Division

Following the election most of my friends have vented their frustrations, for some it’s anger or disappointment. For others it’s apathy and melancholy. It will probably come as no surprise to learn that as someone who very much owes his life to the NHS, I lean a little left of center. But I don’t find myself in this same outrage or grief, for I take some solace that the huge division the ripped through the heart of our society at the end of the Brexit referendum has clearly been healed at least in a small way, for to have such a large majority is truly a triumph in these days of tiny majorities or even the ones who lost the popular vote yet hold power.

While the side of the aisle the gap seems to have closed on is against my liking, I am glad our nation has a sense of unity again, it gives me hope that in time we will overcome the loud obnoxious minority at the extreme of each wing, and instead have political discourse and debate among the quiet majority, the moderates capable of reaching across to the other side and finding a compromise, rather than spewing hate towards anyone who would dare have a different opinion to theirs. Too often it is the extremists who hijack their parties agenda, and push them further and further to the edges, too often we choose to dehumanise and discount our opponents rather than address them as humans with what often turns out to be understandable life experiences that lead them to be on the other side to you.

As I hoped for in my last post, a brighter future perhaps awaits us, unity instead of division. It was not the party nor leader I wanted, but I’ll take a compromise if it heals our nation. Compromise is supposed to be the lifeblood of the democratic process, hopefully there is much more to come.

Thanks again for reading,

-Matt