Yes, but ...

... there was little plausible opposition to Blair, and even then, many people did not vote Labour this time round.

Besides, there were two million people actively protesting against the Iraq war in February 2003, and millions more who did not support the war but couldn't make the protests.

The government has distanced itself so much from its people (and it's even worse in America, where the Bush government won in 2000 by nefarious means) that I don't think the British people en masse are implicated in its actions, particularly with regard to Iraq.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on July 8th 2005 at 03:46:45

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Can i just say... (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jul 8, 00:17:43
- amazingly good speech (if you heard all of it) from Ken (n/m) (NCFC) - oh arr, Jul 8, 09:57:22
- Osama probably says the same type of thing to his followers (NCFC) - Ben, Jul 8, 01:51:09
  - Thats bollocks Ben, only 36% of those who bothered, voted for Blair! (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Jul 8, 10:29:40
  - Yes, but ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 03:46:45
    - That makes a mockery of our supposedly free and democratic system (NCFC) - Ben, Jul 8, 10:16:24
      - Misunderstanding of democracy. (NCFC) - BeverlyHills0201, Jul 8, 10:23:29
  - Amazing (NCFC) - Kev, Jul 8, 02:22:35
    - thats how I read it too (n/m) (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 8, 02:23:52
  - I agree with that... (NCFC) - pat_abb, Jul 8, 02:11:32
    - explain? (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 8, 02:14:57
      - there are quite a few similarities (NCFC) - pat_abb, Jul 8, 02:20:02
        
        disagree (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 8, 02:23:33
        
        yeh I see (NCFC) - pat_abb, Jul 8, 02:31:11
        
        certainly was in that sense (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 8, 02:36:34
        
        Spain is far more complex than that. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 03:17:02
        
        granted (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 8, 03:23:24
        
        My immediate suggestion (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 03:42:50
        
        ah but you speak of it like its an international problem (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 8, 03:58:24
        
        It is essentially an international problem though, which filters down to national levels. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 04:07:03
        
        not an argument, a reasoned debate (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 8, 04:08:12
        
        ah found a reference to it (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 8, 04:03:07
        
        I share your hatred of that man ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 04:09:40
  - right (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 8, 02:05:34
    - I appreciate my views will piss some people off but... (NCFC) - Ben, Jul 8, 02:59:03
      - yawn (NCFC) - megson, Jul 8, 09:22:06
      - agree, well said (n/m) (NCFC) - fal5taff, Jul 8, 08:10:52
    - it's a generalisation... (NCFC) - pat_abb, Jul 8, 02:13:58

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