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Revolution!

Third, we might have to overthrow the powers that seek to prevent change from happening – most of whom are represented by the current power elites who have, for example, now decided that when the choice is between short-term profits and human survival, profits win. Alternatively, they are those who have decided that balancing the books should win. In either case, those priorities have to go, and those seeking to uphold them will have to lose power – however uncomfortable that might be for them.

19 thoughts on “Revolution!”

  1. He is essentially a mouthpiece for the ‘current power elites’ – the only question is whether he realises it or not. I veer from one to the other.

  2. I have to thoroughly agree with Richard Murphy. Let’s hear those tanks rumbling across Westminster Bridge. Always remember that when governments are overthrown it may not be you doing the overthrowing.
    Actually the idea of chubby middle-aged greying Murphy overthrowing anything more challenging than a half empty wastepaper bin is a complete hoot.

  3. The one thing I feel sure of BiS, is that if the government is overthrown, I’ll come out on the losing side.

  4. One of the small joys of the revolution would be to see the look on his face in the next cell in the gulag.

    ‘If only Comrade X knew about this, he’d put a stop to it’.

  5. What a fucking idiot.

    Sometimes you just have to roll your eyes and declare the simple truth – he’s a fucking idiot.

  6. Martin Near The M25

    He has a few blog commentators who might qualify.

    An accountant who thinks balancing the books isn’t important. No wonder he had such a stellar career.

  7. As the Guardian noted yesterday:

    Many of Earth’s “vital signs” have hit record extremes, indicating that “the future of humanity hangs in the balance”, a group of the world’s most senior climate experts have said.

    More and more scientists are now looking into the possibility of societal collapse, says the report, which assessed 35 vital signs in 2023 and found that 25 were worse than ever recorded, including carbon dioxide levels and human population. This indicates a “critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis”, it says.

    They added:

    The temperature of Earth’s surface and oceans hit an all-time high, driven by record burning of fossil fuels, the report found. Human population is increasing at a rate of approximately 200,000 people a day and the number of cattle and sheep by 170,000 a day, all adding to record greenhouse gas emissions.

    I believe those scientists. All the available evidence is that they are right, given that everything that they have predicted so far, including extreme weather conditions and the threat to the survival of life on some parts of the planet, does seem to be happening.

    The Guardian is such a rich mine of misinformation I automatically assume it is lying. As for the Scientists they have been consistently and horrendously wrong over many long decades. As for Murphy, given his extremely dubious economics (a field in which he claims expertise), to say I am ‘sceptical’ about his appeal to authority in matters of climate change is an understatement along the lines that Keir Starmer is ‘bit of a c^%t’.

    I was eavesdropping on a conversation yesterday. I know I shouldn’t, but the two people of about my age who were partaking in it in the coffee shop where I was working were doing nothing to stop me from doing so, and such was their volume that they gave me little option but to take note. They were discussing all the places that they had been in the world – and few tourist hotspots from Hawaii to every place you can think of closer to home – had seemingly been missed by them. Despite that, discussion was being had on where to go next, with the Himalayas seeming to be high on the agenda.

    In fairness what this anecdote does confirm is that Murphy’s contention he could see himself at Dachau is definitely correct, even as an Inmate he’d have been one of the ‘Trustees’ the SS designated to try and keep order among the prisoners.

    Why was I interested? I also listened to their discussion about their grandchildren, for whom they very obviously cared. I then wondered whether those grandchildren were really going to thank these two for having helped burn their planet for no good reason. A cocktail is a cocktail the world over – and they seemed to have a liking for them as well. Their ‘making memories’ tours of the world are very clearly part of the problem of excess consumption that is driving our world to the brink of chaos, and beyond. But they either did not know, or did not care, or could not make the link between their own excesses and the crisis that we face.

    That’s as maybe – do you think the groups who are crossing the Channel to come and live here at your urging fancy the ‘austere’ lifestyle you crave?

    I fear societal breakdown. It will come because of that thing that most people in this country claim to fear most – which is the movement of people. That is going to happen now. Hundreds of millions of people, or more, are going to have to move in the decades to come if they are to have a chance of survival. That is not an opinion; that’s a fact. And you can be sure that those who will move will do so because they are not going to sit still and die where life has become impossible, through no fault of their own.

    Actually not an invalid point which is why we need to sort our borders out now and begin expelling those who shouldn’t be here and stop those coming in who don’t have a right to be here..

    In that case, what can be done to manage this risk of societal breakdown through the mass movement of people? What follows are incredibly simplistic suggestions, but in the face of a crisis of epic proportions, which is where we are, simple solutions might be required.

    First, we will have to accept the reality of migration. Our narratives have to change. We embrace what is going to happen, or the turmoil of conflict will end what we have, come what may.

