Our aim is to help shine a light on some of the social issues that have become somewhat forgotten about in the modern society that many of us are now accustomed to. We will cover the impact these now social norms have on our quality of life including the way we are governed.
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One of our toughest challenges in this crisis is affordable accommodation, a roof over every citizens head should not be considered a luxury in any nation let alone one of the richest. Many of us without inherited wealth, parents to move in with or the luck to afford extortionate rent prices are simply left to rot in the streets as our current governments last priority has always been building homes; this helps keep property prices high and those with large property portfolios such as Tory voters, donors and the MPs themselves happy; especially as there are no caps on private rented homes, why else would they twice block a bill for homes to be made fit for human habitation? They will be happy seeing us sleeping in the snow this winter as long as we got to our jobs on time, their game is to give us as little as possible, just enough for us not to revolt while they hoard the wealth. Morals don’t benefit capitalism and hence the Tory party.
Once again the Tories have elected a fresh leader to give us all the illusion of change and restore confidence in their party. I have no doubt that over the next few weeks we shall be hearing many uplifting speeches from our new prime minister on tackling the cost of living crisis through tax cuts for the middle and upper classes and perhaps a goody bag or two for the most vulnerable. No new taxes for billionaires as their increased profits will of course “trickle down” and create more poverty wage jobs but with her plans for a boosted work ethic and “keep calm and carry on” attitude who knows we might just be able to afford to put the heating back on one day.
While the people are suffocated with work, debt and basic living expenses for themselves and their dependents there is very little time left in the day for us to challenge, protest or even investigate into the very same system that continues to hold us in these humiliating standards of living. We are where they want us; in fear of losing our jobs, becoming homeless and having no food for the family. It will take extreme courage and sacrifice to break this disgusting exploitation of the people but we must continue this fight together if we are to make a change that will better the lives of us all.
We are all living in an unjust system which is designed to only favour a select few, we can sell our one and only lifetime working towards the continuation of their prosperity or fight for what’s truly ours.
Some of us have our childhood teachings so ingrained into our minds that we are unable to so much as question them at any point in our adult lives. When presented with new views and ideas that contradict our previous teachings, we often choose to stay in denial rather than to look forward. One of the reasons we do this is the guilt from objecting to the views that we were brought up with in our childhood, especially the views that our parents held on to so dearly. Many of us would rather have the comfort of knowing we are conforming to those who are closest to us than to look forward and grow as an individual. We should never allow guilt, shame or rejection from others to hold back any new views or ideas that we hold it our hearts. If we are to be true individuals, we must never allow our self-confidence to be conditioned. We should all be encouraged to follow our own path without guilt or shame. The world’s greatest achievements were made by true individuals, not by the masses who sought the approval of others.