PEDANTS& #39; CORNER: An "existential crisis" doesn& #39;t mean your existence is in danger, it means you have so little to worry about that you worry about existence. Global warming/antisemitism/lack of KFC are not "existential crises". Thank you for your attention.
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"The phrase ‘existential crisis’ is thrown around too easily. But it is hard to find a better description of the state of the Labour party".
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"Britain is in a moment of peril, the UK facing an existential crisis..." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/29/jeremy-corbyn-labour-party-brexit">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
Brie-sipping existentialism.
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"The Labour shadow cabinet this week expressed rumbling nerves [...] after a conference overshadowed by continuing left faction plotting. Despite all that, look to the other side and see a party in a far greater existential crisis." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/10/boris-johnson-election-unpleasant-surprise-opposition">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
Transatlantic edition: https://twitter.com/JayInslee/status/1184302862907478017">https://twitter.com/JayInslee...
WTO Edition: "One trade source said the failure to resolve the row amounted to an “existential crisis” for the WTO because it affected its ability to fulfil one of its core functions." To trade or not to trade? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/08/wto-faces-crisis-over-settlement-disputes-unless-trump-backs-off">https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...
"In Stoke, Smeeth told us, the gravity of Labour’s defeats suggested an existential crisis, something she said she was looking forward to trying to fix." https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/13/working-class-voters-desert-labour-stoke-on-trent-england-red-wall">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/...
The Labour Party is now fully Sartrian. https://www.thearticle.com/more-men-have-walked-on-the-moon-than-been-labour-prime-minister">https://www.thearticle.com/more-men-...
Aaaand three from Juicy. Now seriously thinking of writing "Everything is existential - the Owen Jones musical.