Death wishers are sick, but ignore them at your peril

I undertand why people are criticising those wishing death upon Boris. Wishing death upon anyone is not a kind nor pleasant thing and some of these individuals must be pretty sick in the mind.

However, we, as a society, need to ask ourselves why has Boris caused, through his own actions and decisions, such division and such strength of feeling? There are reasons that many people find this man so abhorrent to the point of wishing him dead, whether you believe that attitude to be right or wrong.

This man has helped to further divide a society in more ways than one. Crucially, at this time, he has helped further create a society of deep inequity, ripping away key resources from key services that we now need to save the lives from thousands of people who didn’t make those decisions, while his millionaire and billionaire friends, supporters and financiers get richer every day from the proceeds of the current crisis, misery and death.

Where is their (and his) genuine sympathy for those who have died because of their negligence, greed and lack of foresight, or, more likely, their ideological belief in ‘herd immunity’ that happily culls an even bigger percentage of the population than it already has? And if that is his policy for the rest of us, why should he not be one of them, if his obesity renders him so vulnerable too??

How many millions have the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg donated to assist front-line efforts rather than reaping the rewards of gambling on falling stocks as a result of the economic downturn caused by this pandemic?

Politics is not an abstract concept. It’s not a separate entity to the rest of life. It is part of life and, in many instances, it is a fundamental part of deciding over many aspects of how we all live and, indeed, how we all die.

You cannot separate those in power from that process and from the decisions that they make. They are accountable for them, now and forever. It is a career choice they have chosen and they must live with the consequences of their choices in times of glory and in times of darkness too. They can’t reap the benefits that a political life brings them if they’re not prepared to accept the negatives. You enter politics with your eyes open to be prepared to be judged for your political actions even when your eyes have to be finally closed.

Don’t wish anyone dead, but don’t dismiss the genuine feelings of utter rage, of division, of anger, disappointment and of continually being failed by selfish, greedy, mostly white, men of privilege who continually care nothing for anyone but themselves, their finances and their own narcissistic ambitions and deluded, racist, ideology.

Ignore that strength of feeling at your peril because, whatever happens to the currently ill monster at the head of government, another monster will be quick, and ready, to replace him within the blink of an eye.

If this truth hurts you, ignore it and stick to living in your fantasy world where Boris is just a fluffy-haired, harmless, laughable clown.

Are you a mortal hypocrite?

There are many people throughout my life, particularly during the last decade, who dislike me or disagree with me for the choices I have made in my life. Some of them passionately believe me to be a bad, immoral or, probably, evil person and some have even wished death upon me. That is their prerogative. I can live, and die, with that knowledge.

I would find it deeply insulting and patronising that any of those people should suddenly ‘wish me well’ or show me sympathy just because I were to suddenly become ill. Should I die, don’t show me any more mercy or ‘forgiveness’ than you afforded me in life. When it mattered. Your mercy means nothing, whether I am alive or dead.

I don’t hope that Boris Johnson dies. I hope he lives so that one day he can face justice for his hate-mongering, lies, deceit, fraud and total lack of responsibility over the lives of the citizens in his care. Unlikely, I know.

However, if he does die, I will not be shedding a tear. An evil, narcissistic, immoral man doesn’t become less so just because he becomes ill or stops breathing. That is the legacy he has chosen to leave behind.

We all make choices in life: IN LIFE. For which we shall be judged eternally. I can live with that. I can live with my choices and I’m happy for anyone to know them and judge me by them. Whether I’m alive, clinging to life or dead. But don’t let my life status change your opinion of me.

Have principles and stand by them. Or don’t and just stick to a fluffy, flippant, fickle existence, if that works for you.