It's an ever more frightening prospect. "Liberte" that sanctuary of philosophical attainment, where freedom of speech lies at the head of a Parthenon of ideals, is being undermined by the very people who would claim to be its apostles.
This morning, Sunday, happens to be Remembrance Day. A regular feature of Sunday is popular program anchored by Andrew Marr in which people, largely politicians, are interviewed about current events. The phenomena of Brexit and Trump has caused parallels with Marie La Pen, the leader of the so called far-right party the National Front
Her father a bombastic, extremist, ideologue founded the party which a few years ago his daughter wrested from him. She has softened the image and brought it in from the extremes to be a contender for national prominence, possibly gaining ascendancy overall. She is a polished operator and argues for France, much as Trump argues for America and Nigel Farage argues for Britain. The trio are hated by the Libertarian simply because they proclaim hegemony over multiculturalism.
The interview with La Pen has been lambasted by sections of the Libertarian because not only for what she represents but because the interview is to be broadcast on Remembrance Day which in their view stains the memory of the fallen.
One of the outstanding reminders of how long we have been kept cooped up in our box unable to discuss or have opinions other than those expressed by the Libertarian has been the strength of the backlash particularly in the USA, away from the "conventional wisdom" a wisdom to which it was thought we were all Ideologically neutered.
As always in these things, the swing away from the concept of 'embracing' everyone has taken the view, that we 'reject' everyone, other than "our tribe".
For 30 years we have undergone a drip drip convention to this humanitarian agenda of supporting the unusual. The problem arises when the 'unusual' become the 'usual' but they still push for more recognition.The unrecognised who thought for generations that they were secure in their viability within the nation and for whom, not long ago they were the nation.Under educated, allowed to fester in the poverty ghettos of our cities, these are people who reject the soft inclusive agenda of the Libertarian not because it is wrong but because they themselves were excluded from the project.
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