I’ve come to realise over the years that it’s the people fanning the flames of discord on both sides (edit: of the Brexit argument) that are helping the external forces that want to sow division in the UK. There are many who benefit from a divided Europe, including Putin and his orange puppet. These days I focus on the voices (edit: in the UK) that want to move us towards harmony rather than away from it. Unfortunately, there are fewer of those voices on social media than there should be and it’s a pity.
Depends on what you understand ‘harmony’ to be, but seeking harmony can be equally risky and damaging. Like seeking cooperation with Putin or Trump to the point of losing your own strengths. No matter what you give, they’ll move the goal post sooner or later anyway. This applies to all kinds of cooperation. In national politics it’s not taking a stance and exclusion against the far right, otherwise they will infest, gain, and ultimately dismantle.
By harmony I mean the people of the UK making peace with each other again in order to present a united front against external threats (I thought that was obvious but my bad if it wasn’t). Putin has tried to divide us in a bunch of different ways from amplifying our differences over Brexit to encouraging people in the UK to hate immigrants. I’m not making any of that up. For example just check where Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales is right now and why…
An interesting point (and I like your username 🙂) But not what I was talking about. Maybe you should post this point as a post of it’s own? It’s certainly a thought-provoking topic.
I’ve come to realise over the years that it’s the people fanning the flames of discord on both sides (edit: of the Brexit argument) that are helping the external forces that want to sow division in the UK. There are many who benefit from a divided Europe, including Putin and his orange puppet. These days I focus on the voices (edit: in the UK) that want to move us towards harmony rather than away from it. Unfortunately, there are fewer of those voices on social media than there should be and it’s a pity.
Depends on what you understand ‘harmony’ to be, but seeking harmony can be equally risky and damaging. Like seeking cooperation with Putin or Trump to the point of losing your own strengths. No matter what you give, they’ll move the goal post sooner or later anyway. This applies to all kinds of cooperation. In national politics it’s not taking a stance and exclusion against the far right, otherwise they will infest, gain, and ultimately dismantle.
By harmony I mean the people of the UK making peace with each other again in order to present a united front against external threats (I thought that was obvious but my bad if it wasn’t). Putin has tried to divide us in a bunch of different ways from amplifying our differences over Brexit to encouraging people in the UK to hate immigrants. I’m not making any of that up. For example just check where Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales is right now and why…
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An interesting point (and I like your username 🙂) But not what I was talking about. Maybe you should post this point as a post of it’s own? It’s certainly a thought-provoking topic.
I could be having a senior moment and replying to the wrong person 😆