Day of Chaos 2: a.Covid-19 thread.

[IndigoPrime]

He admitted at least twice to breaking the law. Still, Tory MPs seem happy.

[JayzusB.Christ]

He admitted at least twice to breaking the law. Still, Tory MPs seem happy.

Well, why wouldn't they. He is the Tory party these days - if he's happy, they're happy.

[shaolin_monkey]

So against a backdrop of 63,000 dead according to FT analysis, and pretty much every medical and healthcare institution decrying the actions of government as catastrophic, we have a weasel who helped make the rules, headed a huge PR campaign to get everyone to stay at home, and then flouted the rules as if he was somehow special, creating a real 'us and them' feeling, which will no doubt lead to more infections and deaths down the line, as folk think "If the government can't follow their own rules, why should I?"

One Conservative MP has enough moral fortitude to resign his position and head to the backbenches, at least.  Maybe more will follow.

It's so hard to separate the politics from the biggest healthcare disaster in over a century, isn't it?  Largely because the government are completely responsible for this clusterfuck.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Meanwhile Johnson regrets the 'confusion' caused by Cummings' actions, because You People aren't sophisticated enough to understand which particular laws can be broken willy-nilly.

[CalHab]

One Conservative MP has enough moral fortitude to resign his position and head to the backbenches, at least.  Maybe more will follow.

Yes, fair play to Douglas Ross. I'm not a fan, but he was right to resign in this case. His constituents are livid.

[IndigoPrime]

Meanwhile Johnson regrets the 'confusion' caused by Cummings' actions, because You People aren't sophisticated enough to understand which particular laws can be broken willy-nilly.

He regrets the proles not knowing their place. Cummings is allowed to break the law, but we are not. It's really that simple. I just wish he'd have the balls to come out and say it.

[sheridan]

Meanwhile Johnson regrets the 'confusion' caused by Cummings' actions, because You People aren't sophisticated enough to understand which particular laws can be broken willy-nilly.

He regrets the proles not knowing their place. Cummings is allowed to break the law, but we are not. It's really that simple. I just wish he'd have the balls to come out and say it.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's come up on this thread or the main politics thread, but one of the main elements of a sincere apology is to regret what you've done.  Not regret how other people feel about what you've done - that's shifting the blame to them.

[shaolin_monkey]

Thanks to Steve Green for the idea.

[IndigoPrime]

I wouldn't be surprised if it's come up on this thread or the main politics thread, but one of the main elements of a sincere apology is to regret what you've done.  Not regret how other people feel about what you've done - that's shifting the blame to them.

Which is a problem if you're both incapable of telling the truth and also incapable of apologising.

[Colin YNWA]

Okay well shaolin_money is a genius - can I steal that for Facebook?

[shaolin_monkey]

Of course!

[Colin YNWA]

Of course!

Cool - stolen and I may or may not have given credit...

[JayzusB.Christ]

Meanwhile Johnson regrets the 'confusion' caused by Cummings' actions, because You People aren't sophisticated enough to understand which particular laws can be broken willy-nilly.

He regrets the proles not knowing their place. Cummings is allowed to break the law, but we are not. It's really that simple. I just wish he'd have the balls to come out and say it.

That's the thing. There is no confusion, Boris, you patronising prick. How the law works is clearer than ever.

[TordelBack]

Magnificent use of one of my all-time favourite cmics spreads.  Brilliant work, SM.

[JayzusB.Christ]

It's outstanding alright! I'll be sharing too