“Holocaust Memorial
Day is a time to reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust and remember the
victims of genocide @HolocaustUK”
It seems inconsequential enough, so how am I going to write
a blog post about such a non-event?
Well, because it’s so fucking bland; bland to the point
where it’s offensive to the survivors of the atrocities. For the leading voice
in left-wing UK politics to be communicating a message in such a useless way is
so worrying, especially for left-wing people.
If there was a Wikipedia page for Holocaust Memorial Day
(there probably is, but I have no reason to check), this would easily satisfy
being the first line. Thanks Ed for telling us that Holocaust Memorial Day is
exactly what the name suggests. Would you like to show any emotion about one of
the most shameful events in human history? Nope? Okay then.
On this day in 1955 Alain Resnais released Nuit et Brouillard, one of the most
moving pieces of film ever made, because he feared the disgraces of what
happened were being forgotten. Fifty-eight years later, Ed Miliband weighs in
with this. This.
I’ve officially put a million times more effort into this
blog post about the tweet than he put into the original tweet.
In fairness to Ed, he took to his Mac or BB or whatever an
hour later to tweet about the Australian Open final with the exact same amount
of pathos as he put into his holocaust tweet, saying:
“Great achievement for
Murray to reach the @AustralianOpen Final. Congratulations to Djokovic on his victory.”
I just want to know how anyone could vote for somebody with
this little charisma, this little emotion and this much bore. Maybe I’m just
gutted he’s not David.
