You guys have George Galloway...
George is a fuckin STAR. but he is a loon, crackpot like RP and 'unelectable'
Thanks for the Diggs. The movement goes on...
While I'm here, can I draw parallels which may spark inspiration in some of you, and used in debate?
For all those people in your country who say that if we withdraw from Iraq, and let the people of Iraq decide on their destiny, there will be more terror. Tell them this little mentioned story.
For nearly 40 years there was terrorism in the UK like you's guys could not imagine. IRA, UDA etc etc bombs every WEEK. Shootings and murders EVERY DAY, in both Northern Ireland, and the UK (sensibly the govt of the Irish Republic did not get into entangling alliances). This went on for YEARS... we send more troops, we get more terror, more terrorists, more dead troops, more dead civilians, more population segregation, more hatred, then we send some more troops with bigger guns to keep the people 'apart', we get more bombs, even more extreme attacks. So more troops... i can go on...
It 'felt' like the people of Ireland hated us (even though it was our policies they actually hated), 'some' of the people of AMERICA supported the IRA's fight for freedom, but we British continued because we knew best.
We fucked over plenty of other countries too during those times. Argentina, Iraq, Lebanon, etc, etc.
Anyway, a political movement called 'New Labour' (Obama draws some parallels) promised to solve our terrorism woes without a McCain style approach. They told the people of Northern Ireland to sort it out for themselves, and they HELPED them in anyway they could by the means of dialog. Today, Northern Ireland is thriving. Terrorism in the UK and NI has fallen to ZERO. These terrorists do not exist anymore (It took all of 10 years)
Sure, there may still a couple of old school 'extremists' around, but there is no one there to preach to now.
It's just a pity that Mr Tony Blair did this only for political gain, and not on grounds of morality, as he has so proven with the Iraq debunckle.
You's guys are so lucky. You have a constitution to base your morality on. All we have over here, is the bible.
Good luck.