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webofevilWhat just happened? While Blair suddenly gets hawkish on wasteful European finances (not, it has to be said, before time), America owns up to 60 years of propping up vicious dictatorships and promises to start actually supporting democracy, instead of simply mouthing empty phrases about it. It’s like some pink-lit soft-focus lefty fantasy.
Of course, what Condi’s admittedly startling words actually presage is currently anybody’s guess, and Tony isn’t “fighting for Britain” in Europe—or even fighting for Europe in Europe—so much as trying to prise open its markets for the transnationals, but, you know, rampant cynicism will only get you so far*. Maybe it’s time to cast off my suspicions about the motives of our political elites and embrace their visions. I, for one, welcome our new democratic overlords.
* The Foreign Office, usually.
Of course, what Condi’s admittedly startling words actually presage is currently anybody’s guess, and Tony isn’t “fighting for Britain” in Europe—or even fighting for Europe in Europe—so much as trying to prise open its markets for the transnationals, but, you know, rampant cynicism will only get you so far*. Maybe it’s time to cast off my suspicions about the motives of our political elites and embrace their visions. I, for one, welcome our new democratic overlords.
* The Foreign Office, usually.