    What I would mandate is semi-retired pseudo – academics who live on their own in four bedroom houses would need to give those up. Along with their model railways.

    Second, we have to accept that our consumption is going to change radically. We will not, for a start, be aimlessly globe-trotting the world, but that is only the tip of the required change in behaviour.

    Totalitarianism is the only option – I, Murphy have decreed. With me as the leader of course.

    Third, we might have to overthrow the powers that seek to prevent change from happening – most of whom are represented by the current power elites who have, for example, now decided that when the choice is between short-term profits and human survival, profits win. Alternatively, they are those who have decided that balancing the books should win. In either case, those priorities have to go, and those seeking to uphold them will have to lose power – however uncomfortable that might be for them.

    I’d be delighted to see Murphy running for Public office – but of course even an advisory role to John Mcdonnell was ‘insufficient’ recognition of his insight. I’m sure press scrutiny would expose his ‘people -friendly’ persona.

    >i> And for the record (and in case anyone in the security services might be looking in), I am not for a moment suggesting revolution or anything so absurd because that would itself represent societal breakdown. I am suggesting that democracy – real democracy – has to deliver this. In other words, the will of the people to survive will, eventually, have to prevail at the ballot box.

    LOL – Whatever happened to the ‘No Pasaran’ that stood up to Elon Musk on Twitter?

    Let’s not pretend we are going to be living comfortably for some time to come. What has already happened might well prevent that from happening. The only hope we have is for changed attitudes, changed priorities, and the will to live. With them, we might survive climate change. Without them, breakdown it is.

    Given the people lined up behind the Climate Change ideology, whose evil surpasses that of those who ran Dachau – I’ll take the option of Breakdown and my resultant chances.

  8. The IPCC has a report, within which is a table of 33 Key Indicators of climate change (These indicators include more floods, more droughts, more rain, less rain, higher wind speeds etc. etc).

    They have a ‘high confidence’ in 4 (one of which is “CO2 is increasing”). The rest shows either no clear indication or no sign at all, of any ‘climate change’…………..

    While those who should know better but argue ‘let us, for the sake of argument, accept…….’ (I wonder who around here could be included in that little group) continue to accept the nonsense spouted by the climate nutters, the insanity will continue.

  9. …in the coffee shop where I was working…
    Gory be! He’s doing something useful!
    ….
    Oh. On second thoughts, he’s taking advantage of the free wi fi and pounding on his keyboard while taking up space other customers would like to use.

    …Hundreds of millions of people, or more, are going to have to move in the decades to come if they are to have a chance of survival. That is not an opinion; that’s a fact….
    No. It’s a prediction about the future, i.e. an opinion.

  10. The Earth’s surface temperature was about 1200C around 4 billion years ago. I’m shocked, *SHOCKED* I say, that this record has been broken.

  11. Bloke in North Dorset

    OT

    Those wonderful rule followers in the EU, or so Rejoiners would have us believe, have just shafted Germany by manipulating the rules.

    As a gross generalisation of what went on:

    The way QMV normally works is the EU agrees a policy and then it has to get through the QMV process to be adopted, with abstentions counting as being against.

    In the case of increasing import tariffs on Chinese EVs Germany made it clear they were against, so the EU agreed the increase in council and this flipped the onus of QMV. Now Germany had to get a majority to reject the tariffs with abstentions counting as being in support of the policy.

    OK, there’s lots of Schadenfreude to be had and Germany is obviously being self serving, is if all countries aren’t, and trying to avoid being targeted by China’s retaliation, but this is quite something when the EU turns on its biggest member and paymaster and manipulates the rules in this way.

    For the gory details listen to the latest EU Intelligence podcast.

  12. The temperature of Earth’s surface and oceans hit an all-time high

    Well that can’t be true can it? There have been times when Antarctica was covered in forests and dinosaurs. It is presently covered with miles of ice.

    A few days ago there was a hysterical story about the ‘greening’ of Antarctica, with satellite maps show large green swathes. Of course google maps reveals that these swathes are tiny in the context of the continent and also located in a bit which is only a couple of hundred miles south of South America.

    we will have to accept the reality of migration. Our narratives have to change

    Agreed Spuddy. I propose the new narrative should be: get rid of third world moochers and prevent the arrival of more with vigorous navy patrols.

  13. Who the fuck is “we”?

    And that idiot couldn’t organise fornication for pay in a house of ill-repute. What makes him think that he could overthrow an elected government in a developed country?

  14. He’s been banned from all the pubs. Could he end up being banned from all the coffee shops and cafes?

  15. “Well that can’t be true can it? There have been times when Antarctica was covered in forests and dinosaurs. It is presently covered with miles of ice.”

    Tsk, you and your pesky facts. You’ll be pointing out that all the melting glaciers the usual suspects keeping banging on about are revealing plant and animal life that used to be going on there before the glacier arrived next………….

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