tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post6590209547805305472..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Ignorance is Strength Anastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-10352142535593054422012-11-25T15:55:25.255-08:002012-11-25T15:55:25.255-08:00A delicate balance indeed. A delicate balance indeed. Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-84677891760982712672012-11-25T15:55:04.764-08:002012-11-25T15:55:04.764-08:00That's an interesting variation, Anthony. :-)...That's an interesting variation, Anthony. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-5105755181540729842012-11-25T15:54:28.413-08:002012-11-25T15:54:28.413-08:00Antisthenes, I rather wish I could present a count...Antisthenes, I rather wish I could present a counter argument here, but I can't. I agree with every point you make. Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-56382144828998097672012-11-25T15:48:49.741-08:002012-11-25T15:48:49.741-08:00JR, yes you are right; the press in the shape of N...JR, yes you are right; the press in the shape of News International is not blameless. But criminality could have been dealt with as criminality without all of this silly fuss. So far as the grubby exposes are concerned there will always be a demand for that sort of thing. Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-19998367195951294872012-11-25T09:14:43.666-08:002012-11-25T09:14:43.666-08:00liberty is a delicate balance, akin to walking a h...liberty is a delicate balance, akin to walking a high-wire without the safety-net of Nationalist cohesion.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-53810769412548954362012-11-24T15:00:29.449-08:002012-11-24T15:00:29.449-08:00Like Patrick Henry should have said, "Give me...Like Patrick Henry should have said, "Give me liberty or I'll give YOU death"anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-48711855348312915642012-11-23T10:26:35.838-08:002012-11-23T10:26:35.838-08:00Today all we ever appear to be doing is treating s...Today all we ever appear to be doing is treating symptoms but never causes. The simple cause of most of our problems stem from the debauching of our standards and values. This has been going on for decades as our best traditions and the best of our culture has been insidiously undermined by the so called progressive left and liberals. We have been throwing the baby out with the bathwater. In pursuit of equality and justice for all we have followed social democratic policies and practices that have lead to mediocracy, incompetence and corruption. Much of our society today is not fit for purpose and is being made ever more so by, as you rightly point out, piling laws and regulation on top of each other. This is yet another symptom that we have seen before and one that history tells us that a civilisation is on the point of collapse.Antistheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120647617145756102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-723799098491368542012-11-23T03:17:07.489-08:002012-11-23T03:17:07.489-08:00I wish I thought you were being unduly cynical but...I wish I thought you were being unduly cynical but I agree wholeheartedly. An enquiry is a brilliant way of being seen to do something whilst maintaining the status quo and making a lot of lawyers a nice little packet in the process. What's even worse is the truth in the assertion of Sir Humphrey Appelby in Yes Minister that many of those in power see activity as a genuine substitute for achievement.<br /><br />That said, the press are not totally blameless. They should certainly free but they should not abuse that freedom in order to publish sordid and grubby exposes on who's shagging who.<br /><br />JRJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147493757494801211noreply@blogger.com