Lots of talk around about the G8 meeting about to be held up in Gleneagles. Quite a bit of scaremongering too…people that think democracy and capitalism is great as long as the thinking goes their way, but as soon as someone disagrees it’s time to shut down the voice of dissent.
Combine this crap with this shitty idea and this one and you start to wonder why people who argue about democracy, freedom, liberty, yada, yada yada all turn out to be so fucking authoritarian?
If you don’t want to see protest, move to a country that doesn’t permit it. Otherwise, STFU. Hypocrisy really grates.
“you start to wonder why people who argue about democracy, freedom, liberty, yada, yada yada all turn out to be so fucking authoritarian?”
Cos liberalism these days really isn’t that bloody liberal?
I have to agree with you, VJC. You look at supposed liberals and see what they propose, normally backed up by legislation, and you wonder where things went wrong.
Laws against religious hatred? That would have totally screwed Dave Allen and his piss taking of the Catholic Church. Is that a good thing? Don’t think so meself, but I’m sure someone is feeling better somewhere because of it. The prat.
I think liberalism is more or less lost in this country. We probably need a new term for those of us who don’t care to dictate how others behave.