Jeremy Corbyn

So Jeremy Corbyn didn’t sing the national anthem, which has made him the embodiment of Satan to some and a hero to others.

I am the only one sitting here, going “this is just a guy who didn’t sing the national anthem.” I mean he’s the Labour Leader now, but in modern politics that just means he’s the leader of ther not-important-until-the-next-election party. I mean come on, I get criticsing a man’s morals if they don’t align with yours, but seriously. David Cameron’s government is dismantling the NHS and royally battering the benefits system and people are worrying about a man who had no real power, aside from the ability to make “shadow cabinet” which I’ve always thought of a sad roleplaying game that the opposition does to feel like they’ve got a real job.

What’s most annoying about this is the utter outrage that Jeremy Corbyn isn’t acting like the leaders of the past. Well, if it wasn’t plain to see (and I don’t know how it can’t be) we haven’t has a Labour party ever since Tony Blair took his first steps into Number 10. So it seems we’ve now lolled ourselves into a rut, where the position of Prime Minister is a generic mouthpiece for the same solutions to the same problems. I hardly the first person to point out that David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband were essentially the same person, spouting the same ideas, couched in different language.

Have we really got to such a point, that we’re upset by the opposition acting in a way that’s opposite to the government? I mean Corbyn’s the opposition…he’s supposed to do that. He isn’t supposed to sing along to the national anthem like David Cameron; he isn’t supposed to agree with Cameron’s assessment and suggestions.

Now you could say that his omission with the national anthem is disrespectful to the veterans who were present, but that’s a completely subjective viewpoint. Much like changing the channel of a TV program that upsets you, there’s an easy solution to any problem you may have with his attitude; don’t vote for him at the next election. If he’s upset enough people by then, he won’t win; it’s that simple.

So why don’t we all step back, take a breath and focus attention on the government and their actions and not the actions of what is (at this moment) someone who doesn’t really matter and is repeatedly doing himself no favours.