Afeature of living at the end of an era is that some events in the present already feel like future artefacts – things you expect to see in a school history book, or a documentary many years from now. Here is King Charles’s 2026 state visit to the United States, right between the chapters on the war on Iran and the global energy crisis. Here is an image of the entire constellation of Trumpland, dining on spring-herbed ravioli and dover sole. Look at this interesting antiquity of the time: the gold plates, the universal sign of a regime at the peak of excess. And there you see the foreign dignitary, making a speech that at the time felt like bold truth-telling, but as we all now know was little more than naive theatre while the whole world teetered on the precipice.
Presumably the belief is that if Nesrine talks portentously of Great Things then Nesrine is a very serious commentator on Great Things. Rather than just being portentous.
Reminds me of those twats blathering about ‘late capitalism’.
Can’t we just deport this creature back to the Sudan?
Followers of Robert Conquest will be aware of the controversy of when to say shit and when shite. No problem in this case, this is shite.
Any energy crisis that there is has been caused deliberately by the climate loons.
You spelt “pretentious” wrong
naive theatre while the whole world teetered on the precipice.
Atlas should shrug more.
The “gold plates” were acquired under Hilary Clinton’s direction, when she and Bill were resident. Doesn’t fit the narrative though.
Nesrine is fine example of the Common Gobshite, full plumage, discordant but loud song.