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[cheekbones3]

Probably the main thing that pisses me off about the current global issues is the British Government's idiotic and pig-headed sticking to its claim that its foreign policy is not "radicalising" young Muslims. I can understand why political parties stick to a line on certain things, but I cannot ascertain any good reason for the government to not admit that it's talking bollocks, especially when it is patently making the attitude of the muslim community even worse. The only reason I can think of at all is for Tony Blair to maintain his moral position, for the good of nobody but himself, and possibly the "special relationship" (or possibly to put it another way, it's been recommended to him as the only course of action from across the pond).

The moment the major parties starting admitting mistakes will be when politics gets a whole lot more useful.

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[year-x.livejournal.com]

I think in some ways the addage that a country gets the government it deserves is quite correct. maybe the reason they have to claim to be always right is that if they did admit to being wrong, the british public wouldn't have the nous to not knee-jerk them out of governemnt. our (collective) lack of subtlety and political overview means our politicians have to act like children.

[cheekbones3.livejournal.com]

Probably true, although it's self-perpetuating and just needs somebody to break the circle.