Another piece of rhetorical fluff that needs to be put to bed is the idea that our societies are 'divided'.…

Another piece of rhetorical fluff that needs to be put to bed is the idea that our societies are 'divided'. That's deliberate conservative strategy, to create a sense of division. It energises apathetic voters. /1 https://t.co/Ct5L0Juzm6

Unfortunately progressive parties swallow that spin (together with 'the economy', 'living with the virus', 'getting the balance right', 'the vulnerable' etc. etc.) and come to power with most things in urgent need of repair. But all they offer is a 'kinder' politics'. /2

Comprehensively, strategically outplayed, as always. The wreckage left by conservatives is mostly untouched. But people speak more kindly, about the wreckage. /end