Peter (the good brother) Hitchen’s reference to Poland is apt. He suggests that since Poland recovered in a generation from the devastation rained on it, Britain could recover too from its present morass.
I would hope so, but there are differences. Pre-war Poland was torn by “diversity.” About thirty percent of its population were minorities, often with divided loyalties. Post-war Poland is virtually homogeneous. Britain today is wallowing in diversity.
Poland has two other strengths, nationalism and religion. Nationalism is systematically suppressed in Britain and religion has virtually vanished.
Peter (the good brother) Hitchens reference to Poland is apt. He suggests that since Poland recovered in a generation from the devastation rained on it, Britain could recover too from its present morass.
I would hope so, but there are differences. Pre-war Poland was torn by diversity. About thirty percent of its population were minorities, often with divided loyalties. Post-war Poland is virtually homogeneous. Britain today is wallowing in diversity.
Poland has two other strengths, nationalism and religion. Nationalism is systematically suppressed in Britain and religion has virtually vanished.
Excellent points and compelling insights, thank you. Regarding the suppression of Nationalism in Britain, this item may be of interest:
I found the title to be rather misleading, as I believe that there's plenty of patriotism in England but the yardstick that this poll used was mainly the interest in flying the flag of Saint George which has been tarnished by a small number due to improper use and so has become a focal point of the political-correctness fascists who are terrorizing those who would ordinarily want to fly it.
'Scared': English people said they fear being branded racist if they fly the St George flag
I think that a better title for the article might have been "Leftist stormtroopers and Socialist bureaucrats terrorize a nation into forsaking traditions"