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Topic History of: Me on Gaddafi
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JK2006 wrote:
Because since even the coalition in the UK doesn't have over 50% of the population supporting it
Not true, JK
2010 election results
Percentage
Conservative 36.1%
Labour 29.0%
LibDem 23.0%
36.1% plus 23.0% is wll over 50% last time I checked (although under loony Labour's education reforms it may not be any more). |
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JK2006 |
Watching the (rather empty) House of Commons debate invading Libya - what I need to know is... what percentage of the population must be against Gaddafi to warrant invasion by us warmongers?
Even the most rabid anti-Gaddafi outsiders must admit that 1% want him to stay in power. Or even 5%. Or possibly 20%. Or 30%...
Because since even the coalition in the UK doesn't have over 50% of the population supporting it, would it be legitimate for Libya to invade Great Britain to liberate those of us who have been oppressed by our ruling regime (and the previous one)? |
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JK2006 |
You may be right Pru, and I'm always telling people not to believe the simple assumptions, but I often think the two extreme views tend not to be those of the majority, which settles somewhere in the middle. Apart from the few protesting on either side I think the majority would say "why are we fighting like this? Life was fine as it was". But I could be wrong. |
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Prunella Minge |
JK2006 wrote:
I'm sorry but I reckon if you stopped the average Libyan in the street and asked them what they would like, they would say "we'd like it to go back as it was 3 months ago".
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It's probably prudent to wait until you know the 'average' Libyan before making those assumptions. Otherwise it's about as perceptive and empirically powerful as those NOTW/Daily Mail readers assuming what you're like. |
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JK2006 wrote:
I'm sorry but I reckon if you stopped the average Libyan in the street and asked them what they would like, they would say "we'd like it to go back as it was 3 months ago".
Ditto Egypt and Tunisia.
Iraq? That may be different - people adapt very quickly and most, by now, say "Hey, it's OK; just leave us alone".
None of which takes into account the thousands in each place who died.
For what?
For more of the same. A bit more freedom, a bit less food, slightly better for a couple of years - then the next leaders become corrupt and greedy.
I always remember friends in Denmark 30 years ago telling me they hated their crime free, open minded, relaxed society "because taxes are horrendous".
True JK- 30 years ago but I think you will that most Scandanvian countries now realise they had the right system all along and are quite pleased that are not like the USA or Uk where the so-called middle class is going out of existence.
Who cares if you have money in your pocket if it is worthless ?..In Sweden and Denmark there is virtually no poverty and everyone has housing and all the luxuries we have. I reckon 30 years ago they confused their political system with lifestyle...the 60's , 70's 80's early 90's are when the UK was heaps of fun and not too expensive..
as to Lybia- Ghaddafi will go but not because of the people..because the West wants him gone and what the US/UK want -they get. He must have been plotting to do something about the oil-cut off the USA..that's all they are interested in  |
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