Special Episode - Old Tory

The Hidden Power

"There's a class war alright," chirruped Investor Warren Buffet recently, "But it's our class making war on yours. And we're winning."

It reminded me of the Lao Tsu, where he says that the Way of Heaven is to take from those with excess, and give to those who do not have enough.

"The way of man is different," the sage quips. "He takes from those who have nothing, in order to give to those who already have too much."

When did the worm turn? When did the liberal centrist consensus become this nightmare of neo-feudalism? How did the Tories, in particular, drift from their one-nation, Compassionate Conservatism to the libertarian bandits who rarely miss an opportunity to darken our media with stirring xenophobia, and hallucinations of Getting Things Done? Was this written into economic neoliberalism from the outset?

In this episode we rehearse the history and make some observations, not least the upcoming opportunity to vote.

Talking Points:

Some context of the Centrist Consensus

How the worm turned: Brexit

Empire and Old Tory

Feudalism in Britain and Russia

The Thermocline of Truth: erosion of the middle class

The Irish answer to Neoliberalism and inequality

Will they ever learn?

Links:

Ed's Cris de Couer - Old Tory

Start the Week - Left Behind But Not Forgotten

Ireland and Neoliberalism - David Mc Williams Podcast

John Pilger - Governments and Media roles in War Propaganda | The War You Don't See - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mDuxFnn2RY

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