Comments on: Ken Livingstone’s Farewell: A Blow to British Socialism

By: Brandon Heslop

Brandon Heslop — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:31:27 +0000

England…what has happened to you? I, an American, can hardly understand it. You used to be great! All that stuff about “ruling the waves,” thwe stiff upper lip? Big fan, here.

I find it somewhat ironic, that the “black sheep” of the British Imperial Family, shall we say…the one who rebelled…is now the only shining example of what used to be “Britishness.” All of America’s best cultural currency ultimately derives from England. The right to bear arms? Did you know that while the French, the Italians, and just about everyone else in Western Europe often had strict restrictions on how could own weapons in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the English had none of the that? English monarchs required the English to – not only HAVE WEAPONS – but KNOW HOW TO USE THEM? And some people wonder why the French were so frequently, and successfully, invaded. The English? Once…a silly little incidence back in…Oh, 1066, I think.

You let this hateful rabble into your country, you let them feed off your system. Can’t you people spot a Goddamn parasite? Now, you treat the last generation of Britons who knew what honour was – those brave souls who fought, suffered, and died for you sorry lot back in WWII – with contempt.

“There Will Always Be an England…” Really? At this rate. WAKE UP. The world and I love and need you.

God save the Queen…I guess it’ll have to be God, the way things are looking.

-B.

By: Silvio

Silvio — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:10:46 +0000

The concept of “The Right” has lost any sense in Europe. It may be seemed paradoxical but just the socialist and generally leftist parties are fascist in the classical sense of the world as it demonstrates their support of Islamic fascists and terrorists. The recent Italian elections are indicative in this sense. The electoral victory of Berlusconi and the “right” Alemanno in Rome by a huge margin (Rome was always a feud of communists) is possible to interpret as a reaction but in very positive sense. Berlusconi’s victory, I think, means also a reaction against Islamic arrogance. The Italians are tired of these foreigners who, like grasshoppers, destroy their country. The victory of the Spanish Socialists is an anomalous case in the European context. PSOE (Spanish Socialist Labour Party) is a typical fascist, anti-Semite and philoterrorist Party that organized the terrorist carnage 11 march 2004 in Madrid and presented its work as the revenge of Islamists for the Spanish participation in Iraq invasion. That is the great “secret” of the electoral victory of Spanish socialists (then and now). I was a direct witness of these shameful events.

By: John Samford

John Samford — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:22:31 +0000

Doesn’t matter. England is dead. They have decided to become Euro’s instead. What matters is who runs the shop in Brussels, not which pony boy is prancing around London.

By: pch1013

pch1013 — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:51:28 +0000

"The rest of Brit motor industry? Gone." Someone forgot to tell these people.

By: BMoon

BMoon — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:16:31 +0000

What the Brit’s, the Europeans, all westerners need to do now is throw out Rousseau, Marx, Nietzsche – all totalitarian, statist, utopian fanasies- and get back Loretta to where you once belonged- Locke, Montesque, Jefferson, and the Bible.

By: Eric Dondero

Eric Dondero — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:32:47 +0000

This is perhaps the greatest victory worldwide for the libertarian movement. Libertarian Geert Wilders is the most popular Dutch politician. Bob Barr, Libertarian for President is now polling at 4% (Zogby) in the US. And a bonafide libertarian wins the Mayorship of London England.

Good days for libertarians indeed.

By: David

David — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:22:29 +0000

This is incorrect, NuLabour is just a media spin or gloss over the old tax and spend socialists that existed in the 70′s. All you have to do is have a good look at Ed Balls to see just how incorrect you are. The independence of the Bank of England means nothing, Blair kept the Unions under control by keeping Thatchers union laws, because that was what killed Labour in the 70′s. Economic policy is one area where they have tried to restrain their socialist leanings, so open markets and no nationalisation, but they have taxed so heavily that many companies are starting to leave the UK.

It will take another 5 to 10 years to sort out the mess that they made Britain yet again.

By: Edat

Edat — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:52:09 +0000

Now that Londoners have gotten rid of Red Ken, Torontoians can get rid of Moron Miller. His latest stunt is throw another 2.5 millions at the homelessness industry.

Insanity definition _ Keep doing the same thing and expect a different result.

By: d neal

d neal — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:12:55 +0000

To Don (see above):

Morgan is still cranking out their idiosyncratic classis retro cars in malvern link. The rest of Brit motor industry? Gone.

By: Garrett Stasse

Garrett Stasse — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:51:00 +0000

I’m not so sure Livingstone’s ouster signifies much of anything other than a head rolling off an emaciated body. The decapitation was done long after the crimes had been committed — Britain’s current acquiescence to every leftish snit comes to mind — so the effect is merely symbolic. Brits have pretty much given up on their country and themselves and are content to be trendily anti-American instead of dealing with significant social and political problems. Ousting Livingstone does nothing to solve them because the damage has been done by others more entrenched, like the BBC.