February 21, 2005

Reason number 8: The vast rightwing conspiracy

Iain Duncan Smith, perhaps the most unsuccessful Tory leader ever, believes British conservatives can imitate their American soulmates in order to, I quote, "put the fear of God into the metropolitan elites." Quite how an MP of many years standing who represents a constituency in the south-east and is no doubt on good terms with plenty of "elite" types himself (have you ever seen the Tory party?) can think of himself as an outsider is beyond me - but I guess politics is all in the illusions.

Note also the solipsism of the defeated politician, he believes that everyone who is not with him is against him. Even the British media (which can be quite conservative) deserves a challenge from his political bedfellows, according to non-Metropolitan, non-elite Mr Duncan Smith. Keen readers will also detect elements of reasons 3 and 5.
The blogosphere will become a force in Britain, and it could ignite many new forces of conservatism. The internet's automatic level playing field gives conservatives opportunities that mainstream media have often denied them.
It's like the Daily Mail never existed.

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