Gtal wrote: ↑25 Dec 2021, 07:44
Repulse wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 09:33
Defiance wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 08:41
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global trend to be "anti-UK"[...]
Boggles the mind.
The whole world has conspired to pick on the poor UK right?
You know.. At some point you need to consider the possibility that the UK is the problem.
I mean, come on! Now it's "fog in the channel AND in the atlantic"? Really???
The UK should always be looking at itself and challenging if it’s doing the right thing - however, it is not the problem, maybe part of the problem, but not
the problem.
I completely reject the supposed moral superiority of the EU and the US, especially given recent behaviour driven by self interest over combating Russia and China (and in Afghanistan). Whilst some want to paint Brexit as an inward looking act, the UK continues to stand for global democratic values, ready to support within our means - perhaps some are upset that we are starting to act more in self interest, but that’s because we are acting more like them.
When I talk about “anti UK” it comes domestically and internationally, mostly from people who want to be blame the country for every historical ill. It has become trendy driven by lack of historical context and unbalanced/ideological commentary. The UK should honestly reflect on the good and bad of its past, but so should every country.