Yeah, we're sort of like trading one form of like governance by contempt for another.

That's the nature of ideology, isn't it? Ideologies are like assholes, everyone's got one,

but you never look at your own unless something's gone wrong. So I don't think he realizes

that that's his sort of ideological position as well, yeah, of course I'm restoring dignity to British institutions,

but he doesn't consciously think that. You never look at your own except with a very complex series of reflex mirrors.

Exactly, yeah.

And I think it's very telling that Starma will not meet with trans groups.

He will not meet with sex worker groups.

He often doesn't meet with groups who are campaigning for racial justice.

But he does, if rumors are to be believed, meet a lot with turf groups who are campaigning for racial justice, but he does, if rumors are to be believed,

meet a lot with turf groups,

who are very good at positioning themselves

as we are respectable and grown up

because they are led overwhelmingly

by straight white old people.

And you know what?

Say what you will about the Tories,

but they've got quite a lot of backbenchers

who are prepared to meet with sex workers.

Hey-o.

Can we talk about influences, like, influences upon Stalma?

Because I feel like there's a couple of things going on here, both, like, him personally

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