Something sacred

Nobby,

Having spoken to you for a number of years now and having read some of your blogs,it seems to me that many of your views are very similar to those of the BNP. Don't get me wrong, I'm not being facetious or having a go or anything like that. But would it ever occur to you to vote for them and if not why not?

Hi mate, UKiP yes. BNP no. The difference is that the BNP are essentially Socialist and, dare I say it, a touch racist. I understand how white van man feels and many ordinary people feel marginalized by a left liberal elite that hardly cares about them. So I understand the BNP and their support but it is a desperate place to be. I understand but do not agree with their views even on the economy. If I attend Mass I feel more in common with, say, the Indian Catholic than I do with the White secularized Labour voting atheist. So no this is not about race but about identity. It is not, in my view, for the British State to promote different cultural identities - this is what Multiculturalism is all about. Ultimately Multiculturalism will fracture nations unless they have a strong left liberal centre which restricts free speech. I see free speech as something sacred. Does this help?

Thanks Nobby, I can now see exactly where you are coming from.And yes,I too see free speech as something sacred.

What I have learnt since blogging

That tolerance is better than confrontation.

That underneath the image French secret agents are often kind, intelligent people.

That adverbs can help to modify preferences. ‘The God Delusion’ by Richard Dawkins is a good example of this and I would not have read his book were it not for being questioned by some bloggers about it on MyT.

That sometimes it is better for a writer not to attempt to describe everything and leave something to the imagination of the reader. Hemingway taught me that prior to MyT and is the only exception that proves the rule here.

John Simpson – a BBC English journalist – has shown in his writing how effective a semi colon is; a liberal leftie but he talks alot of sense I must admit. I like him.

Generally speaking I have learnt that left liberals are often – but not always and not all the time – unthinking conformists of prevailing fashions which probably explains why they supported the Climate Change argument as passionately as they did.

I think they are wrong not because they represent left liberalism but because all the evidence I have looked at – and I have blogged on this a few times – convinces me otherwise. The tag left liberal simply reminds me of a political attitude or point of view.

I have learnt that democracy today is fragile and that a few dominate society and the media. These few I presently label as left liberals. An example is, Peter Mandelson.

But one day this ongoing power struggle will change. When it does, you will notice more labelling but this time it will emerge from the left. This is politics.

On MyT I have been amazed at the vitriol expressed. More usually, however, I have been pleasantly surprised at the grace, politeness and tolerance shown. MyT reveals humanity for all its faults and attributes.

MyT has also enabled me to crystalize my thinking which I fully understand is not agreed with by those who live elsewhere. Thanks for listening.