Posted on 03/29/2007 4:46:39 AM PDT by WesternCulture
This is the correct link to the PC City Council of Newcastle:
http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/
Sorry.
Good news this morning. Thanks.
I know, I know..
Anyhow, don't focus too much on the few words in the clip. You'll miss the girls!
"Good news this morning. Thanks."
- Sometimes, I've felt really pessimistic about Europe, but in several European countries a new development is beginning to appear.
Let's hope for the best.
Greetings from Sweden!
As long as the people of London keep that crazy Mayor they have ,England is doomed.
"Conservative PM Reinfeldt"
Liberal conservative Moderate Party PM Reinfeldt, you mean? Which supports universal health care?
Europe sounds like the U.S. circa 1980.
You may laugh -- and I know I will get flamed -- but I'd swear the biggest thing that turned it around for us was the NIV translation of the Bible.
Remain optimistic. Just think of some of the people we've had as mayor of D.C.
And what exactly is there to be optimistic about regarding D.C.?
I think it's erroneous to compare Reinfeldt to Liberals in the US.
Reinfeldt wish to steer away from the traditional Swedish Model, while a lot of liberals in the US wishes their country to become like it. They fail to see two important things:
- The Swedish Model has been modified a lot the last 20 years and even Social Democrats/'Socialists' in Sweden admit the way it worked in the period of appr 1970-1990 was unfruitful and limited economic growth.
- Sweden is similar to the US in several ways, but unlike most Europhile US liberals, Swedes belives in sound Capitalism, fiscal discipline and Lutheran work ethics.
To me Conservatism isn't all about taxes, it's mainly about preserving the institutions and features that made Western Civilization the leading one on earth, like freedom of speach, family values, belief in science and education etc, etc. Many Socialists and Liberals are not in touch with these traditions (although Liberals often claim to be) and furthermore fail to see that their celebration of gay rights, environmentalism and multiculturalism is suicidal in the long run.
I don't know much about the NIV version of the Bible, although I understand the basic concept of it.
To begin with, are you saying the NIV has made the message of the Bible more accessible to ordinary US Americans?
"and furthermore fail to see that their celebration of gay rights, environmentalism and multiculturalism is suicidal in the long run"
Fredrik Reinfeldt voted to allow homosexual adoption. I don't think the Moderate Party has an official stance on gays except that they believe they should have equal rights and treatment. I know the Moderate Party's youth league officially supports gay marriage and adoption.
We actually had one good Mayor. Walter Washington.
The rest have been pretty sorry and the one they have now thinks he can micro-manage the whole she-bang.
Believe it or not Sharon Pratt Kelly was the worst.
Yes, Even worse than Marion Barry, She was a disaster.
I wasn't aware of the homosexual adoption bit, thanks for telling me. However, I am aware that Swedish Conservatives are much more friendly to things like abortion, gay rights etc. than most US Republicans.
Personally, I don't think homosexuality is 'natural'. There might be a biological explanation to the phenomena, but I can't see how homosexuality could be viewed as normal. It's very ABnormal to me.
I don't understand why gay rights would be an important issue to any heterosexual person. We have no reason to support their abnormal lifestyle. While we, normal persons, are here on this earth, we have the duty to defend and preserve our nations and our culture. That is our mission.
I couldn't care less about their 'rights', although their abnormality at the same time does not legitimate violent assaults and such things.
D.C. once had a corrupt, drug-addled screwball running it that made Ken Livingston look sane. One's capital can be run by fools without it ruining the country.
OK, I was thinking of Marion :-)
Philly hasn't had a good mayor since Rizzo.
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