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"We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size."
Bernard of Chartres
I am indebted to Mr North of They're Joking Aren't They for instigating this Cultural Wars week, it has served to remind through the various contributions of Cats, Julia, North et.al. Of what we have to be proud of, against all those that would do us down.
The question I have to ask is "If Western civilisation is so shit, why does everybody want to come here?"
Because aside from all the minor complaints we have. (and if you're living in a shit hole in the 3rd world, they are minor) basically we're fucking great, compared to the endemic corruption, nepotism, cronyism, juntaships, dictatorships, orthodoxy and theocracy that these people live in. We are the wasps joints, the dogs bollox and the bee's knees.
There's plenty of places I'd like to live rather than Britain at the moment, like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, but Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Iran, Turkey and so on. don't figure on the list
We are The Men of the West ( and women) and we will not go gentle.
"We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size."
Bernard of Chartres
I am indebted to Mr North of They're Joking Aren't They for instigating this Cultural Wars week, it has served to remind through the various contributions of Cats, Julia, North et.al. Of what we have to be proud of, against all those that would do us down.
The question I have to ask is "If Western civilisation is so shit, why does everybody want to come here?"
Because aside from all the minor complaints we have. (and if you're living in a shit hole in the 3rd world, they are minor) basically we're fucking great, compared to the endemic corruption, nepotism, cronyism, juntaships, dictatorships, orthodoxy and theocracy that these people live in. We are the wasps joints, the dogs bollox and the bee's knees.
There's plenty of places I'd like to live rather than Britain at the moment, like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, but Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Iran, Turkey and so on. don't figure on the list
We are The Men of the West ( and women) and we will not go gentle.
"The question I have to ask is "If Western civilisation is so shit, why does everybody want to come here?""
ReplyDeleteOkay - The Quote of the Festival goes to you tonight.
And so the student becomes the master.
And you minded my suggestion did Aragorn at Mordor ….
Awesome! An after-the-pub You Tube must!
…and so the master becomes the student. ;-)
Thanks for the link, also, and right back at you.
It was certainly a post pub posting ,I was so enthused, I then had to put the film on, got to bed about 2.00am
ReplyDelete"I was so enthused, I then had to put the film on, got to bed about 2.00am"
ReplyDeleteGood thing you didn't decide on the whole trilogy then, or you'd still be there... :)