Brexit: The Uncivil War and Reflections on Current Populism

Rosemary 2022-03-22 09:02:43

Be sure to watch it again! I feel that this film explores very deeply, politics, society, human nature... Maybe there are more angles that I haven't seen. Humans have thoughts, reason, but also feelings. It’s not easy to be rational, but it’s easy to be influenced by emotions, and emotions are the easiest to incite and use, because there is no need to think, consider reality, and face the present, just hold a banner that can make people’s blood boil and raise their arms and shout. , just believe that doing so can change everything. really? For those who think with emotion, yes. They are reluctant to look at various data reports researched by various experts and scholars, and reluctant to believe in the huge risks that will arise. They only believe in what they believe, under the infinite temptation of an ideal and beautiful future, any current social problems will be an incentive worth risking a change. They believe that the current government is corrupt and incompetent, that the immigration problem will become more and more serious, and that the unsatisfactory life of their own is caused by the existing policies... In this case, taking back control, Brexit may make the UK stronger again, Social problems can be solved. A slogan as seductive as freedom opens up the Pandora's box of human nature, and in the end it often brings hatred, madness, pain, chaos, destruction, conflict, violence... In fact, as said in the movie, Brexit The idea of ​​a referendum is inherently dangerous — it creates a disintegrating, trust-defying, socially divided, and extremely risky problem out of thin air. No society is perfect, society needs to change, and the solution of various social problems needs driving force, but this does not mean that a stable and civilized society needs a bloody "revolution" based on idealistic fanaticism. What is really scary is that these people who can be easily instigated are often with potential extreme tendencies. When these people find that someone has set up a platform for them, on this platform, they can vent and eventually lead to violence, but they will not. Know that you have stepped into the abyss of evil. Disorder is often more terrifying than resting on your laurels. Are these people the people? Yes. Do they have the right to choose freely? some. But can such people be allowed to dominate the direction of social development? At least I don't want to.

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Brexit quotes

  • Dominic Cummings: [scene cuts between the two offices of Vote Leave and Vote Remain as they write out strategy] We also know that the other side are gonna run a campaign the way that campaigns have been run for pretty much the last 70 years. They're gonna fight from the center, and they're gonna make it about jobs and the economy.

    Andrew Cooper: We focus on the economy and jobs. The message: leaving risks both.

    Craig Oliver: Clinton '92. Best campaign ever. "It's the economy, stupid".

    Andrew Cooper: You define your opponent as the riskier option, and though the change candidate might initially poll well, come election day the nerves kick in. Voters revert back to center. Law of political science - if the status quo are ahead before the campaign begins, which we are, they always win on the day. So...

    Douglas Carswell: So, what's our answer?

    Dominic Cummings: Tzu's "The Art of War". If we fight them on home terrain, they will win. So what we need to do is lead them to the ninth battlefield. The deadly ground where no one expects to find themselves. Outcome? *They* perish.

    Victoria Woodcock: Which means?

    Dominic Cummings: You reverse the proposition. We make *them* the risky option. To stay is to risk losing more of the things we cherish - we're asking voters not to reject the status quo, but to return to it, to independence. How much does it cost us each week to be members of the EU?

    Daniel Hannan: In the region of...

    Dominic Cummings: What's our researcher's name?

    Matthew Elliott: Richard.

    Dominic Cummings: Ricardo, will you get me all the figures up for how much it costs to be members of the EU for a week? Largest one wins.

    Matthew Elliott: Make sure it's verifiable!

  • Dominic Cummings: It's not rocket science, it's simple. There are three types of voter. Those certain to vote to exit, that's one third. Well, they're in the bag, so ignore them. Those certain to vote to stay, that's another third, and we can't touch them so fuck 'em. The last third: "I would like to leave, but I'm worried about what the effect will be to jobs and living standards". *These* are the only people that we need to care about. And trust me, the others will be after exactly the same bunch.

    [cut to Vote Remain offices]

    Craig Oliver: Now, these are who will decide the result. The "Hearts versus Heads" and the "Disengaged Middle". 34% of the electorate.