David Cameron made the statement today that the SNP cannot be allowed to influence government policy. Think about that. Cameron's desperation to win this election has raised a torrent of hate propaganda against the SNP and the Scottish people that has resulted in a poll today in which over 70% of respondents agreed that the SNP should not be allowed to interfere with public policy that does not directly affect Scotland, meaning that the people who vote for the SNP in a democratic British election should have no say in public policy. This is genuinely alarming as the Westminster gang are openly challenging the legitimacy of Scottish votes, and that is their words, not mine! But that is not the motivation behind the Tories war against the Scots. Their motivation is to stop any challenge to their programme of austerity and the pauperisation of British working and non-working people. Their motivation is to stop any challenge to their increasing theft of Britain's wealth, and to the continued dominance of the millionaires who control their party and who are the real architects of government policy.
The Westminster clique and its supporters in the media are all discussing "the legitimacy" of Scottish votes if these votes challenge the Westminster narrative. Since Thatcher first stepped into Downing Street all the Westminster personnel have constantly repeated the same mantra that "there is no alternative." What we are witnessing now is a determination that there will be no alternative allowed regardless of the merits of any alternatives or of how much the electorate wants them. The Tories have openly told us that there will be a further £12 billion in cuts after the next election and that the bulk of them will be in welfare. Ed Balls has also told us that he will stick to the Tories spending plans. So, Labour is also committing to slashing welfare; although they will go about it differently it will still happen. Thus, there is to be no alternative allowed to the neoliberal economic dominance that is all predicated in transferring wealth from the bottom of society to the top. In other words, there will be no challenge allowed to austerity because according to Westminster there is no alternative.
However, neoliberalism is also a political programme that is necessary to ensure that the economic programme works. Thus, not only will no alternative be allowed to hinder the neoliberal economic agenda, but no alternative is to be allowed to the political structure that underpins that economic dominance. What this means is that any attempt to alter the economic and political structures in the UK is regarded by the Westminster elite as illegitimate and in addition will not be allowed. This is dangerous talk. Indeed, if you are a genuine unionist it is positively insane as it will have inevitable political consequences in Scotland. What we may well witness on Friday is the death of democracy to be replaced by a neoliberal oligarchy that utilises all the power of the state to suppress and repress any challenge to its dominance. I have written before that the claim that there is no alternative is the foundation of totalitarianism.
We actually have the scenario where the Tories are urging their supporters in key seats in Scotland to tactically vote Labour in order to stop the SNP winning that seat. So, we may well have the spectacle of Jim Murphy being re-elected by the Tories in East Renfrewshire. How does that sound? Jim Murphy, the Conservative MP despite wearing a Labour rosette. It is beyond parody but highlights the determination of Westminster to prevent any genuine consequence of the democratic process from altering anything in this benighted country of ours. As a result, your vote on Thursday has become more than just a vote to affect the future of your country, it is becoming a vote for the very future of the democratic process. You have been warned.
Your Servant
Doktor Kommirat
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