UK General Election 2017

[Beskar]

Looking at the debate, I'm reminded once again of Orwell's observation that there are sections of the British Left who will always oppose violence, but only where it's perpetuated by Anglo-Americans. Where it's perpetuated by the USSR and its puppets, these supposed pacifists are curiously silent.

It is the same processes between why people stick up "Pray for Paris" but neglect to show support for the other countries experiencing atrocities and bombings. It is usually because of the locally held higher standards, and infringement on these, opposed to them lot over there who are barbarians who lack the same enlightenment so it doesn't matter because "Nothing we can do about it".

You don't see amnesty international doing big campaigns due to inappropriate internment in North Korea due to the same mental logic that "well, nothing we can do in that crackpot country, lets highlight countries such as the USA for their misconduct". Though to be far, they do general coverage on countries like North Korea, Syria, etc but with despots, it is a case of "You have no power here!".

It is part of a more complex phenomena.