UK Go

   British politics is not as popular in the USA as American politics is in the United Kingdom. This is unfortunate because the last decade of UK political theatre has proven notable for its dysfunction, and most Americans have probably missed out. 

    In 2016, the UK voted to withdraw from the European Union, an act of self-sabotage Wile E Coyote would have admired. Although the Leave campaign feasted on the red meat of anti-immigrant sentiment, reasonable arguments for departing the EU did exist, just as there were powerful arguments to Remain. Unfortunately, once the votes were counted and the decision made, the UK Government revealed its implementation plan, which was, it didn't have one. 

    Prime Minister David Cameron campaigned in favor of remaining in the EU, albeit with all the enthusiasm and charisma of a wet cat. Once defeated, he did what any real man in a tight spot would do; he quit and handed the job over to a woman. So much for Remain. Placed in a nearly untenable position, new PM Theresa May managed to endear herself to nobody, but is now somewhat fondly remembered as "not as bad as the three simpletons who succeeded her."

    Since 2019, the United Kingdom has seen five Prime Ministers, three of whom never prevailed in a General Election at all, and one, Boris Johnson, who only won election after assuming office following May's resignation. If this were happening in the USA, the whole world would be scoffing, "what's wrong with those clowns?" Of course, the UK escapes some ridicule thanks to America's oneupsmanship in clownery by twice electing a man more racist than your racist uncle, and dumber than your dumb uncle, who is usually, though not always, the same uncle. 

    All the while, the once vaunted British Government has covered itself in gory by, for example, forgetting that part of their nation shared a land border with European Union member Republic of Ireland. Now that the two no longer belonged to the same club, implications arose, and nobody, especially the British, likes to deal with implications. For many years, the UK adopted the following approach: don't do anything. If everyone hid in the bathroom and set their phones straight to voice mail, maybe the implications would go away. But they didn't. Implications have the patience of a Gaboon viper waiting on a rock hyrax. 

    The Anglo-American-Global shenanigans of the last few years have been driven in part by a rejection of intellectualism, and a sense of alienation between ordinary people and elites, whether political, educational, scientific, or otherwise. Movements in many countries across the globe have succeeded with the following premise: smart people are overrated. Hopefully those who embrace this idea will soon realize it isn't so much incorrect as incomplete. Smart people may be overrated, but ignoramuses are anything but underrated. They are perhaps more overrated than smart people. Passengers may find a bus driver barely competent and the required training course inadequate, but their lack of confidence is not grounds for handing the keys over to a tree frog. A doctor may exhibit misguided notions about medicine, but that's no reason to schedule an appointment with a brick layer. 

    Now hit the treadmill; here it goes again. 

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