Comments by "Roy Gardiner" (@roygardiner2229) on "How New Labour u0026 the Tories Destroyed Britain: David Starkey" video.

  1. Wow, a lot to take in there, at least for me. The statement about "a contract between the dead, the living and those still to be born" resonated with me: I may be seeing its relevance in a way different to the intended context. In my case it made me reflect on the nature and roots of patriotism and national identity. I read somewhere on the Internet that Blair's politics "started from the desired outcome and then refined the arguments for implementing it". I immediately conjectured that he started with the wrong outcomes in Iraq and, more disastrously, with immigration. then he made them happen by political means. He was successful at arguing (like most salesmen), lousy at deciding what was good. The argument against the Supreme Court was compelling. And worrying. As was the statement about QUANGOs. What I do know is that there is a current crisis with the levels of immigration crisis, illegal AND legal. The vast majority of people KNOW it's a crisis but parliament is failing to cope with the crisis. (I wrote this before Dr. Starkey discussed it.). Regarding revolutions, the one that is happening now in England is that being acted out by the Pro-Palestinian protesters. If it were down to them, they would replace our democratic system with that of Fatah. Hideous to think of. Still the boats are daily bringing more. Regarding the question how do we fix these problems: we RESTORE the system that has worked so very well by starting with people in power who recognise that restoration is needed. Actually, RESTORE sounds very like REFORM. As for "imagined reality" in the Internet, social media, etc. that rang true.
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