Elon Musk and fascism

There is an argument that too many people on the left call those they disagree with, fascist. I agree with this and for a while, I felt that people like Rory Stewart were wrong to call people like Elon Musk fascist. And then Musk gave that salute. Twice. He knew what he did. He knew it would get people talking about it. And that was the straw that broke me.

In the UK, he has supported Tommy Robinson, famously calling out Nigel Farage because Stephen Yaxley-Lennon is too toxic for him. In Germany he has been supporting the AfD. I am not sure I would consider him to be racist (I have suspicions), but he does seem to be suffering from Islamophobia. 

Politics has become more right wing in the UK with Reform UK doing well in the polls. We have seen what has happened in America where they voted an adulterous abuser of women in the office of President over a woman. And I fear that Germany is going to go the same way as Austria and Italy. 

So, Rory Stewart, I was wrong about Elon Musk, and you were right. 

The stance of the US towards undocumented migrants

I do not like the double standards of those on the left in the USA towards immigration and the plans of Trump towards undocumented migrants working in the USA.

Based on the video, they have less pay, worse working conditions with a higher rate of death and disability at work.  If those on the left were so concerned about them, they should have helped them to become legal.  Instead, undocumented workers in the USA are people who are limited to what jobs they can do.  When they say illegal immigrants do the jobs that US workers will not do, they are right, because it would be illegal to employ US workers on those terms and conditions!

Starmer and deportations

There are those on the left who are not happy with the record of Keir Starmer on deporting those considered to be illegal immigrants.  Record numbers have been deported, but there is little in the news about this.  Which is silly considering how immigration is a major issue when it comes to how people have voted.  

Birthright Citizenship and Gun Controls

Trump wants to end Birthright Citizenship for the children of illegal (undocumented) migrants in the USA.  Is has decided to do this using an executive order, which from what many say, is not legal due to the constitution of the US.

What will be interesting is if this is allowed to happen.  If Trump is able to change the constitution using an Executive Order, then the next US president will be able to change Gun Control laws doing the same thing.  

It will be interesting to see how this plays out as I am not sure if those on the right realise the implications of this...

Blitz

Nominated for many awards, after watching this film with my daughter, I will be surprised it if does not win anything.  When it comes to looking at a film, a film should be judged on a few things, including how well it tells a story, as well as if that story is new. And I cannot remember many films which reflect how the UK was multicultural during the war.  

I trained in Whitechapel and when there, I learned about its long history of immigration. At the time, the immigrant population was mainly Bengali, but earlier, it had been Jews and before that the Huguenots. Set in The East End, the film reflected that. Many have said that the film is too woke because of this, and it may be that the numbers of non-white faces are too many. But I have not seen this issue of the UK reflected in many films. In fact, I feel some of the reviews of the film forget to reflect how the film addresses this.

I would certainly recommend watching this, and I may watch it again. 

Day one, second time around

I have been listening to the News Agents and some of what President Pee Pee (not that this matters anymore) has been saying, along with how many lies have been taken up by so many.

I know that in the build up to today, many people have tried to work out what Donald Trump is going to do, but one journalist summed it up best.  The bottom line is that Trump will do what he thinks is best for him, and that will also depend on who spoke to him last about an issue, so long as he likes them. 

Anyway, there is a lot of left wing anger about him including with this video...

Seeing my mother

I forgot to post about seeing my mother yesterday.  My wife had a school reunion to attend in London, and also had to meet friends back in Colchester later in the day.

As we were to travel to London, we took the children with us.  Sadly, due to roadworks, we were not able to spend as much time with her as I would have wanted and we were late to meet up for the reunion.  It was good to meet the friends of my wife.  I get on with the other husbands, and her friends as well.

Afterwards, we froze a bit on the way up.  I did not get a chance to charge my car and we had to wait while the car charged.  My son wanted to leave before it had a decent amount of charge, which meant that I could not use the heater, which meant we were very cold on the way up. 

But it was good to see my Mum, and one of my cousins who was looking after her.  It has been too long since I saw my cousin.  It was interesting seeing my mother trying to rest by watching Trump on the TV, but her anger must have got her blood pressure into the normal range!

On getting back, I did get to watch the Arsenal match.  But while I thought we were going to lose before the match, I was annoyed that we gave away a two goal lead.