I don't smoke. And I would always choose a non-smoking restaurant/bar/club over one where smoking is allowed - all other issues suitably considered. But I can see how the smokers may be feeling a little disenfranchised this morning.
Take heart. It's not personal. We've allowed successive governments to chip away at individual 'freedoms' for so long we no longer see for what it truly is.
These people are 'elected' to govern us by democratic process (
) and so logically, they represent what the majority want. Of course, that isn't true in reality. The over-arching interests of the ruling elite (and I don't mean Parliament) have and always will dictate (I choose my words very carefully) what best suits their interests and the interests of those they represent.
It would be encouraging, though purely romantic, to assume we could organise another Cromwellian overthrow of the 'forces of darkness', but they are these days, far too well dug in and too well protected from such heroic/anarchic acts.
A full frontal assault on the system would be madness and ultimately, not in our own personal best interests. The basic infrastructure and methods of maintenance suit us all on a basic level very well. So it falls to the individual to carry out small, frequent and personally useful acts of sabotage on the establishment, while utilising what benefits it does allow to full advantage.
If my datafeed hadn't just lured me into taking a long Cable position on what I believed to be an extremely Bullish setup on Cable at 08:01 I would not have had the time nor will to compose such a telling, thrusting piece on the erosion of individual liberties. But waiting for the datafeed machine to re-boot after being savagely beaten for failing to recognise a five minute bar that had persisted for over an hour..
Luckily for me, Mammon sits at my shoulder this morning and the Bull move was correct, just displayed rather unusually. Which has, as a benefit I suppose, given me something else to ponder this morning.
