When forced to choose, they all seem to prefer authoritarian plutocracy. So much for the 'classical liberals' - ThreadSky

johnspringford.bsky.social • 21 days ago

When forced to choose, they all seem to prefer authoritarian plutocracy. So much for the 'classical liberals'

Hannan recognises that Britain might have to choose between Trump's US or Europe.

Of course, he makes the wrong choice.

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jandehn.bsky.social•21 days ago

BLOG: Their true intentions are base. They want power and wealth. They recognise Trump can act like Prince John with Musk his Sheriff of Nottingham, and they want the same: to steal from the poor & give to the rich. No sign of Robin Hood.
https://www.jandehn.com/post/where-is-robin-hood

stateeducated.bsky.social•21 days ago

The Billionaires see a fairly defendable island for their doomsday bunker. Sure, some think, if they're obsequious enough now, they'll be rewarded later, they may even be allowed to stay to guard the compound from raiders and angry mobs.

donbb56.bsky.social•21 days ago

Hannah goose-steps to wherever there's money n power

mlungu.bsky.social•21 days ago

The only logical conclusion is that money must have corrupted these people. No previous British elite would ever positively relish vassal status in this way.

etretatelephant.bsky.social•21 days ago

Hannan is gagging for the UK to be a vassal state of the US. So much for sovereigny

joelitobarski.bsky.social•21 days ago

Hannan got a peerage, so you would think he'd achieved what he wanted out of Brexit. Apparently, that's not enough. He also wants Britain to become a client state of an authoritarian USA.

kfpm.bsky.social•21 days ago

Idiot: "Donald, we are with you, all the way, we have history, the 'special relationship'"

Trump: "Fuck off you loser, you have nothing we want"

Idiot: "But but but surely you're joking? Of course you are, all those decades of co-operation..."

Trump:

partyfavour.bsky.social•21 days ago

Used to being at the top of the power dynamic. Can't comprehend he's got less value than a skid mark to Trump and his cronies. Brexit damage done, thanks. Now fuck off.

ruralman.bsky.social•21 days ago

I just feel with Trump running the show in the White House he ain't no friend of ours, give me Europe every time.

garethknapman.bsky.social•21 days ago

They were never liberals.

leetaylorbythesea.bsky.social•21 days ago

At a guesz, I suspect many Graph readers would prefer Europe over Trump (well, O Hooe so)

paulcato.bsky.social•21 days ago

Let's get it straight: Hannan is an unremittingly stupid man. A posh boy trying to hold a line that the whole world sees as ridiculous. Just as ridiculous as his beloved brexit.

catiomiles.bsky.social•21 days ago

Daniel Hannnan is just a charlatan, not a liberal.

alan160755.bsky.social•21 days ago

Global authoritarian cheerleader, racist and embarrassingly stupid man, obviously sees the malign version of the US as ‘us’ and the cooperative neighbour EU as ‘them’.
People like this used to be considered traitors. Because they are traitors.

richarddubourg.bsky.social•21 days ago

Surely he thought Brexit was a choice to move away from Europe towards the US? Why is he still banging on about it?

jaksays.bsky.social•21 days ago

By classical liberal they mean Marcus Aurelius

purdyscott.bsky.social•21 days ago

That melt has never, ever been correct about anything. That him and his like are never held to account about their failed predictions speaks volumes about the state of the media in this country

orrorbit.bsky.social•21 days ago

Also, what about America First suggests that they wants anything to do with the UK?

komadori.bsky.social•21 days ago

Someone should tell Hannan the country's had enough of unelected, unaccountable charlatans.

andersandersson.bsky.social•21 days ago

Or as the Germans would say vaterlandslose Gesellen

gcse-macbeth.bsky.social•21 days ago

They will always, always side with the wealthy white man. Because wealth, whiteness and maleness are the only qualities they value.

glassmum958.bsky.social•21 days ago

And it's not shrinking. Several countries are clamouring to join the EU. They know they are stronger inside than outside: there's safety in numbers.

iaindowie.bsky.social•21 days ago

centrists and modern liberals believe in capitalism more than socialism, and as such the system will only ever drift one way.

13sarahmurphy.bsky.social•21 days ago

Incredible to see the lengths these people will go to, to defend their ruinous Brexit ideology. It made them. They can’t compute it can unmake them too. Torched any principles he may have had on his “Anglosphere” fever dream. Now in hock to the orange devil. And still insisting that’s the way to go.

johnnieburdette.bsky.social•21 days ago

Indeed.

Either, they don’t understand what America first means, or they are happy to go along with it even if it means that Britain becomes subservient to Trump.

coolin87.bsky.social•21 days ago

And they were the ones who wanted to “take back control”.

johnnieburdette.bsky.social•21 days ago

Indeed.

Anyone who has any doubts about Trump marching relentlessly towards a dictatorship should take a look at this clip.

execrable.bsky.social•21 days ago

Hannan really yearns after a return to feudalism where he and people like him would be cosplaying as Prince John.

delevan.bsky.social•21 days ago

My guess is they think classical liberalism ended in 1911, they’ve been trying to get back there for a couple of decades, and this is just the final step.

aralski.bsky.social•21 days ago

Indeed. It was never really about sovereignty more the grubby authoritarian values they all share with Putin, Trump et al.

tweet-by-sea.bsky.social•21 days ago

Hannan is a keynote speaker at this London Conference organised by GB News owner Marshall, next week.

The global far right are having a jamboree right under our noses.

tomvasseur.bsky.social•21 days ago

Isn't 19th century night-watchman (read: police) state their ideal polity?

Those were pretty authoritarian and definitely plutocrat.

They rather seem consistent in that respect.

delevan.bsky.social•21 days ago

They see the past 100 years as not just an aberration, but abhorrent. https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/unequal-gains-american-growth-and-inequality-1700#:~:text=Colonial%20America%20was%20the%20most,less%20unequal%20than%20Western%20Europe.

punshhh.bsky.social•21 days ago

Great take by Hannan. Take back control and then hand it to Trump.

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