Rishi Sunak's choice to leave the D-Day anniversary event early demonstrates that patriotism is a second-order concern to our managerial political class
It didn’t even occur to him that being truant from the ceremony would cause offence
In his heart, he doesn't feel he belongs to Britain over anywhere else
He can move anywhere if it offers better job prospects
You can see it in the language of his apology
D-Day was apparently about preserving the rootless doctrine of the international liberal order
"our values, our freedom, our democracy" rings hollow. It can and has been said by any leader anywhere in Europe and the Anglosphere
He doesn't speak about anything exclusive to Britain, or its people
He doesn't, and cannot, say we owe a debt to our ancestors for the sacrifices they made to protect our Shires and Cathedrals, because he feels no kinship or connection to them
He doesn't partake in the national faith. He was parachuted into the safe-seat constituency he purports to represent
He speaks of "values" that can be worn and shorn like a coat. They have no hold over him which cannot be shed for his convenience
No wonder he made such a catastrophic blunder: because that day means no more to him than another ending in Y
This is why apathy has taken hold, and why many patriotic people across Britain feel the Conservative party no longer represents them
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