Legends #2: Nigel Farage

Thought I’d write a quick article about his guy since he easily qualifies as a legend. For the uninitiated and anyone reading this blog abroad, I’ll introduce him. Nigel Farage is the leader of the UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party), a centre right Eurosceptic party whose primary aim is to extricate the UK from the European Union. Now I’m kind of on the fence about whether we should be part of Europe or not and whether the European Union should become a federalised state. I can see some benefits and I can see some drawbacks. The obvious benefits are that the EU as a cohesive entity would be massively more influential in world politics than any of the individual states alone. It would also seem to provide a good deal of economic security for the member states and allow Europe to continue competing on the world stage during the 21st century against such rising powers as China and India as well as providing a viable counterweight to the United States. At least that’s the theory anyway. As far as I’m aware no European politician has publically stated the United States of Europe as an aim but don’t hold me to that because I may be wrong. It is pretty obvious to anyone who’s not terminally stupid that this is the eventual objective. On the flip side of the coin, it would seem to entail a potential loss of sovereignty and recognition of behalf of the member states as people fear they would cease to be French, English, German etc and simply be European. I also repeatedly hear cries that the EU is undemocratic however I seem to remember voting in the European election so if this is the case how is it undemocratic? We voted for the governments that signed the treaties and agreements further allowing the tentacles of the EU to dictate our country’s laws and politics and now we get a vote on what politicians we place into the European parliament. It seems fairly above board to me but I think what the Eurosceptic movement boils down to is more patriotism and pride. This would also seem to be much stronger in Britain than other European states, some people in Britain are hopelessly in love with the old British institutions, history and our part in it, the pound and in a way it’s understandable. Scrapping it all does in some ways feel like a betrayal of our forefathers. But alas I digress, this article isn’t about whether we should purposely cede the last remnants of our sovereignty to countries we spent the best part of a thousand years at war with, it’s about Nigel Farage.

Nigel Farage is a priceless politician, the kind we only get once in a generation. That kind being one who just won’t take any shit from anyone whatsoever and gives constant headaches and sleepless nights to all of their political adversaries. Regardless of what you think of UKIP, you have to admit he’s a very charismatic and a fine orator and watching the uncompromising bullheadedness of the way he addresses the president of EU is just fucking hilarious. So on this basis – that of simultaneously pissing off all the Europhile elite and doing it in style he so earns the coveted title of total fucking legend. Oh how I wish I could post 20 more videos of this guy, in fact screw it he just earned his own category.

Right: Legend Nigel Farage shortly after he crashed his plane, broke 20 bones and punctured a lung. Chuck Norris won’t even have a crack at him.