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211. Hell I lived there for ten years

and I still don't understand some things regarding their government, politics etc. lol

I love Britain, I miss it - way too much. One thing I noticed was when it came to politics, at least amongst my family and friends (can only speak from my own experience) it never dominated conversation. It never caused arguments, in fact it was rarely even discussed and when it was, it was painless - not chock full of hate if you don't agree on every single issue. Politics never played a role in whether they like someone or not. You would rarely see family and friends fall out because they didn't agree on politics. The UK is pretty liberal compared to us so it's not all bad! I didn't live there in the Margaret Thatcher days, however no matter what she may or may not of done - the UK survived and it has survived a lot worse. Things have been pretty bad there the last maybe 5 years with the economy (just like everybody else at the moment) but I think on the whole, American liberals would love it there. Yeah it's not perfect, but what country is? They have far more compassion for their citizens than we do for ours, that's for sure.

When I think about England's history, they have come a long way from where they started. They went from a monarchy that was allowed to put people to death at will, and in some of the most heinous ways, to a country that has no capital punishment and the monarchy is now just there for show and to make money off the tourists. People used to be killed for not believing in the right faith. People starved in the street living in extreme poverty. Most of my ancestors came from England and part of that was because of oppressive England. Now you can believe in any faith you want, or not believe, without the fear of being hung, drawn and quartered, burned to death, boiled in water, beheaded - the list goes on. We cannot even begin to appreciate how horrible life used to be for people in the old world. I would take Margaret Thatcher and Parliament over an evil monarchy any day of the week once I put it into perspective.

Now this isn't aimed at you Floyd because I agree with you, but I don't know if her being mentioned in the same sentence as people like Hitler, Pol Pot and Stalin was meant to be a comparison - I would certainly hope none of you would be so silly as to go there. I don't care for grave dancing and it happens here a lot. It's quite distasteful but freedom of speech and all that, right? If there is a God, she will be judged accordingly. If there isn't, she's just a pile of dust, gone for good. As far as those of us still living condemning the dead, I think we should take the higher road. I have to be in agreement with Floyd. Bad Karma. But by all means, carry on as you wish.