Earlier today, the UK Daily Telegraph’s chief political correspondent Christopher Hope wondered aloud what makes owls more deserving of a Royal Mail stamp than Brexit:
Why do owls get the right to a commemorative stamp but Brexit doesn't? pic.twitter.com/JAWEiyEGI8
— Christopher Hope (@christopherhope) April 26, 2018
J.K. Rowling was only too happy to answer his question:
Stamps are too small to depict the fact that nostalgic jingoism, fear-mongering, racism and flag-waving delusion narrowly won a referendum, thereby dividing the nation down the middle and ensuring longterm consequences for our society and economy, whereas owls are great. https://t.co/n6cj0Tgm7K
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 26, 2018
That’s cute, J.K. But if anything will divide the UK and has longterm consequences for your society, it’s the government-sanctioned murder of innocents whose lives the state has deemed unworthy.
How's Alfie doing? https://t.co/bTyQHVvh8l
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) April 26, 2018
Rowling has plenty to say about Brexit, which has already happened … but nothing about Alfie, whose life still hangs in the balance.
Huh.
Call him Owlfie and see if that makes a difference.
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) April 26, 2018
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Or maybe we should put this in terms Rowling can more easily understand:
#AlfieEvans = The Boy Who Lived#UKNHS = Voldemort@jk_rowling
— Future St. Derek (@CathoConser) April 26, 2018
Whatever it takes. Alfie Evans doesn’t have a voice, and the state is taking his parents’ voices away. But Rowling can still speak out.
JK. You have a powerful voice in education. Can you help little Alfie Evans by lending your voice to him?
— MissMolly (@MissMollyann1) April 26, 2018
I may not be a famous author, or have twinning words. But, I know one thing is true. That is love. Can you use your powerful reach and help Alfie Evans get out of that hospital in Liverpool?
— MissMolly (@MissMollyann1) April 26, 2018
Dear @jk_rowling, would you be willing to use your considerable public influence to get behind the family of Alfie Evans and try to save this little fighters life?
— keepitrealin99 (@keepitrealin99) April 26, 2018