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Don't be too quick to dismiss Mr. Hodges' editorial as being a joke or a tongue-in-cheek bit of amusement....there are millions - on both sides of The Pond - who truly believe this sort of thing but are usually not honest or articulate enough to actually open up so plainly in a manner such as this.
For these Big Bruv-loving weaklings the solution to all problems and evils in the world is more and more Government and a more and more intrusive State. Terrorism? Rather than focus on those most likely to commit terrorist acts, destroy the quality of life and crush the freedoms of everyone....we have to maintain 'fairness', after all.
Before you lambast the UK as being uniformly this way, however, take a look through the reader comments at the Telegraph site. You'll find MANY thoughtful people...easily a strong majority....who are of a completely opposed opinion. Here's a fairly random example:
“Thought you might be interested” ping :-)
I can understand an article like this appearing in the Guardian, by WTF is this idiot doing writing this toss the Telegraph of all papers?
Cuckoo, indeed. the ramblings of a truly crazy person.
Like I said, some people WANT to be slaves. It absolves them of any personal responsibility, because the never matured beyond the level of a teenager.
Like I said, some people WANT to be slaves. It absolves them of any personal responsibility, because the never matured beyond the level of a teenager.
I give him credit for thinking through to the logical conclusions of his premises. It’s kind of like Orwell, without the Newspeak.
I will also add that he should be forced to sit through the movie “Brazil” ... maybe twice.
I am disgusted by people who trust the government completely. They don’t think the government is capable of wrongdoing or corruption. There are far too many of these fools on both sides of the Atlantic. That is why we have power hungry governments that are out of control.
Cameras on street corners don’t prevent crime. It just lets the po-po observe from a safe distance and have “evidence” to use to prosecute someone with MAYBE later.
Bruises on victims make a better case.
Remember when Fat Mayor Rino in NYC said the Times Square bomber was a rich fat white guy upset over Obamacare? Houston used those cameras to justify hundreds of “national security” cameras around town.
They don’t work for &^$%. Surrender your freedoms, serf.
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves!
Britons never, ever, ever shall be slaves.
Well, OK maybe if Britain has more of this kind of idiot running around. Then, slavery in 3...2...1...
leapingcat
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