"Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them." Thomas Sowell

@eternalengland

22 күн бұрын

Haven’t heard that Sowell quote before - brilliant.

In one of Disraeli’s novels, he had a character described the conservatism of Sir Robert Peel as ‘Tory men, Whig measures’. Stewart is the embodiment of the modern today version of that: ‘Tory men, Blairite measures’.

best we leave the demon to their demons.

This for all my kiss stealin', whealin' dealin', limousine ridin', jet flyin', drippin', son of a guns! Whooooooooo! 🔥

Have you been on a stream with Academic Agent aka Dr. Neema Parvini?

@eternalengland

23 күн бұрын

Sadly not! I’m a big fan of his.

@SGProductions87

23 күн бұрын

@@eternalengland I think you could hold your own on there. See if you can do it.

@eternalengland

23 күн бұрын

@@SGProductions87 thanks a lot for your kind words. I’d love the opportunity to be on an episode of UO one day.

What a north and south he's got.

The center can not hold.

@TemptingNoise

22 күн бұрын

Literally did just over a week ago

@LordKoehler

22 күн бұрын

@@TemptingNoise But the election results might be the nail in th coffin for the UK.

@TemptingNoise

22 күн бұрын

@@LordKoehler why do you think that?

@LordKoehler

21 күн бұрын

@@TemptingNoise More radical measures are required to prevent the UK from turning into a cesspool and a caliphate.

@LordKoehler

21 күн бұрын

@@TemptingNoise More radical measures are needed to bring the UK back on track.

Take you to extremes so they can go to extremes.

You took down the livestream from the election evening???

@eternalengland

23 күн бұрын

My wifi was being seriously uncooperative that evening, and what I had planned involved showing lots of videos and pictures, it never would have worked so I called it off 😩

Rory Stewart is such a normie 🙄

@eternalengland

23 күн бұрын

Putting it mildly 😂

@magnacarta9364

21 күн бұрын

@@eternalengland Certainly is.

fascist

'We are not the extremists'. It's only wise to steer well clear of people who feel compelled to spout such dubious assurances.

@eternalengland

23 күн бұрын

I had in mind while writing that section the quote attributed (seemingly falsely) to Orwell: “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” I.e., certain beliefs held among those on the right are, in fact, perfectly sensible, but are perceived to be extreme due to the political climate. For example, opposition to mass immigration based on the fact that almost all of the issues in the country are either caused by or exacerbated by mass immigration. To say that mass immigration should be freezed or reduced is sensible; to say that mass immigration should be continued or increased is extreme. But in the increasingly left-wing political climate, the sensible is perceived as extreme and the extreme is perceived as sensible. To put it another way, see Isaiah 5:20: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”

@1943colin

23 күн бұрын

Well, It seems we are both lovers of George Orwell, but it seems also that we have very different interpretations of what he wrote. Have you read 1984? In it, he depicts the kind of world likely to emerge from the relentless pursuit of right-wing ideology. It is a hard, cold, bitter, hateful kind of world, where love, kindness and sympathy for others are spurned. It is a world summed up in the sentence: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face-for ever.” @@eternalengland

@eternalengland

23 күн бұрын

@1943colin if you’ve taken away from 1984 that it’s about a right-wing government you are severely mistaken. Not that I’m in favour of an authoritarian government in any case, but the book is specifically based on, and is a critique of, the Soviet Union - it’s literally a critique of a certain brand of socialism. (Yes, I’m aware Orwell was himself a socialist, but he was also heavily critical of many socialists and, to an extent, socialism itself.) You can plaster me with whatever cliches you want - as commenters sometimes do - but I’m personally in favour of less government involvement in our lives, not more. I favour strengthening community ties, devolving much governmental power to smaller units (county councils, for instance), rebuilding national industry to reduce our reliance on globalised capitalism, breaking up monopolies, and so on. All this to say: I’m not a fascist, as you seem to be implying. I’ve written elsewhere (The Spirit of Conservatism II, specifically) that I reject liberalism, socialism and fascism equally. In a word, I suppose I’m a distributist - a system which favours more freedom, not less.

