2007-05-10 09:43:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
srracvue - yes most people do what they think is right on a daily basis - but they don't go around bigging themselves up and making speeches like Blair.
kapute2. are you from UK? If you are you'll know that because we have 3 main prties here, every PM gets into office on less than 50 and sometimes even 40% of the vote. That means that our PM is never elected by popular choice.
Ollie - I never said Blair WAS a despot. I just said that despots say/believe the same
kenfxds - come on now, you're putting words into my mouth, shame on you.
pfo - totally agree (see my response to srracvue above)
2007-05-10 10:10:00 · update #1
Geoff W - there's a lot worse in the last 10 years - all the majors. Education, NHS, Violent Crime, our prisons are full, our children are the most unhappy in Europe, sleaze coming out of every corner. Blair spent 10 years giving into the person who shouted loudest, now political correctness has gone mad, etc etc
David C says "... I firmly believe that whatever he did during his time was done in the sincere belief that it was right for this country at the time". Well yes, of course, that's my point. It's totally normal. Its not something Blair should expect to recieve credit for. Everyone does whatever they do, believing its the right thing to do. Its not something we all jump up and shout about as if its something special.
2007-05-10 11:00:49 · update #2
Mr Blair simply betrayed his entire electorate from day one. He was elected after the awful Thatcher years, but he did nothing to ameliorate the damage that Mrs Thatcher wrought on our industries and extraction and refinement of raw materials.
At least, Thatcher was honest. Blair has developed bullshit to an art form - his art being that of imitators of Jackson Pollock.
Between Thatcher and Blair, over 20 years have been wasted. We still have a huge amount of state benefit scroungers, and the honest working and middle class people are continuing to be milked as cash cows for the idle.
2007-05-10 10:21:15 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tony Blair was simply telling the public when he was to stand down. He went back to his constituency to do this out of respect for the community who had backed him during his political career both before and after he became prime minister. What did you expect him to say? He had the humility to apologise for decisions he thought did not meet the general public's aspirations and I firmly believe that whatever he did during his time was done in the sincere belief that it was right for this country at the time. As time goes by I think a lot of people will realise just what a good prime minister he was.
2007-05-10 17:32:54 · answer #2 · answered by david c 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, Tony Blair was no despot, he was elected and worked within the government. Not every despot was mad, by the way; it isn't the best form of government and I 'd be against it in all cases.
2007-05-10 17:04:52 · answer #3 · answered by Mike W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well what would you do. tony blair obviousely had advisors ..right or wrong but dont forget what mrs,m thatcher did ,do you want to go back to that .remember the coal miners. ithink we onlly went to the falklands because dennis thatcher had property out there.ask your self this are you worse off now---- thats right your not. also the pesioners are realy well looked after now. ------------ people have short memories but i hav/nt. also what about the poll tax that is what finished the tories off.for ever i hope.
2007-05-10 17:21:56 · answer #4 · answered by GEOFF W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leaving out Iraq which cant be justified,How could he think keeping John Prescott on the pay roll while doing next to nothing was right? One thing I will say, He is a bloody good actor, Lessons from his father in law maybe!!
2007-05-10 17:42:01 · answer #5 · answered by trish 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I'm sure Hitler, Stalin, Sadam Hussein, Kim Jong-il, Attilla the Hun, Gengis Kan, etc. all felt the same way.
2007-05-10 16:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 100% against Iraq however Tony Blair is not a despot.
Would you be saying that about Thatcher if the Falklands War
had gone the other way?
2007-05-10 16:48:45 · answer #7 · answered by Ollie 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
So do the good ones, like Blair and Bush.
2007-05-10 17:14:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows what he really believes or what despots tell themselves in order to sleep at night
what does he believe in
2007-05-10 16:56:11 · answer #9 · answered by L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure Hilter - a-wooga! a-wooga! a-wooga! Godwin's Law alert! - would have said exactly the same thing if he had been captured and tried, instead of taking his own life --
Er, I mean, if he hadn't been cut down in a hail of Russian bullets.
2007-05-10 17:00:16 · answer #10 · answered by Simon D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