Originally posted by 44soulslayer
Im sick and tired of people using phrases such as "old etonian" or "public schoolboy" as a pejorative label.
- Actually it was a descriptive (and 100% accurate) label.
You're the one taking it a "pejorative" of itself.
I think it's only fair that people are aware of the minute and incredibly privileged strata these people are from & only have experience of for large
parts of their formative lives.
Of course not all old Etonians/public school boys are from incredibly privileged backgrounds, that's true, just almost all of them.
If you don't think that's relevant that's up to you but you're in a small minority there yourself on that one.
In fact your remarks remind me of the ridiculous 'MOPE' claims of the white middle class male (most oppressed people ever).
Originally posted by infinite
Nice to see NuLabour supporters still do not support democratic wishes and think the whole of the UK should be under a one party state
- Bl**dy hell infinite, slight exaggeration there or what?!
Of course I respect the democratic wishes of the electorate but I'm entitled to support the party & policies I prefer, I don't have to 'endorse'
the opposition's just because they won now, do I?
Originally posted by TKainZero
This is the first conservative that has won Mayor of London in 30 years... thats great...
- I'd look him up a little before lauding him too highly, he has a career strewn with unfortunate and unpleasant 'moments' from casually offensive
racist comments to insulting the entire people of a major British city with stupidly crass remarks.
Originally posted by TKainZero
Red Ken... now thats a nickname...
- That comes from the old GLC days, a typical tory smear......and some of the laughably infantile & wildly outrageous stuff that they used to spout
about KL & their lurid little gulag day-dreams about what would happen if he and his mates ever got into power have to be heard to be believed.
He was Mayor for 8 years......did London become a soviet city?
I think not.
In fact he was so not "red" that even the tory party here have to admit he did a lot of good for London & Londoners in his 8yrs.
Originally posted by TKainZero
you say he was Anti-semetic?
- You ought to look into the incident and KL's background.
Ken Livingstone wiki biog
Ken Livingstone is not anti-semitic
Originally posted by TKainZero
And was buddies with Chavez... hmmm...
- He arranged an oil deal beneficial to both the people of London (but especially the least well off and London's public transportation system) &
the Venezuelans.......and what?
Originally posted by TKainZero
I wonder if this tread will carry to the national elections...
- We've a couple of years to go before then most likely.
If a week is a long time in politics a couple of years is a lifetime.
[edit on 4-5-2008 by sminkeypinkey]