@1943colin

23 күн бұрын

You accuse me of plastering you with clichés in response to my email emphasizing love, kindness and sympathy. I don’t see how one can have a straightforward and honest conversation with you. So let’s just call it quits, shall we. @@eternalengland

@zocialix

22 күн бұрын

@@eternalengland 1984 is a critique of both the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany combined actually and everything Orwell wrote was in his own words in favour of Democratic Socialism. What he specifically opposed of both Nazis (INGSOC is white supremacist not multi-cultural and they celebrate the deaths of foreigners. Considering you're a big fan of Enoch Powell and Rivers of Blood I can see why this aspect of 1984 would fly completely over your head. As like INGSOC you buy into the notion of white cultural supremacy) and USSR was their right wing authoritarianism, whilst in his view masquerading with a proletariat aesthetic, i.e. perverting aims of the working class to reinforce the state hierarchy of which oppresses them. (INGSOC, Nazi Germany and Soviet Union.) Whilst it may be true that you may not view yourself as a fascist. Your idea of a ideal society would consequently create a fascistic environment where in which those who are the highest bidder control everything with little to no oversight. You'd be switching whatever you perceived to be: 'tyranny of government' for: 'tyranny of corporations.' Cause you won't ever succeed in breaking apart these monpolies with isolated structures. Such could be only acheived upon dismantling of Capitalism as an idea period, which you don't address? You've a poor reading of Orwell. Please stop trying to sell off his intellect as your own. He would've treated you as he did the Spanish fascists he used for target practice. Particularly for your characterisation and dehumanisation of immigrants. Read Orwell's Notes on Nationalism.

Once you have accepted a collective delusion, admitting the error has to be avoided and denied at all costs, lest the crushing of your individual ego will follow.

Center left and center right have always won elections. Most people dont go too far either way. Hence why ukip, brexit, reform while popular as small parties never get big enough for be opposition never mind a government Same for greens Situation is not black and white. Thats a 'them or us' rhetoric. And im prettt sure labour are aiming to tackle immigration (if they do succeed) is it as black and white then?

@eternalengland

22 күн бұрын

The trouble is, the Tories are no longer centre-right. If they had adhered to actually conservative ideals over the course of the last 14 years, at least on social issues, it wouldn’t be so bad. (Economic issues are a different conversation - I’m not a capitalist and I think neo-Liberalism is a large factor in the decline of this country). I actually think Labour will address immigration to an extent, since it was probably the biggest issue of this election. Problem is, what legislative and constitutional changes will they make secretly in the background? Recall how Blair literally revolutionised the state of politics (for the worse) and he has been personally grooming Starmer for the job.

Enjoying your frustration very much 🙂

I presume this is either a fake site or highly ironic.

Written text read aloud does not make riveting listening.

@eternalengland

22 күн бұрын

Understandable. But I know many people don’t use Substack so I want to make it accessible for them too. I generally put more effort into the video accompaniments but this particular video was made on short notice and the script doesn’t include any statistics or anything else to really show on screen anyway.

Wasn't Orwell a socialist?

@eternalengland

22 күн бұрын

That was one element of his thinking, yes.

@zocialix

22 күн бұрын

@@eternalengland He was also Anti-Nationalist and referred to it as inseparable from: 'the desire for power.' Referring to it as a blind movement of hatred and indifference.

Spot on, Rory! The bulk of votes in every election since the war has gone to centre and centre left parties. The Tories have benefited from splits in the left while they remained the only right wing choice. Now the right is split and will remain so while the rabid far right splutter their incoherent cruelty and greed.

@eternalengland

23 күн бұрын

The “right is split” because the Tories have moved over to the centre-left at this point. Note that Reform only received two million fewer votes than the Tories, and many of the Tory voters had to hold their noses while voting for them, only doing so because they wanted to avoid a Labour win. There is growing space for a right-wing party in Britain, left open due to the Conservative Party’s abdication of that space. Reform aims to fill it, and it seems to be working so far.

@Matt-km7yk

22 күн бұрын

​@@eternalenglandIf the Tories really are 'centre-left' (and they're obviously not), you've just proven his point even more. It would mean the population overwhelmingly voted left in 2024. In reality, they are a right wing party, yet still the majority voted 'progressive'. It's the will of the people, which is always so important when it's beneficial.

@jungatheart6359

22 күн бұрын

@@Matt-km7yk The majority did not vote 'progressive'. 20% of them voted for the Fabian globalists now in power. Twice that amount declined to play the rigged game at all.

be careful what you wish for

Sorry but this whole video sounds like something an angsty teenager has penned. A desperate lack of understanding shown through out, particularly in the last sentence.

@fintankard

21 күн бұрын

Exactly - bizarre script that kept me watching out of sheer bemusement really

Charisma: 0