There was a major news item in Britain
recently about three sisters who decamped from Britain
and went to join IS in Syria,
taking their children with them. One of the women has since been in touch with
her family here to explain that they simply didn’t want to live in Britain any
longer. She said it was becoming ‘too like America.’ She has a point, although
whether that’s a reason to become disenchanted with it is a matter of opinion.
So, let me just say ‘Happy 4th July’ to those
splendid Americans whose acquaintance I am grateful to have made. Let me also
say to all Americans that you did well to kick us out the way you did.
Congratulations. But let me also say that we now seem to be following in your wake
(mostly courtesy of Mrs Thatcher) and some of us wish we weren’t.
This isn’t an unfriendly post, just a frank and balanced
one.
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