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While I agree with Daltrey’s opinions regarding the EU and the UK governments, I can't shake the feeling that he's still in somewhat of a state of denial. Europeans after the war fell for the siren's song of socialism, egged on largely by the “working class” he speaks so highly of, and it has been downhill ever since. The EU was just the latest incarnation of overreaching euro-socialism that never could have taken root without the tacit approval of his fellow europeans, and to think they will somehow “implode” or “go away” due to bloat or ineptitude is a pipe-dream. Socialists never just go away willingly, and are only eradicated by violent social upheaval once people have finally had enough of its poisonous philosophy.

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While I agree with Daltrey’s opinions regarding the EU and the UK governments, I can't shake the feeling that he's still in somewhat of a state of denial.

That's the feeling I get.

Europeans after the war fell for the siren's song of socialism, egged on largely by the “working class” he speaks so highly of, and it has been downhill ever since. The EU was just the latest incarnation of overreaching euro-socialism

Heavily subsidized by we evil, greedy Free Market Capitalists.

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Some took the opportunity and went from being working class to an educated class which was formerly unavailable to most working class. They were actually working class poor - as was my family! Some just took it as a way to get more money and have not taken up the possibility that a good education in so many good English Universities can give them. The sixties, seventies and then especially the eighties under Maggie Thatcher raised the living standards of the working class immensely. My family left England in the ‘60’s to come to the land of hope and promise (Australia). When I returned I was amazed to see the progress the average worker had made and how much business had grown as a result i.e. more money to spend for the average Joe meant more business etc and because Maggie had broken the stronghold of the Unions the working class were not being held back any longer.

Mel