspect is that her visit may be simply a formality, as the rest of the charade seems to have been so far. All should become clear, later today.
but Theresa May seems either, unwilling to jump, or is oblivious to the fact that we all want her to. Even her inner circle and party members want her to. But with grim arrogance, she still clings to the remaining shreds of what is left of her term of office.
Not so long ago they would have displayed this same anger and frustration by taking to the streets and demanding action from the government. Nowadays, such demonstrations of solidarity are frowned upon and its far easier for the government to ignore social media messages than it is to ignore several thousand angry protesters standing outside the House of Commons, disrupting the flow of the transport system.
Only fools would trust a government to provide a solution to a problem which the government were responsible for creating in the first place. Yet we do it all the time and the distance between government and those governed becomes more distant as time goes by, despite the illusion that social media gives us of greater accessibility. There is no substitute for face to face confrontation if someone wants to make their point heard and, more importantly, felt.