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[ajva]

Boris makes a good point.

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[booklectica]

I agree with bits of it, but I think equating the concept of Communism with the actions of Stalin is a touch disingenuous.

I do see left-wing policies as more morally sound, and therefore am more likely to forgive mistakes in left-wing governments, but I don't really see that as a problem.

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

I could understand that if the current Government was leftwing, but it really isn't - as far as I can see, it's now distinctly to the right of Thatcher, and pressing ahead without any signs of a slowdown. It really does baffle me why it isn't yet as unpopular as Thatcher was in 1991.

[purplerabbits.livejournal.com]

Perhaps because a lot of Thatcher's unpopularity wasn't related to infringements of personal freedoms and privacy, which people are notoriously blase about, but was more related to cutbacks and unemployment, which this government have a much better record on.

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

You may be right. Unemployment in Leytonstone is amongst the very worst in the country, so I tend to forget that it's improved elsewhere.