They've really fucked up, haven't they? The class in power is the wrong class, making catastrophic decision after catastrophic decision in the name of a catastrophic rendering of human affairs. They believe that we, the West, is Rome to Russia's Carthage, and they have acted accordingly to the point where the prospect of war has never been more real. We have no enemies in Russia, they do. We are not responsible for Britain facing 'hostile states', they are. Russia is not and never has been a threat to Britain. But Britain is and continues to be a threat to Russia. Britain has not faced the looming threat of a hostile military alliance expanding up to its borders, Russia has. They can't even fight and defeat poverty in Britain, yet they expect us to fight and defeat Russia. They can't keep our pensioners warm in winter, yet they expect the grandsons of those pensioners to fight Russia. They can't even keep all our children properly fed and securely housed, yet they expect their dads to fight Russia. Despite everything, they want us to play the patriot game, to believe them when they say that Russia poses a growing threat. The real threat is posed by them and their barbaric ways. In the year 2026, is this really as good as it gets? theguardian.com/politics/202…