@PracticingPerson
Which part of that post do you have a problem with, exactly? which part?
Hmm, I don't think we'll agree here. You clearly don't seem to be a Johnson supporter, but you also appear to blame the public for doing largely as told they could by the government.
My view is the government is responsible for governing, which they have done badly. Government failures have caused very high deaths.
Maybe we should leave it there as I'm not understanding your train of thought it appears.
No, I'm absolutely *not a Johnson supporter. I'd never vote Tory, either. They're a vile, nasty party, and their policies have killed thousands over the decade or so they've been in power. At this point, anyone who continues to vote for and support them has blood on their hands. People have starved to death as a direct result of this government's policies. I wouldn't trust them as far as I can spit. Ignore that. I just don't trust them. They're nasty, lacking in humanity, and it shows. Every time they speak, that shows.
Do I blame the public for not understandig/realising that the Tories were lying? Yes, I do. When someone lies all the time.. when they're a compulsive and pathological liar, as Johnson appears to be... this is a person who notoriously wrote two versions of every article he ever submitted.
"You appear to blame the public for doing largely as told they could by the government". You are *shitting me. Of course, I lay the blame at the public's feet. "It's just guidelines". It's not illegal to drive at the national speed limit in icy conditions. That doesn't mean it's a good idea to do so. I do expect people to think for themselves, and apply critical thinking. Especially when there's clearly an incompetent and uncaring person in the role of PM.
People have had over a decade to work just how nasty a piece of humanity this JOhnson fellow is, how awful May was, and the Tories are.. Still they vote for him/them, and follow whatever he/they say. I have no idea why.
"The govt said we could..." The govt don't care whether we live or die. They'll say anything. People either take note of what the science says, or they don't. The tories ignore much of that science.
Caveat: there are times when people do indeed have to do whatever the govt tell them to do. There are also times when people just respond, "bullshit: that's bollocks!". The point is that adults/anyone with critical thinking skills should be able workout which response to apply when. It's frightening and disheartening that so many people *don't know how to do that. That's perhaps a result of the UK state education system: they've been preparing drones to run factories for decades. Same reason they want children back at school: they want their drones back at work, making money for them.
Again, if the UK govt told you/other people to jump off a cliff, would you/they do that, too? Alistair BDF Johnson/the Tories are arseholes. Just what would they have to do to persuade people they're full of shit? Or that they really don't care about you/your loved ones?
Whatever you don't understand, please ask. I don't mind questions. If I can't answer those questions, I'll tell you. Unlike Johnson, who will bullshit his way out of anything.
You do realise this PM has a stage name, too. His real name is Alistair Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. He chose "Boris Johnson" precisely because he knew working class peopel and everyone struggling would perceive him as "one of us". He is not.