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Originally Posted by kirklancaster
The 'ENGLISH'? This is THE UNITED KINGDOM or GREAT BRITAIN.  AND one can CERTAINLY 'trust' the civilised, moderate, and BIG HEARTED 'English', FAR MORE, than one can trust most of the other countries in the world.
Corruption has ALWAYS been a part of ALL countries political systems - from the birth of democracy - but it is not as rife in THIS country as in most other countries of the world.
Personally, in my opinion, 'Human Rights' is a hackneyed little phrase which is all too often pulled out of too many 'Hats' like white Rabbits whenever anyone with an axe to grind against DEMOCRACY or GREAT BRITAIN needs any old reason to justify their stance.
I am sick of hearing and seeing the phrase. |
I find the people who knock the UK the hardest are usually people who have little or no experience of anywhere else.