Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Trying Taboos

Tedious and tiresome old 1960s types who imagine that they are still enfants terribles (or ever really were), and who bleat that “Communism did not fail, because it has never been tried”, have now been joined by tedious and tiresome old 1980s types who imagine that they are still enfants terribles (or ever really were), and who bleat that “capitalism did not fail, because it has never been tried”. Grow up, the lot of you.

And grow up, both those of you who suggest that there has ever been any sort of taboo against discussing immigration in this country, and those who you who suggest that there has ever been any sort of taboo against criticising the monarchy, the Royal Family, or both.

Articles claiming that each of these taboos existed, and thus entirely falsifying and negating themselves, have been appearing in mainstream publications for as long as I can remember. People have also been saying them on the airwaves, not just including but especially those occupied by the BBC, probably for as long as there have been any airwaves on which to say anything.

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