tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170277338293360731.post2416628800556545315..comments2023-10-28T05:47:57.645-07:00Comments on victor meldrew's brother: The Sub Culturebryboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00854869835916315551noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170277338293360731.post-6598536294119432362008-12-07T12:09:00.000-08:002008-12-07T12:09:00.000-08:00I think the problem is that we are far too civiliz...I think the problem is that we are far too civilized. The French (bless'em) get themselves onto the streets to protest but it is a very unEnglish thing to do. We wait for five years to vote for 'take it' or 'leave it'. Our whole system needs changing but unless we are prepared to be some sort of 'activist' then nothing will change.bryboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854869835916315551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170277338293360731.post-36157318911342645662008-12-06T13:06:00.000-08:002008-12-06T13:06:00.000-08:00When we create a State apparatus that is supposed ...When we create a State apparatus that is supposed to care for us from the cradle to the grave, neighbours no longer need to worry. They can pass by safe in theknowledge that someone else is doing something about it, which of course they aren't.<BR/><BR/>There is a direct correlation between the rise of the nanny state and the increasing abrogation of neighbourliness.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170277338293360731.post-4710280056611494292008-12-06T12:09:00.000-08:002008-12-06T12:09:00.000-08:00Now 'listen again' to Will Self, on BBC Radio 4's ...Now 'listen again' to Will Self, on BBC Radio 4's From Fact to Fiction. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/fromfacttofiction/pip/u9pxh/<BR/><BR/>What the hell have we done?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com