Sorry - how can the Conservatives seriously have 'vote for change' as their tagline? Aside from the obvious Obama comparison ridiculousness, they're called the CONSERVATIVES. Clue in the name? Kind of doublethinky? Ridic.
In Other (but related) News my friend Nat Guest has started an awesome project where she rounds up the day's news in verse. It's hilar, and here.
Also, I am back in Leeds now. I should be reading Caleb Williams (it has taken me so very long; I am somewhere towards the end of volume two) but instead I am endlessly clicking on my iTunes icon and wondering why it won't load so I can listen to Evelyn Evelyn. I came home to my EE package; it's very exciting. Exciting exciting, even. (Exciting exciting, even even.) (Sorry.) It includes a really cool sticker with a picture of the twins and 'WHAT EVS', which has led me to decide that I am going to lift the ban on multiple acoustic guitar stickers and cover the thing with awesomeness. One of these stickers will be of Scream Club, because part of awesomeness is understanding that what you value won't necessarily always be there, and that you have a responsibility to be part of what continues it in the world. Also, I still fancy Cindy Wonderful, so.
Tory tagline is a concrete promise, that's why it's so insidious. They do want to change stuff, but they want to change stuff back to how is was before New Labour. Cameron himself said that the Conservative party was a reactionary party under his leadership.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I figured - I just thought it was interesting how they were still juxtaposing two such incongruous words. I think this is just what happens when you study 1984 at A-level :o)
ReplyDeleteI got yelled at for bringing this exact point up with my Conservative voting friends. I am still yet to get an explanation which leads into another point about how every conservative has no idea about anything and just yells to get their way. The slogan is the literal definition of an oxymoron and people are stupid enough to swallow it up. UGH.
ReplyDeleteOn the plus side, if they're yelling at you, you're probably winning.
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