Saturday, 28 March 2020

National crisis -- npb attacks nonchalance

Garuny World continues to inform by revealing more and more about the zeitgeist of the new petite bourgeoisie, the backbone of Remain (my tenuous link of the day):

Johnson has got the virus, so has the Sec of State for Health and the CMO, so at least the virus has got a sense of humour. So will the Graun go easy on a sick man, even if he only has 'mild symptoms'.No way. The told you so impulse is far too strong:

'Nonchalant': Boris Johnson accused of Covid-19 complacency 
Despite urging the nation in a solemn broadcast on Monday evening to “stay at home” where possible, Johnson continued to carry out his parliamentary duties [reckless bastard] ...Prof Susan Michie, director of the centre for behaviour change at University College London, said: “Those in leadership positions should practise what they preach....[yes matron] ...Dr John Ashton, a former regional director of Public Health England, said: “The government has been too slow to act on this, and they’ve been slow as individuals. I was surprised to see prime minister questions going ahead this week – it was clearly unnecessary [what else of Parliamentary democracy does he want to scrap] ....Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, said: “Leaders need to lead by example. It wasn’t a good thing that he was telling people that he was going around shaking hands [right at the very start] and being quite nonchalant about the virus.” 

What a bunch of nincompoops. There is still this total failure to understand stoicism, black humour, self-mocking resilience, a wish to clam up and not alarm others, anything other than a hand-wringing moral superiority, self-publicising emotional vulnerability, and support for a patronising mode of address to plebs.

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