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With every new change of political parties there is always a defining incident that comes to symbolise that change. In 1997 it was the death of Princess Diana that came to symbolise the New Labour experiment and before that in 1993 it was the ERM disaster that encapsulated the John Major government. Now in the era of coalition government we have their defining image and that is Raoul Moat!
It could have been England's abject failure in World Cup 2010 and David Cameron PM jingoistic planting of the St George Cross on 10 Downing St - even though 10 Downing St represents the UK and not just England. But, in the end it had to be Raoul Moat who managed to replace football as the big spectator sport in the summer of 2010. Wall to wall coverage on Sky TV gave us what we wanted a real live 'Fugitive' type episode with an alleged criminal leading the police on a merry dance around the fields of Northern England.
It all came a week or so after the 'We are all in this together' budget in which the poorest members of society were made to pay for the wealthiest 3,000 or richest families inheritance, when the government decided to raise VAT to 20%. Raoul Moat in some peoples view represented a way of challenging the grinding nonsense of the 'Big Society' where we all will look after each other with charity and be thankful that the ruling class wil look after the main financiers of the ruling class.
The bankers got away with grand larceny and even got a bonus for getting away with criminal negligence. The World economy is tilting to a new barbarism and although we can see it, we seem powerless to do anything about it. A new a vibrant robber baron culture is sweeping the World and we seem to accept that it may be bad for the vast majority but there is nothing that can be done to stop it. This powerless state is ripe for a new anti-hero. A hero who takes on the state and the ruling powers and actually beats them even when they bring in numerous special forces such as the SAS!
This anti-hero maybe a cross dressing, bully, woman beater, child abuser, steroid nut, and ultimately murderer, but, he made the police and the authorities look like mugs. I predicted via Twitter that he would become a hero to some in society and this has happened. On Facebook a website was set up in honour to Mr Moat. This sent the state into a fit of rage and went right to the top when David Cameron PM slagged of Facebook for hosting the pro Raoul Moat group.
This in contrast to what happened when Diana, Princess of Wales died and the state needed a message from the Prime Minister to sum up the feeling of the nation. Mr Blair and his posse came up with 'the peoples princess' line. A simple tribute to the overwhelming feeling of lose and sorrow. Now in the age of cut backs and slashing of the state we needed a word or two about the inevitable violence and grief that will follow and it was Mr Cameron 'I cannot understand' a statement so profound in its simplicity. David Cameron 'cannot understand' because he has no need to understand.
This guy was a thug and why are these people happy to join a group honouring this thug? Its the same way that people support nazi parties even though the nazi parties are against everything these people want in their lives. The ruling class have shafted the people not just let them down. When the banking crisis hit the loses were socialised. Now the banks are giving money to their mates as if its confetti. However, today schools are going to shabbier, hospitals are going to be privatised and jobs are going to be cut. Happy days, not!
Some people say that the outpouring from some section of society is that women love tough guys and the men like men of action, this maybe so. More to the point people like not being told that they must work till they drop to keep the rich in a lifestyle they want. So when someone comes out and challenge the agents of the state that are shoving everything the state represent down the state throats these people say good. When the 'fifth estate' jump on the band wagon at once condemning and within the next breathe glorifying this guy what else can the underclass do but support the guy?
We now have a country run by an over promoted Chancellor who has never had a proper job and he wants to cut back the state - whatever that means! Does he mean getting rid of the Queen and her extended family who do not work at all? Of course not he means shafting the poor and making their lives as difficult as possible. The city bankers do not think much of George Osbourne but since he does not want to change the 'privatise the profits, socialise the losses' system, they can live with the raging idiot.
St Raoul will probably fade away, but the poor will always be with us. Some at the higher reaches of society meybe concerened but loads are not. Keeping up with the Hapsburgs is the name of the game and if it means dumping chemical waste in Africa or using child labour from Vietnam who cares! We all need heros, but heros are only needed when everything else messes up.
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