The Big Debate

My blog has been silent for a respectful week after the tragic death of many Polish officials in Smolensk, Russia. Now it is time to return to the mundane business of everyday politics. And already a big subject is looming: the UK pre-election debate. The Three Stooges participating were Gordon Brown (the Commie), David Cameron (the wimpy Conservative), and Nick Clegg (the Populist). Voters are going to have to go for the lesser Evil on this one I think. What really surprised me is the debate verdict I saw on the news last night; people seem to think that Clegg actually did well and that the LibDems are a good choice! This is a ludicrous point of view! I have heard (on numerous occasions before this election debate) the Liberal Democrats contradict themselves most of the times they discuss important issues. Take spending, for example - it is definitely true that massive government spending cuts will be necessary to revive the UK economy and curb socialism. Among the three main parties only the Conservatives have said they will do this (and even they not to the extent I consider necessary). Labour, as usual, just want to enlarge spending! Any Labour rhetoric about cuts is plain nonsense, they have never cut any spending in any way since they first got into power in the 1920's. I don't know even one respectable economist (or political theorist for that matter) who would say that the governments of Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan in the 1950, 60's, and 70's as well as the "New Labour" under Blair and Brown, were anything but DISASTROUS! Labour is famous for initiating socialist and welfare state policies which systematically bankrupt the British Government and the British People themselves. The Conservatives are always voted into office to fix and patch things up, and they have done quite well at it (especially under the immense Baroness Thatcher!). The LibDems, however, have said that they will deliver sweeping spending cuts, and on other occasions I heard them say "all spending cuts will have to be agreed to by the people who we cut money from." This is blatantly ridiculous. It is apparent that NOBODY will agree to have money taken from them, so there will be NO spending cuts. Also, the LibDem rhetoric of "fairness" and punishing the rich sounds distinctly Leninesque. "You are rich - you need to give us your money in the interest of fairness and equality you bourgeois dogs!"
Thirdly, the Liberal Democrats have never been in power at all. Supposedly this is to work to their advantage (I don't see how...). Nick Clegg's message is basically this: "The other two have already messed things up and had their chance, now give me a crack at it!". Of course in this sense I could also apply for the job of British PM, I've never tried it either... Who knows, maybe I'd do well? I daresay I would definitely do better than Nick Clegg! But this is how democracy works - even the most loony populists can get power if they can somehow appeal to the people (it doesn't matter how much they lie in the process).
All in all, I see something very disturbing on the horizon in Britain (and I don't mean that giant volcanic cloud...). I am in no way endorsing the Conservative Party, however. I sincerely hoped that more political parties would be invited to the debate, including UKIP, the Scottish National Party, or the BNP. The British have to make up their mind on who to vote for, and they really need to get it right this time!