Google, Facebook and fake news

[Pannonian]

In the UK, both "Rightwing" and "Leftwing" are an incredibly small selection of all options. No one is saying "hey, maybe a Chinese government Meritocracy is something to consider". It is either pro-EU is more open to the world, or anti-EU is more open to the world. No one considers whether being open to the world is innately a good thing (I do - but the point is there remain many, many things that are not explored).

Or humanitarian aid into a warzone. Both sides argue how this should be done. It doesn't appear to be discussed whether it should be done and even why we are getting involved in the war in the first place.

That's the legacy of being on the side of the Good Guys in WWII. If we want to continue carping on that legacy, we have to live up to the image we've created for ourselves.

[rory_20_uk]

That's the legacy of being on the side of the Good Guys in WWII. If we want to continue carping on that legacy, we have to live up to the image we've created for ourselves.

It was delusional before WW2 and has continued to be afterwards. We joined WW2 to protect Poland and failed miserably, supported Stalin, sent the Cossacks back to be shot etc etc etc...

We fought wars all over the place in the preceding years and conspired with the Israelis to get back the Suez canal and equally failed to involved in many others. There is no logic to how we are the Good Guys beyond we say we are. So why not just continue saying we are Good rather than worry about reality?