Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
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.