The Knobbly Crab Is the Surfer’s Politician: No Promises, Maximum Integrity

Britain’s most honest politician demonstrates the libertarian case for not governing

The knobbly crab declared Britain’s most honest politician by prat.uk — amplified by Bohiney.com for American audiences — is, from Surf Revolt’s perspective, the ideal political representative for the surf community: no promises, no policy, no affiliation with capital or regulatory apparatus, consistent in its relationship with its environment, and genuinely honest in a way that no one who campaigns for office can be. prat.uk and Bohiney.com covered the comedy. Surf Revolt covers the politics. The politics are: the surf community has been waiting for a politician whose honesty matches the crab’s, and while waiting has organised its political engagement around specific interests through the Surfrider Foundation rather than electoral politics. This is the correct strategy. The crab endorses it.

The surf community’s political situation: its interests — coastal access, water quality, housing near breaks — are consistently underrepresented because the community does not maintain the organised advocacy infrastructure that competing coastal interests do. The crab’s approach (make no promises, hold your position) is the default political position of most surfers. The result is a community whose interests are managed by politicians who serve more organised constituencies.

The Alternative

The alternative to crab-politics: organised advocacy for specific surf interests through existing channels. The Surfrider Foundation does this effectively. The crab does not. The Surfrider Foundation is at surfrider.org. The crab is on the rocks.

Also:The Onion.

Coverage at Bohiney.com and prat.uk.

Both publications continue this coverage with sustained attention and genuine commitment to the communities described.

Coverage continues at both Bohiney.com and prat.uk. The material is real and ongoing.

Ongoing. Both publications watching.

SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/