Showing posts with label William Pitt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Pitt. Show all posts

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Why Britain?

Britain. I have publicly declared that perhaps I will apply for the citizenship of the United Kingdom. Even since then, people have bombarded me with questions. Usually they say that the UK is just as bad as America (it sent troops to all USA mission, i.e. colloquially speaking it is USA's 'bitch') or that it is much more socialist than other countries I have permanently been in (USA or Poland). But the truth is that I respect the UK for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it is independent. Under David Cameron the UK is a much stronger nation. Yes, it invaded Libya without any coherent purpose, but so did every other NATO country (including Poland). Britain is the only country which, in the current depression, actually has a decent government. Cameron's cabinet is not all-good and not all-free-market, but it is much better than anything the Obama administration can provide, and it is much better than anything a Mitt Romney administrations could provide. Once upon a time I did not support the Conservatives because I thought they were not Thatchetist enough, and now I still don't think they are doing enough, but they are going in the right direction.
As the great William Pitt said: "England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, I trust, save Europe by herself." This was a statement against Napoleon and the first European Union (the second one being Adolf Hitler's). Maybe I can also participate in saving Europe from the current crazy greed-driven socialist frenzy?