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Originally Posted by RobinMask
I'll pre-empt this by saying this isn't aimed at you in specific, but this current British mentality in general . . . at the risk of off-topic'ing into a political rant, that is.
Anyway this current criticism against our government really annoys me. Everyone I know denies voting for conservative/liberal, but the fact is that someone voted for them else we would still have the old government. I think these people who protest against the cuts are very short-sighted and a product of this 'now, now, now' mentality that Western society has, where we have to have what we want when we want it. If we don't make cuts then how will we get back the money that the previous government lost us? If we don't have cuts how will we get out of bankrupcy and avoid situations like in Ireland or Greece? I just wish there was a protest against these protesters, that I would gladly join! 
I do agree with you about the hooligan/chav aspect though, and the bad image of Brits due to that . . . then again I think they're just a product of society too, and so it's probably safe to make a generalisation about Brits based on their behaviour, because - frankly - when you walk out and about they are the majority, whether we like it or not. |
ah robin---we shall see what we shall see.
i have lived through the war robin. i think our current representatives who have plenty of money in their own rights,
cutting libraries life blood to so many= closing swimming baths-- restricting aid to disabled etc. oh yes very good,
we have those who cheat the benefit system-- they need to be routed.
why should tax payers suffer for those,
however i do not wish to fight with you. we now have so many losing their jobs.
lets see who survives all this.
i do not like clegg or cameron playing with their puppets, they are okay jack.
maybe the bankers and transferring most of our business abroad has a huge impact goldman sachs also has much to answer for getting our banks to take on loans that they knew would come to disaster. this country has lost so many industries to overseas companies
less help for many who fought for this country,
i worked and paid my taxes. what real future is there for our country to recover now. so called big society--- let the countrymen and women take responsibility rather than the so called government,
clegg is an out and out liar reneging on former promises.
they don't care how many they kick out of work. i believe them to be power crazy and mad.
however i do not want to fight but they make me so angry.
would you have been happy if you had not access to libraries?
our nhs is in dire danger-- that also gets abused by many. our schools are expected to cope with thousands of non english speaking immigrants
i do not like any that abuse our nhs--- we are so lucky but this is in grave danger also.
many elderly are doomed to be stranded in their own homes because of cuts, cannot afford care workers
ps plenty did not vote for them-- it is a coalition govt with clegg in thrall to cameron
i certainly did not vote for them. i believe we need experienced politicians.