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I see people talking about Morrissey as though he's still an outsider and against the Establishment and of course Morrissey likes to suggest this too in his interviews and statements and songs, etc; but it seems to me there's a huge gulf between the myth and the reality.
He slagged off David Cameron a few years ago, but not for his war on the poor of the UK, the dismantling and gradual privatisation of the NHS or his attacks on the welfare state, etc; his sole objection to Cameron and the Tory government it seems was because of fox hunting. He slags off the Royal Family for the same reason.
For his part, Cameron nominated The Smiths as one of his favourite bands a few years back, of course. Now everyone knows that whenever a politician reveals their favourite... well, anything, it's because they've considered how it will play, usually as a result of polls etc and they give a list of things they think will play well.
Either The Smiths were his favourite band: that means that an over-privileged oik from The Bullingdon Club would be drawn to Morrissey's songs (ergo he appeals to the Establishment) or he doesn't like them really but said he did because it seemed like it would play well (ergo liking The Smiths is now seen as a safe bet to Middle England).
The image of Morrissey - and one he perpetuates in the title song of his latest album - is that he is anti-Elite and anti-government, but in his latest message he goes out of his way to thank Israel (currently committing genocide and infanticide in Gaza); and his objection to this site seems to be that it isn't controlling enough of the people who post here.
Whenever he attacks people in print it's always people who it is very safe to attack: Posh and Becks, the Royal Family, etc. Why not attack people who are a genuine threat to the world? Even Daily Mail readers slag off Posh and Becks and the Royals.
He's extremely rich, part of 1%, he has security with him wherever he goes, protecting him from the hoi-polloi.
In what way is he not a part of the Establishment now?
He slagged off David Cameron a few years ago, but not for his war on the poor of the UK, the dismantling and gradual privatisation of the NHS or his attacks on the welfare state, etc; his sole objection to Cameron and the Tory government it seems was because of fox hunting. He slags off the Royal Family for the same reason.
For his part, Cameron nominated The Smiths as one of his favourite bands a few years back, of course. Now everyone knows that whenever a politician reveals their favourite... well, anything, it's because they've considered how it will play, usually as a result of polls etc and they give a list of things they think will play well.
Either The Smiths were his favourite band: that means that an over-privileged oik from The Bullingdon Club would be drawn to Morrissey's songs (ergo he appeals to the Establishment) or he doesn't like them really but said he did because it seemed like it would play well (ergo liking The Smiths is now seen as a safe bet to Middle England).
The image of Morrissey - and one he perpetuates in the title song of his latest album - is that he is anti-Elite and anti-government, but in his latest message he goes out of his way to thank Israel (currently committing genocide and infanticide in Gaza); and his objection to this site seems to be that it isn't controlling enough of the people who post here.
Whenever he attacks people in print it's always people who it is very safe to attack: Posh and Becks, the Royal Family, etc. Why not attack people who are a genuine threat to the world? Even Daily Mail readers slag off Posh and Becks and the Royals.
He's extremely rich, part of 1%, he has security with him wherever he goes, protecting him from the hoi-polloi.
In what way is he not a part of the Establishment now?
