'How's Alfie doing?' J.K. Rowling outrage at the state of the UK is SHAMEFULLY misdirected

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