Word of the Day: Dysphoria
A state many of us find ourselves in.
noun
dys·pho·ria dis-ˈfȯr-ē-ə
plural dysphorias
: a state of feeling very unhappy, uneasy, or dissatisfied
Paradoxically, chronic cocaine use eventually leads to dysphoria—a depressed, low-energy state characterized by flattened emotions, a lack of interest in sex, and physical immobility. | James Lieber
There is broad recognition that Britain cannot sustain a net influx of nearly 700,000 migrants a year. But that Conservatives are tying themselves in knots on this issue attests to a deeper dysphoria in the party that has long dominated British politics. And it is only one of many contradictions: a party caught between big-state populism and neoliberal economic policy; a champion of national unity that also wages culture wars; a self-proclaimed change agent even after 14 years in power.
“Who is the Conservative Party for?” Menon asked. “Ten years ago, I could have told you: it’s for relatively wealthy people who want a small state and to pay lower taxes. Who is the Conservative Party for today? God only knows.”
| Mark Landler, How The Tories Lost Britain
Landler offers up a sweeping chronicle of the Conservative party in the UK, and the quandary it has landed in:
Hungry for publicity and heedless of authority, the Tories have become all but unmanageable, less a big tent than a chaotic campground.
