Inverting the Battlelines
25th October 2023
The niceties of hoplite warfare may be abstruse, but as an analogy, it works with depressing frequency in modern politics as both sides adapt their principles to their feelings rather than the other way round. In recent days, the Left (generally quick to equate speech with violence as in Labour’s plans to criminalise misgendering) has been remarkably relaxed about calls to eradicate Israel from the map being heard on the streets of London, while the Right, generally quick to point out that “facts don’t care about your feelings, snowflake” is happy to use the intimidation felt by the Jewish community as a reason for mass arrests and the banning of future protests.