We deny ourselves the ability to choose our present circumstances and shape our future if we allow the lazy application of labels. Mainstream journalists were supine in their acceptance and repetition of the politicians’ disgraceful mislabelling of vulnerable people during the Coalition decade. The rump is a radicalised Right mimicking the extremists dominating the Republican Party. Normalcy bias means journalists continued to quote Republican politicians reframing it as a normal tourist visit. If journalists can’t label the moment in its true seriousness, we can’t expect the distracted public to recognise it.

Source: The Guardian July 20, 2023 07:48 UTC