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Britain's liberal intelligentsia has smashed virtually every social value
Daily Mail Online ^ | 08/11/2011 | Melanie Phillips

Posted on 08/11/2011 6:40:41 AM PDT by Dooderbutt

So now the chickens have well and truly come home terrifyingly to roost. The violent anarchy that has taken hold of British cities is the all-too-predictable outcome of a three-decade liberal experiment which tore up virtually every basic social value. The married two-parent family, educational meritocracy, punishment of criminals, national identity, enforcement of the drugs laws and many more fundamental conventions were all smashed by a liberal intelligentsia hell-bent on a revolutionary transformation of society.

Those of us who warned over the years that they were playing with fire were sneered at and smeared as Right-wing nutters who wanted to turn the clock back to some mythical golden age.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; culture; globalism; multiculturism; riots; socialism; stupidliberalism
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Coming soon to a theatre near you? The parallels to what's going on here in the US - it's scary!

Sorry if this was posted before - I did a search and it didn't come up

1 posted on 08/11/2011 6:40:44 AM PDT by Dooderbutt
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To: Dooderbutt

“home terrifyingly to roost” -I may have to upgrade my name.


2 posted on 08/11/2011 6:44:45 AM PDT by hometoroost (Per Oceander: The only guarantees in life are death, taxes, and stupidity.)
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To: hometoroost
My take on the matter and the reasons

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

3 posted on 08/11/2011 6:47:16 AM PDT by expatguy (The Expat Needs Beer Money - Cough Up!)
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To: hometoroost
My take on the matter and the reasons

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

4 posted on 08/11/2011 6:47:33 AM PDT by expatguy (The Expat Needs Beer Money - Cough Up!)
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To: Dooderbutt

Rather than starting in 1980, I would say it emerged from WWII throughout the West.


5 posted on 08/11/2011 6:50:43 AM PDT by ansel12 ( Bristol Palin's book "Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far" became a New York Times, best seller.)
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To: expatguy

Hard to argue against. But, that won’t stop the ardent leftists from arguing with it.


6 posted on 08/11/2011 6:52:04 AM PDT by hometoroost (Per Oceander: The only guarantees in life are death, taxes, and stupidity.)
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To: Dooderbutt

Excellent article. Thanks for posting it.


7 posted on 08/11/2011 6:54:08 AM PDT by American Quilter (aka American Hobbit)
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To: hometoroost

In the end, they must be destroyed


8 posted on 08/11/2011 6:54:25 AM PDT by expatguy (The Expat Needs Beer Money - Cough Up!)
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To: Dooderbutt

Fool Britannia


9 posted on 08/11/2011 6:55:54 AM PDT by nkycincinnatikid
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Britain's liberal intelligentsia has smashed virtually every social value

America's liberal intelligentsia has smashed virtually every social value too!

This is a Must Read Article!!

BTTT

10 posted on 08/11/2011 7:00:56 AM PDT by sr4402
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To: expatguy

Seems to be where it’s heading. They seem to want this to come down to us or them. I know which way I’m leaning on that question.


11 posted on 08/11/2011 7:01:20 AM PDT by hometoroost (Per Oceander: The only guarantees in life are death, taxes, and stupidity.)
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12 posted on 08/11/2011 7:01:57 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: hometoroost

We had a civil war on less.


13 posted on 08/11/2011 7:08:11 AM PDT by expatguy (The Expat Needs Beer Money - Cough Up!)
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To: Dooderbutt

Excellent.

From the article:

being brought up only by mothers, through whose houses pass transitory males... Such children inhabit what is effectively a different world from the rest of society. It’s a world without any boundaries or rules.

Remind us of a certain inhabitant of 1600 PA Ave?


14 posted on 08/11/2011 7:14:18 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Dooderbutt

The first step in the solution is to accept and loudly proclaim the fact that “liberal intelligentsia” is the very definition of an oxymoron.


15 posted on 08/11/2011 7:21:13 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Dooderbutt
All welfare states are created and fostered by the myth that all citizens of a country are good and will willingly contribute and obey the law if coddled or subsidized enough. The ongoing riots have destroyed that myth. The reality is there will always be a subset of any population who will need the the punitive power of the state to make them somewhat productive citizens. Liberals cannot understand this basic fact, and that is why they create destruction whenever their policies are implemented.

The lower classes here and in Britain don't need handouts...they need discipline. And if they don't want to comply, the full force of the state should come down on them strongly. The rule should be: obey the law or suffer the harsh consequences.

16 posted on 08/11/2011 7:39:14 AM PDT by driftless2
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To: Dooderbutt

On a lighter note, the song “Anarchy in the UK” (Sex Pistols).

Ukulele version.

http://www.duke-of-uke.com/muzak/Track02_Anarchy_in_the_UK.mp3


17 posted on 08/11/2011 7:59:29 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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Of course there are many lone parents who do a tremendous job.

Really? Or are we just saying this as a magical incantation, so we don't sound "judgmental"? Is "tremendous job" defined as, "The children aren't out looting this week."?

Are there "many lone parents" whose children go on to make permanent marriages in which the next generation is reared with what were once considered the basic values of civilized people? How many?

18 posted on 08/11/2011 8:01:27 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Do you know why I love reptiles? It's because they don't play guitars.)
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To: DJ MacWoW
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19 posted on 08/11/2011 8:03:21 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

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20 posted on 08/11/2011 8:05:26 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Do you know why I love reptiles? It's because they don't play guitars.)
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