tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633172162044104844.post6182203310041776171..comments2023-11-03T08:52:13.914+00:00Comments on The Moonshine Memoranda: SLEEPING WITH PIGS...Selena Dreamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11629908887644614404noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633172162044104844.post-38590862909035745332008-06-09T05:20:00.000+01:002008-06-09T05:20:00.000+01:00But did they feel any self-respect as this cannon-...But did they feel any self-respect as this cannon-fodder (preseumably only male scum)...more so than they do now?Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467412541030183747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633172162044104844.post-66437618013426878442008-06-08T17:26:00.000+01:002008-06-08T17:26:00.000+01:00...the orcs of Mordor. i fear and despise them.......<I>...the orcs of Mordor. i fear and despise them.</I><BR/><BR/>...as the Duke of Welligton said after inspecting his men before the Battle of Waterloo: "I don't know whether they'll frighten the enemy, but they certainly frighten me!"Selena Dreamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629908887644614404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633172162044104844.post-15905429447519124602008-06-08T17:23:00.000+01:002008-06-08T17:23:00.000+01:00...of course, that's the combination which won Bri......of course, that's the combination which won Britain the Empire in the first place: <I>"a firm hand to admire and some authoritative direction"</I> plus plenty of "scum" for cannon-fodder...Selena Dreamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629908887644614404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633172162044104844.post-45587059498449825392008-06-08T16:46:00.000+01:002008-06-08T16:46:00.000+01:00It's interesting what you say about the legacy of ...It's interesting what you say about the legacy of class divisions lying beneath lower class scorn for the establishment. The Americans, with their historical classlessness clearly lack this and perhaps that explains the lack of resentment and cultural renunciation found among the Americans Bryan met.<BR/><BR/>Traditionally, I believe Christianity provided a semblance of meaning and dignity for the folks Elberry so understandably and yet hopelessly scorns.<BR/><BR/>It may be my Old Tory patrician values speaking but I cannot ultimately blame only the disempowered, undereducated and consciously manipulated and lied to by the powers that be, for their state. Not do deny that individuals are responsible for what they do, but so too are we all for our fellow men. We are our brothers keepers and if the priveleged do not care for the cultivation of the souls of the masses they only have themselves to blame for the consequences.<BR/><BR/>And another thing. Maybe what these wild and mindless thugs are really crying out for, like the undirected adolescent, burning up in his own chaos, is a firm hand to admire and some authoritative direction from those who might charismatically inspire them.<BR/><BR/>Hitlerian potency + Gandhi's moral vision is perhaps something close to what is required.<BR/><BR/>Blaming the chavs for being chavs is pretty pointless.<BR/><BR/>A healthy dose of divinely inspired patronisation is called for, methinsJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467412541030183747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633172162044104844.post-56357798597103749082008-06-07T21:51:00.000+01:002008-06-07T21:51:00.000+01:00I blame daytime TV. If there was nothing on to peo...I blame daytime TV. If there was nothing on to people would have to do something else. Possibly they would pursue a career in the arts or politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633172162044104844.post-54317531299332781182008-06-07T18:50:00.000+01:002008-06-07T18:50:00.000+01:00These filth lack any sensitivity to beauty or dece...These filth lack any sensitivity to beauty or decency or goodness. They truly are akin to the orcs of Mordor. i fear and despise them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633172162044104844.post-18731934736550890492008-06-07T13:10:00.000+01:002008-06-07T13:10:00.000+01:00Why aspire when all wants are being met? Their sub...Why aspire when all wants are being met? Their sub-culture is in the ascendant, with an apparent position as the demographic being sought out by the media, and appealed to as consumers. It must be wonderful to be one of them when almost every supermarket aisle, every fast-food outlet, every click of the remote control brings gratification. Not much mileage left in "sweeping meadows, the lark ascending, and the tolling of bells marking out the glorious Hertfordshire morning" when it can't be bottled or packaged or sold as a twofer.All Shook Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815298630864905608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633172162044104844.post-959232343118378542008-06-06T21:57:00.000+01:002008-06-06T21:57:00.000+01:00The thing that astonishes me isn't that they still...The thing that astonishes me isn't that they still exist but they are flourishing. A neighbour of mine has had many children by many fathers, possesses no skills, vulgar, young alcoholic, drives a nice new car which she parks across the pavement (blocking it for all who might want to walk past the house). She spends her days being loud and obnoxious, leaves her children with grandparents while she parties away the night. <BR/><BR/>I envy her. Her life is bliss.Uncle Dick Madeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124053234469634414noreply@blogger.com