From abortion to euthanasia, the enthusiasm of the left for killing and death continues to become ever more blatant. A young author named Oli Dugmore, writing in the latest issue of the socialist New Statesman, just let it all out.
Under the delightful headline “Let Them Die”, the author sets out, with brutal candour, the reasons why he thinks assisted suicide is so urgently needed. Among others: we’ve got far too many old people, and they’re costing us far too much money.
“The UK population is ageing,” he writes. “And if we don’t maintain high levels of immigration, ironically opposed by most older people, then it’s hard to overstate the demographic problem.” For one thing, there’s “the big fat juicy triple lock on pensions (reminder: which no other benefit is afforded)”. Then there’s “the increasing bill for the NHS and care sectors”. Assisted suicide “would appear to mitigate some of those problems”.
He dismisses objections from Christians about the “alleged” sanctity of life (“I do not believe in the big man in the sky”), arguing religion should be kept separate from a secular democracy. Anyway, he goes on, plenty of older people would actually love the chance to die, because they don’t wish to become “a burden” – and they know how eager their children are to get their hands on their savings.
If his parents are still alive, but happen to "die suddenly", the police will know who to call on first!