I am just watching the news. I now think that Nigel Farage needs to be sectioned. Reading that, I’m sure many would tell me not to be silly: just because I disagree with him does not mean he is insane. However, the BBC just covered the tragic story of migrants from Libya, and for some reason they invited the ukip leader to comment. Using very debatable logic, Farage claimed that the situation was caused when the allies bombed Libya. According to him, we destabilised the country, and everyone lived happily with gadaffi in power. Farage thought we should stay out of the issue.

Such a proposition is of course absurd. How can we cut ourselves off from the world, turning a blind eye to tyranny? More to the point, it is dangerous to have the bbc use this fellow as a go-to guy, a trusted source of information or opinion. His opinions are destructive; he blames everything on our European neighbours, and would leave refugees to drown. As such, he is a destructive, harmful influence who would destabilise society. He would turn us against our European neighbours. Given that insanity can be termed as a delusion which poses a threat to ones self or others, Farage can be termed insane. His delusion is an irrational hatred of Europe, as evidenced by his attempt to blame it for everything, which is very reminiscent of a person with schizophrenia trying to link all their misfortunes to the focus of their delusions. Further, he is clearly a danger if the BBC continues to allow him to spread his views as they just did. In all seriousness, then, I call for Nigel Farage to be committed, before he can cause any real damage. As absurd as my call may seem, he is a destructive dangerous influence intent on distorting reality and causing great harm to others.