tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post829778981226108903..comments2023-03-27T10:54:13.350-07:00Comments on Winston Smith: Excuses, ExcusesWinstonSmith33http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-12080815929700205342009-10-12T05:38:15.877-07:002009-10-12T05:38:15.877-07:00I think you're overly dismissive of the "...I think you're overly dismissive of the "materialistic society" explanation. That's not that I support the "they're (a bit) poorer than other people so have to rob" part of it, because I don't. Where I do feel that there's a kernel of truth in the theory is that success and worth today are almost entirely depicted as being down to ownership of vast Primatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-34659625564887675502009-06-28T09:18:34.819-07:002009-06-28T09:18:34.819-07:00How would the people that Orwell saw in the 30'...How would the people that Orwell saw in the 30's have coped given today's opportunities?<br /><br />Quite well I should expect. You answered the question yourself in a way. The Iraqi guy you mentioned in the other blog came from a situation which had it's similarities with Britain back then.Mark Gradwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-34137764214792665792009-05-22T14:51:30.535-07:002009-05-22T14:51:30.535-07:00Hi Bertie Humbug here is a charity you would be in...Hi Bertie Humbug here is a charity you would be interested in. Im thinking of perhaps getting something similar running in my part of the country in a year or two:<br /><br />http://www.eyla.org.uk/WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-49356956600294143992009-05-22T10:45:42.230-07:002009-05-22T10:45:42.230-07:00Dear Mr/Miss Anonymous (above),
I dont intend to ...Dear Mr/Miss Anonymous (above),<br /><br />I dont intend to be insulting when describing tofu munching, bearded sandle wearers etc etc. I myself am a vegetarian and read the Guardian, I just dont swallow its bias hook line and sinker as so many of its readers do. It tends to have a default position in the same way the Daily Mail does just at the other extreme of the spectrum. I was merely being WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-61940601954999292092009-05-22T09:28:13.863-07:002009-05-22T09:28:13.863-07:00Dear Winston,
I've just found your blog and read l...Dear Winston,<br />I've just found your blog and read lots of posts at one go.<br />I wish you wouldn't resort to hackneyed insults such as bleeding-heart liberal and tofu-munching, sandal-wearing, Guardianista. One of the awful things about being anywhere near the care industry is hearing people parrot idiotic catch-phrases and buzzwords to their own ends (i.e. getting more clients for their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-4249472947926459152009-05-21T15:29:02.229-07:002009-05-21T15:29:02.229-07:00Brilliant post. I wonder if a change of Government...Brilliant post. I wonder if a change of Government will help with some of these problems. <br /><br />Unfortunately I dont think it will, the Conservative leadership just don't have enough grey hair amongst them.<br /><br />I am intending on doing a blog post soon on 'Military Solutions to social problems'. I.e. the use of Bad Lads Army/50s style military training to beast some sense and Bertie Humbug's Ranto-O-Matichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922605573640100485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-35129534237873368272009-05-21T14:13:36.122-07:002009-05-21T14:13:36.122-07:00I must be entertained 24/7 otherwise I may commit ...I must be entertained 24/7 otherwise I may commit violence against doo- gooders. it's not my fault it's society. I am entitled to bare minimum 1 bag of skunk weed and 4 cans of high strength lager every night, plus cash on the hip. This is England! From a YOUTskandalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10625659545445495688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-89084612827682184092009-05-21T11:39:17.498-07:002009-05-21T11:39:17.498-07:00I'm always a little concerned when people advocate...I'm always a little concerned when people advocate military service (of any ilk) as somehow being of benefit to the thugs.<br /><br />Based on my experience of dealing with young military personnel on the railway, and the mayhem those personnel have caused, there will indeed be a benefit to the thugs - they will be taught how to be <B>better</B> thugs. <br /><br />Sure, some may well be diverted A Train Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156813870738365152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-13678943033766628912009-05-21T09:45:05.161-07:002009-05-21T09:45:05.161-07:00Below is a letter I sent to the Guardian following...Below is a letter I sent to the Guardian following an article earlier this year - they did not publish it. I also read your article later and thought this was still apt.<br /><br />"How do you start to respond to the relentless and depressing situation that Nicholas Blincoe encountered with the youths at his block of flats in London? (Weekend 07.02.09) <br />A number of children or youths now TimShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362002972354752914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-6174106103048351512009-05-21T08:55:23.848-07:002009-05-21T08:55:23.848-07:00We need a good shooting war with these vermin in t...We need a good shooting war with these vermin in the front line.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009065020569006557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-48877964934412592472009-05-17T15:42:00.000-07:002009-05-17T15:42:00.000-07:00hello winston
I agree with you for once winston be...hello winston<br />I agree with you for once winston being bored was always a part of growing up for myself and my mates but we never got involved in serious crime, the children and youths of today know they can kill or seriously hurt their "enemy" and be back on the streets in a reasonably short ammount of time. There simply is no deterrent. I think it is only gonna get worse. judges should dpaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-23564401008733856522009-05-17T14:35:00.000-07:002009-05-17T14:35:00.000-07:00Thank you for not being a "left wing trendy", as ...Thank you for not being a "left wing trendy", as my very socialist parent would scathingly put it.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672071445116109591noreply@blogger.com