Many people expressed pity for Kwasi Kwarteng as he was summarily thrown under the bus by PM Liz Truss on the 14th of October, for the collective bumbling engaged by the two of them leading a wolf pack of entitled conservatives who are totally out of touch with reality. I was not one of those […]
Many people expressed pity for Kwasi Kwarteng as he was summarily thrown under the bus by PM Liz Truss on the 14of October, for the collective bumbling engaged by the two of them leading a wolf pack of entitled conservatives who are totally out of touch with reality. I was not one of those who expressed that pity. Kwarteng is probably what they call a coconut in the UK . This is reflected in the way such folks think but could also manifest in self hate in extreme circumstances.
But he is not alone. This political season, we have been exposed to a lineup of interesting folks like this. Usually from minority backgrounds, these members of the Conservative Party come with very interesting ideas that could be toxic if left unchecked. They have now got our attention and we must think of their implications to our economy and wellbeing. One of ours, Kemi Badenoch, is a principal character and almost made it to becoming the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom herself.
Perhaps beyond what she said is the condescending, disdainful and indeed hateful tone that seeped out of this statement which she gave at the very pinnacle of her ambition. She threw her country, her people, her race under the bus so brusquely. This is the daughter of a medical doctor and psychology professor, born in the UK, lived in Victoria Island. Perhaps the anger that reeked through is one of those from spoilt, overprivileged folks which has now gone viral in today’s EndSARS Nigeria.
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