The last ‘rant’ of 2020.

Why do all conservatives have the same strawman argument talking points? Accusing the left of ‘race-baiting’, attacking the ‘woke left virtue signallers’. Bastardising MLK quotes and misinterpreting MLK as being ‘colour-blind’.

One of my favourite strawman arguments is “we can disagree on things and still be friends” usually spoken within the context of human rights; the reduction of social welfare, anti-racism, transphobia, upholding pro neofascist rhetoric, all whilst maintaining that they are ‘socially liberal’ and that they want to offer a ‘balanced’ approach, often starting from a right-wing position. Social inequality deniers, devoid of a class analysis whilst still peddling the idea of ‘trickle-down economics’ as well as the myth of society being a ‘meritocracy’.

They are even pushing the idea that feeding poor children will breed a ‘culture of dependency’; without understanding that poverty is a social construct, it’s not born out of not wanting work. Which is interesting seeing that they imply your value is at it’s most optimal when selling your labour for a wage. As if starving people makes them more productive.

The obsession with cancel culture and the false link to free speech, which isn’t under treat by any means in the U.K. as suppose to ‘cancel culture’ holding ( fragile and begrudged white men) racists xenophobes and transphobes accountable for their words. How dare we, the ‘plebs’ of society dare question their unfathomable wisdom. ‘Free speech’ culture wars are being waged by the right to delegitimise anti-racist movements, furthering the idea that racism is something up for debate as well as other forms of hatred, whilst failing to see that the free speech brigade acts as a gateway into right-wing extremism.

The pantomime no-deal Brexit ordeal, resulting in leaked information on Brexit trade negotiations from an unverified Twitter account. Overlord Priti Patel and her hatred for migrants.

And the icing on the cake: the neoliberal catastrophe that is the U.K. response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Unhinged crony-capitalism coupled with the eugenics idea of herd immunity; unexplained disproportionate deaths of black and brown front line workers; as well as u-turn after u-turn, widespread transmissions, denial of mismanagement, and the idiotic’ eat out to help (spread the virus)’ scheme.

Have I missed anything else?