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| The Trouble With Ferguson |
| 2014-11-26 |
| Posted by:junkiron |
| #4 Well AlanC, nowadays where are only two ways to get a Briton outraged: criticize his football team or praise Israel. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-11-26 14:08 |
| #3 AlanC, that is embracing serfdom. Or worse. Let's look at the pint/night goal. Accomplish that on your own, is a positive emotion. To be prevented from failing under force of boot is a negative emotion. Government guidelines, especially something important like health care, are the 250lb dude slinging his arm over your shoulder and suggesting you take a walk with him. If you hesitate, you feel a knife point in his pocket. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-11-26 12:56 |
| #2 Agree Mystic. The mindset though is similar to that which I see from some European friends. If it doesn't directly effect them immediately then don't worry about it, don't even think about it the government will do what's best. Our brethern from the UK are all visiting for T'giving and I can't believe their naivete about the slippery slope. "Oh, since we pay taxes for NIH the gov't is perfectly justified in issuing "guidelines" for "no more than one pint in the pub", 7 drinks a week is excessive, the girls of Rottherham were from broken homes (aka trailer trash) and went along with it to start with and what could the council do....etc. They are frogs in the kettle and don't notice the water getting warmer or think that it's a good thing to take a warm bath. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-11-26 08:45 |
| #1 he hit that out of the park. |
| Posted by: Mystic 2014-11-26 00:24 |