55. Tid-bits from England
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There was quite a bit of news on the radio from the U.K. today. The first was that some economist from London gave the impression that Berlusconi, the leader of the opposition, is not the tiger I am looking for to be the next head of government. Well, Berlusconi may be a giraffe rather than a tiger- but who else have we got?
The next was that there is a certain British citizen called Tim Parks (if I’ve caught the name right) living in Tuscany who, like the rest of us living here had problems with getting an internet line and various other encumbrances... at one point, when asked why he continued to live in Italy he said it was because the faults, including politics is only 10% of living here, the rest is what he likes best. Which gave me a thought, maybe I should concentrate more on that 80% too. But it’s not in my style- I’m a born moaner.
Finally, it was announced that the ever watchful British eye of political correctness has come up with another of its gems- it’s going to be a tough time for mums and dads because they’ve decided that mums and dads don’t exist anymore- and have I got something to say about that!
One of the reasons that bullies reign supreme in British schools is basically because they’ve had mums and dads who have kissed their arses rather than you know what- not because of love but because it takes effort to correct one’s children and it’s much easier to leave them alone to get on with whatever they want to do, having no idea what is right and what is wrong: and of course, since they’ve taken away the cane, the same attitude has spread into schools where teacher’s simply can’t win! The same applies to the police where these thugs just laugh at authority. So these thugs parole the streets with bicycles waiting to grab some handbag or other or work in gangs to smash a window, paint the walls with lurid images and words and that’s only the short of it. But these are only 10% of British kids, and the rest? The rest have mums and dads who take the time to educate their offspring, give them a belt around the ear hole if they don’t learn some manners, as they used to say when I was there.
Now, because lesbians and gays want to bring up kids of their own the others have to be ashamed of having a mum and dad so they must not mention the fact; not pronounce the word mum, not pronounce the word dad- have the British really gone barmy? If proper mums and dads are the only hope that kids have of having a decent outlook of life, why pretend they don’t exist? Are future generations going to grow up thinking it’s abnormal to have a mum and dad? Why bring up kids ashamed of having a mum and dad? Because that is exactly what the authorities are doing by banning these words.
And by the way, if lesbians and gays want to love one another, by all means do so- but please- don’t inflict your misery on others... in particular, children.
The next was that there is a certain British citizen called Tim Parks (if I’ve caught the name right) living in Tuscany who, like the rest of us living here had problems with getting an internet line and various other encumbrances... at one point, when asked why he continued to live in Italy he said it was because the faults, including politics is only 10% of living here, the rest is what he likes best. Which gave me a thought, maybe I should concentrate more on that 80% too. But it’s not in my style- I’m a born moaner.
Finally, it was announced that the ever watchful British eye of political correctness has come up with another of its gems- it’s going to be a tough time for mums and dads because they’ve decided that mums and dads don’t exist anymore- and have I got something to say about that!
One of the reasons that bullies reign supreme in British schools is basically because they’ve had mums and dads who have kissed their arses rather than you know what- not because of love but because it takes effort to correct one’s children and it’s much easier to leave them alone to get on with whatever they want to do, having no idea what is right and what is wrong: and of course, since they’ve taken away the cane, the same attitude has spread into schools where teacher’s simply can’t win! The same applies to the police where these thugs just laugh at authority. So these thugs parole the streets with bicycles waiting to grab some handbag or other or work in gangs to smash a window, paint the walls with lurid images and words and that’s only the short of it. But these are only 10% of British kids, and the rest? The rest have mums and dads who take the time to educate their offspring, give them a belt around the ear hole if they don’t learn some manners, as they used to say when I was there.
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| Every child has a right to a mother and father and no one can wilfully usurp that right |
And by the way, if lesbians and gays want to love one another, by all means do so- but please- don’t inflict your misery on others... in particular, children.
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