…that I could have titled “Oh, for fuck’s sake”
I get very depressed at the state of the world.
Not clinically depressed, you understand – that’s a serious condition that I couldn’t belittle by likening it to my state of exasperation, and general glumness when faced with situations such as….
… the current bout of sparring between us and the Argies over the Falkland Islands.
What the hell is it with politicians? Whenever a government is unpopular, and in danger of seeing power slip away at the next election, they think that the best way to win public support is to start a fucking war.
The really, really unforgivably sad part about this is that the public, egged on by a self-serving and jingoistic press (are you listening , Wail and Scum readers?) actually fall for it.
The last Falklands war was caused by the evil Thatcher, and her attempts to salvage her failing popularity – and it worked. Or at least it worked in the eyes of gullible bastards without the nous to see through it all. It certainly didn’t work in the eyes of those that died, were injured, or otherwise suffered.
…and now it looks like a couple of egotistical bastards, currently seeking to curry favour with the electorate in their respective countries are up for starting it all up again.
