Painful Politics

On Thursday 4 May 2023 elections were held in the England for local government, which means district councils, unitary authorities, and directly-elected mayors in England. It was the first real test of Rishi Sunak and his current premiership by the electorate. Let's talk about that. 

 It's me again, filthy American come to spew my opinions on the world where many countries are already far more progressive than my own. But here goes anyway. Today we will talk about a period in time, a horrid one. Marginalized groups were shunned openly by members of the ruling and upper class. Propaganda was everywhere, encouraging everyone to forgo critical thinking in favour of what the elite deemed important. Books with anything but the 'correct' ideology were dealt with accordingly. Independent thought was rebuked, considered conspiratorial, evil, and made the enemy of all.