What is now becoming increasingly clear given the hysteria that seems to surround the growth in popularity of UKIP amonst voters who tend to be, on the whole, outside of the metropolitian liberal elites is that the notion of 'identity politics' has now moved more into the arena of being 'identity theology'.
So UKIP coming along and proposing something as basic, in terms of how the notion of a nation state is defined, of bringing back stricter border controls (not closing borders you will note but merely saying that perhaps there should be more restrictions in place) becomes treated as a form of sacrilege and anybody showing any sign of approving of this notion being cast as a heretic.
Anything that goes against one of the sacred principles of this new doctrine i.e unrestricted immigration for the working classes (not the middle class who dominate this new religion. No, the entry level barriers to their own protected interests remain very firmly in place) is now treated as though it is a hate crime.
Identity theology has already promoted and been successful in undermining our rights to free speech and its adherents make no bones about their support for this along with being behind much new legislation which enshrines their views into our legal system.
What ever the outcome of this Euro election the very obvious coming to the fore of what is a new form of the Spanish inquistion is absolutely apparent and I do wonder if, through some varient of equality legislation, an attempt is made to legislate UKIP out of existance over the next few years ?
Given that we already live in a world of increased surveilance and state interference in almost every aspect of our lives do we stand on the cusp of a new dark age in which the danger is not presented by the barbarians on the outside but rather a self serving elite who are already firmly ensconsed at the centre ?
So UKIP coming along and proposing something as basic, in terms of how the notion of a nation state is defined, of bringing back stricter border controls (not closing borders you will note but merely saying that perhaps there should be more restrictions in place) becomes treated as a form of sacrilege and anybody showing any sign of approving of this notion being cast as a heretic.
Anything that goes against one of the sacred principles of this new doctrine i.e unrestricted immigration for the working classes (not the middle class who dominate this new religion. No, the entry level barriers to their own protected interests remain very firmly in place) is now treated as though it is a hate crime.
Identity theology has already promoted and been successful in undermining our rights to free speech and its adherents make no bones about their support for this along with being behind much new legislation which enshrines their views into our legal system.
What ever the outcome of this Euro election the very obvious coming to the fore of what is a new form of the Spanish inquistion is absolutely apparent and I do wonder if, through some varient of equality legislation, an attempt is made to legislate UKIP out of existance over the next few years ?
Given that we already live in a world of increased surveilance and state interference in almost every aspect of our lives do we stand on the cusp of a new dark age in which the danger is not presented by the barbarians on the outside but rather a self serving elite who are already firmly ensconsed at the centre ?
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