PARTLY FACETIOUS: Continuity is a function of the Deep State
“Oooopsy daisy.”
“Oh so a minor mistake not a major blunder right?”
“Right. And before you put your foot in your mouth let me narrow the field down for you – it’s not a reference to any domestic decision or action or event.”
“So the Pakistan Cricket Board….”
“Not domestic I said. Starmer, the UK Prime Minister who came with a bang and went with a whimper has resigned from his parliamentary seat.”
“Well the British people hated Sunak so the alternative was someone untested, untried and…”
“That’s the moral of the story: it is better to have the devil you know than the devil you don’t. And for your information that is a lesson that was learned way back by us.”
“Burnham too is untested and untried and….”
“Vive la Deep State my friend! Continuity is a function of the Deep State and this lesson too…”
“Stop right there –– when I said oooopsy daisy I was not referring to Starmer‘s resignation.”
“Oh I know what you were referring to. He is going to be teaching at Columbia University and you want to know which subject? Couldn’t be to proactively support a country like Ukraine with UK taxpayers’ money in spite of the fact that the country is clearly losing the war, and if that is not a deterrent then the fact that Zelenskyy’s regime is one of the most corrupt in Europe would mean quite a bit of the money may be used to get golden toilets, and…and, wait, supporting strikes against Russian civilians, a war crime….”
“Maybe Columbian students would ask him to respond to these questions.”
“Maybe but you know if our former prime ministers or even heads of political parties could get lucrative prestigious jobs then there would be no need for them to spend time in jail or….”
“Well a BA or an FA from Pakistan is not going to make them eligible for an academic position. Benazir Bhutto was offered speaking assignments by US universities…”
“That would make The Man Who Must Remain Nameless, Voiceless and Faceless as well as Bilawal Bhutto Zardari eligible right?”
“Right so a new Pakistan order is in the works….but that’s not why I said oooopsy daisy. I was thinking of Merz, the German Chancellor canvassing for scheduled elections, where he was heckled and people shouted Pinocchio.”
“How naive of the Germans, I mean a politician lying? Is that possible!”
“Don’t be facetious. And another Oooopsy daisy event – Politico, a digital media outlet, has an entire article on how the top European Union diplomat, Kallas, is a bookworm.”
“At present the Europeans are not getting along with any of the big three countries – US, China, or Russia and this accounts for deindustrialisation and…”
“Maybe Dar sahib can take her under his wing, maybe he has already – she was over here some time ago and…”
“She was advised to wear two hats and since that is not possible in the EU maybe the Politico article….”
“Indeed.”
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