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KLevinson's avatar

In the US, I'm a Jewish, moderate to liberal Democrat, though NOT a Progressive. And I appreciated every word of her speech. She's remarkable.

Daniel Clarke-Serret's avatar

Totally agree. She's an inspiration.

Michael Kaplan's avatar

No Daniel, you're not a raving lunatic. If I were a UK citizen I would definitely vote for Kemi. I watched her speech on YouTube after reading the transcript.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP6yMgnNpko

Kemi is quite an upgrade from the recent crop of Tory leaders: David, Theresa, Boris, Liz, and Rishi. I sincerely hope she can hang on as Conservative leader, toss out "Neville" Starmer, and get the opportunity to become Margaret Thatcher 2.0. It often takes an immigrant who assimilates to the culture and worked her way up to appreciate the freedom and opportunity offered by an Anglo Western capitalist democracy, whether in the UK or the USA.

If Kemi does become PM (let's hope and pray) she can work to uproot the woke despotism imposed on Britain by Labour and make Britain great again, just as Donald Trump is working to uproot the woke despotism imposed on America by the Mamdanified Democrats, and make America great again. And then, perhaps, she can unrecognize "Palestine."

Daniel Clarke-Serret's avatar

Thanks Michael and I am glad not to be raving lunatic! Kemi is amazing. I just wish the public could see more of her.

Noah Otte's avatar

👏👏👏👏👏👏 A fifteen minute standing ovation for what will go down as one of the greatest speeches of the 21st Century by Kemi Badenoch! Kemi is the black Margaret Thatcher and the I believe, the next Prime Minister of Great Britain! Keir Starmer is an incompetent buffoon with nothing in between his ears. Britain in the 2020s looks a lot like Britain in the 1970s to me. The country is in bad shape and chaos reigns in the streets. It’s time for a change! Kemi Badenoch is the one to deliver that change. Margaret Thatcher became PM in 1979 and took over from unpopular and struggling James Callaghan and restored Britain to greatness. Now Kemi will do the same after she wipes the floor with Keir Starmer. Though I’d argue Callaghan warts and all, was a lot more competent than Starmer. Nonetheless, I see this as a clear cut case of history repeating itself. Kemi is an immigrant who knows what it’s like to be poor, work a regular job just like anyone else and what it means to struggle. But she worked hard, kept her head down and never gave up! She never used the excuse that because she was poor or black or a woman, she couldn’t do something. She comes from an immigrant background and shows what doing immigration to Britain right looks like.

She will be the Margaret Thatcher to Donald Trump’s Ronald Reagan. By the way, just because she’s a black woman doesn’t mean she de facto must be a liberal. She’s not one of those whiny crybabies who plays identity politics, pulls the race card every chance they get and plays on white guilt like Lenny Henry, Stormzy or David Lammy. Oh no, she’s no Kehinde Andrews. She shows that Britain is one of the least racist, most inclusive countries in the world where anyone can make it if you work hard enough. She stands with Britain’s Jewish community and the state of Israel. She wishes to put a stop to all these violent, out of control riots not “protests” in Britain’s streets and the plague of mass immigration. She is on the right side of history. She is practical, level-headed, intelligent, and a savvy politician. As an American, I urge all Brits to get out and vote Tory in the next election NOT Labour or Reform. Labour are a bunch of clowns who couldn’t govern their way out of a paper bag. They have abandoned working class people and Jews, they use Black and Asian Brits, Muslims, women, LGBTQ+ people, and disabled people as pawns to get elected while doing nothing substantive to improve their lives, they turned their back on Israel and gave the Jewish state the finger by recognizing a Palestinian state, they’ve spent like drunken sailors, turned corruption into an art form, let immigrant and migrant criminals rape and sexually assault British women with no repercussions, and have been soft on crime.

Reform aren’t the answer either. They are big spenders too. They are Islamophobic and xenophobic. They don’t really seem to have any real, clear or detailed plans for what they’d do if elected. They just shout ill defined slogans and make vague promises. They want to kick legal immigrants and EU workers out of the country. Nigel Farage is a blockhead to boot. He’s a clown of epic proportions whom no one can or should take seriously. Both Labour and Reform love to play identity politics. Labour does it with minority groups, Reform does it with white people. Britain is a multiracial nation and immigration when done right has benefited Britain tremendously. But that’s the key words there-if done right. Unregulated mass immigration is a nightmare come to life. Controlled immigration enriches Britain and brings in the best of the best the world has to offer.

It’s time to make Britain Great Again! 🇬🇧💂‍♀️It’s time to restore the nation that gave the world liberal democracy, free-market capitalism, the rule of law, English Common Law, the Magna Carta, Alfred the Great, the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer, David Hume, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Sherlock Holmes, King Arthur, Robin Hood, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, Adam Smith, Cecil Rhodes, Charles Gordon, Dr. David Livingston, the abolition of slavery in much of the world, Charles Darwin, Oladah Equiano, Learie Constantine, Agatha Christie, Harry Potter, Thomas the Tank Engine, Winnie the Pooh, Paddington, Kipper the Dog, Postman Pat, Sir Laurence Olivier, Gordon Ramsay, Freddie Mercury, Princess Diana, King George III, Elton John, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Isaac Newton, The Beatles, Queen Victoria, and many more to rise again!

Britain must withdraw from the broken ECHR, repeal the Human Rights Act and reform the Modern Slavery Act. Mass deportations of illegal immigrants must be carried out. Britain must pass its own first and second amendments. The boats must be stopped by the Royal Navy. There must be strict regulations on protests. An insurrection must be declared in cities across the British Isles and the Royal Marines sent in. A strict limit on the number of legal immigrants allowed in each year must be put in place. Government spending must be cut. Wokeness must be purged from all British institutions. Britain’s history must be defended. Immigrant and migrant sex criminals and perverts need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and thrown in prison. Gender-affirming care for minors must come to an end. There are only two sexes and that’s all the British government should be recognizing. It’s time to empower the police to crack down on crime and public disorder and to resume stop and search immediately. Trans athletes need to have their own athletic divisions, leagues and clubs not compete alongside biological women. Sharia law must be banned in Britain. British Muslims must be assimilated and become patriotic Brits waving the Union Jack. Black Brits should be taught empowerment and patriotism and not to be perpetual victims. Abortion on demand should not be allowed in Britain nor taking physician-suicide to freighting extremes.

Never forget the earth shattering Prime Ministership of Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1990. She accomplished so much good: she reduced inflation, did widespread privatization, deregulation, tax reform, the Housing Act of 1980, won the Falklands War, the Anglo-Irish Agreement, reformed education, curbed the power of trade unions, reformed welfare and put people to work, negotiated the EU rebate and retained Britain’s veto, and became the first woman ever to be Britain’s Prime Minister. Kemi Badenoch is picking up the torch for her and keeping it shining brightly. Keir Starmer’s days are numbered it’s only a matter of time before he’s out and Britain is back on track!

Daniel Clarke-Serret's avatar

Hi Noah, I'm sure that Kemi would be delighted to hear your review. The polls don't suggest that she will be the next PM, but one can hope!