We’re publishing a new piece today by Dr. Sinéad Murphy, an Associate Researcher in Philosophy at Newcastle University, about the lasting psychological impact of lockdowns and the philosophy of safetyism underpinning them. Here is an extract:
We have been prodded this year by the devilish theme of safety, which has dramatically altered the contour of our lives. But now the colour of our lives may be changing too, as we are encouraged from all sides not only to stay safe but to be sensible.
On May 15th, the FA Cup final was attended by twenty-two thousand supporters. The fans were back. Football was back. And certainly, the real crowd did foreground how anaemic has been its virtual equivalent. But when Leicester scored the goal that won them the cup, their cheering fans were faced down by a line of officials, caped in plastic over their high-visibility jackets and fanning their outstretched gloved hands, palms downwards, in a calming gesture – Let’s be sensible, folks.
Two days later, May 17th, brought the return of hugging for anyone who had been observing the ban. But it is not a rush-into-the-arms hugging, not a big hugging, not a tight hugging, all of which have about them this new taint of excess. It is sensible hugging: faces turned in opposite directions and got over with as quickly as possible.
There is a new kind of puritanism abroad – casting its pall over our lives, already so out of shape. Those moments when life is brimming over, when we act on impulse, when our sides split with laughter, when we cry with anger or with joy, when we cannot let go our embrace or when we could talk and talk for hours: all have about them a new hue of poor taste. The palate of human life has been dimmed; Let’s be sensible, folks.
Worth reading in full.
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Rather like Just Stop Oil, I think we should try to ignore these two and focus on the real enemy and their dangerous ideas. Establishments and large private firms across the rich world have been captured by these people and their ideas – getting rid of H&M isn’t going to change that.
H&M are irritating twats.
A rather restrained comment, methinks?
I must say I am rather taken with the Ginge and Whinge moniker.
Ginge and Cringe is the other one that I like!
If the Duke that never shows up for work, who would only be any good as a toilet brush thinks that an American Actress married him for his charm and good looks then that is up to him, but he is clearly a brainwashed dreamer.
But how can you ignore people that lay down in the road and block your path?…….Perhaps instead of ignoring the eco dreamers and the Royal “grifters” we should just uppercut them.
Oh I certainly wouldn’t be ignoring them were I to meet them in person
Who?
“In the latest humiliation—-“? You cannot shame the shameless..
These two have taken up far more than their allotted 15 mins of fame. It’s time they retired into obscurity along with all their wealth, homes, opinions, half-baked ideas, grievances, judgements and gave their children a half-decent upbringing away from the media that they so obviously hate/love.
Hate, love and deeply need.
Only Netflix (and Harry) left.
Wonder which one she’ll “lose” next?
My guess would be that the beardo will eventually discover his inner woman and join the transbrigade.