It's a sad state of affairs DaisyAnne, isn't it, when such views and attitudes are not only accepted politics, but seemingly actively supported by people elected to represent us all.
It's frightening how quickly one person (Boris), for whom leadership is nothing but a vanity/ power project, can bring all the worst traits of human nature to the surface, and actively encourage them to suit his own agenda.
How I would like to re-phrase some of his mysogenous tweets:
For instance, take the one about the children of single mothers being "ill-raised ..." etc.
Change 'single mothers' to 'absent fathers'. Boris himself springs to mind
Then the one about "uppity and irresponsible women" having the natural desire "to get pregnant.
The obvious alternative: "Irresponsible men have a natural desire to get their end away". Again, Boris himself springs to mind.
His own past record is proof enough that this sort of behaviour isn't limited to the poorer classes in society.
I know I am not alone in now, for the first time in my life, actually being both ashamed and worried by what's happening in Parliament. Boris is dragging it down, treating both the whole system and the people with contempt, yet still not enough people around him are prepared to openly say "enough is enough", and rein him in.
I imagine that in the not too distant future, this particular period of Government will go into the history books with a name all of its own. Needless to say, it won't be a flattering one, either for the country or for Boris. It will be looked back on as a an example of how not to govern.
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