A reprieve for the BBC World Service after all. Jolly good, although I hope that it will not preclude people from also tuning in to Russia Today, Al Jazeera and Press TV.
In cases such as this, the question should always be, "Would you do this to the Americans, or to the Israelis?" If the answer to that is No, then the answer to this must also be No. It looks as if it might have been after all.
So, what and where next? When it comes to things like financial aid to our industry, the question should always be, "Would you refuse this to the Americans, or to the Israelis?" If the answer to that is No, then the answer to this must also be No.
And when it comes to military action involving either or both of America and Israel, the question should always be, "Would you do this for anyone else?" If the answer to that is No, then the answer to this must also be No.
But instead, we are ruled by those who have retained from their Powellite or their sectarian Leftist roots an ignorance of and contempt for the Commonwealth and the instruments of British "soft power" (a phrase which I greatly dislike), but not a recognition of and aversion to the American imperium (which is itself contrary to the Constitution of the United States) and the Zionist project.
Or are we? We certainly used to be. But are we still? After today, I am daring to begin to wonder. May we look forward to co-productions with Russia Today, Al Jazeera and Press TV?
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Conservative Home has a list of "Hateful Left" commentators.
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This post should be on both lists.
You are too kind.
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Now, on topic, please.
I wish Rod Liddle had got editor of the Indy. Backed by Lebedev he would definitely have given column space to you for stuff like this and maybe to several of your blog roll, and the paper itself might have been given away for free so as to reach an enormous readership, like the Evening Standard but on a national scale.
ReplyDeleteRod himself seems to be quite glad that he didn't get it.
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