Posted by sigismund on August 10, 2011, at 9:08:00
In reply to Re: A feral elite » sigismund, posted by floatingbridge on August 9, 2011, at 5:34:10
The political debate has to emphasise the criminality of the riots. But the way it has spread so easily makes me see it as a reflection of the appalling behaviour of our elites. Australia has been lucky. I wouldn't be saying this about Howard, even though I disagreed with him. But the standards in the UK have been dragged through the mud. I'm thinking of the culture of impunity mainly. Murdoch is part of it. Those feral elites. And the hooray henries for whom life is a game. All in the name of classlessness too. Everyone knows lots of things. All that crap Blair kept talking about Iraq. Inquiry after inquiry. It doesn't matter how many damn inquiries. That doesn't make it look any better. The problem is my generation. Maybe Blair is younger? We need to be replaced by people who think better and differently.
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