tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21724748.post2604740474154875869..comments2023-09-26T15:14:50.352+01:00Comments on Conservative Party Reptile: The State Should Own YouTim Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03705980028580424584noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21724748.post-30229084577980290922007-02-08T16:29:00.000+00:002007-02-08T16:29:00.000+00:00...So let's see if I've got this right... We forc......So let's see if I've got this right... We force young men into the army, whether they're willing or not (including the physically & mentally handicapped? After all, if our front line is to be truly representative...), in order to give our military the right profile and to decrease its effectiveness. This is presumably so that anyone who decides to pick a fight with Britain can do so safe in the knowledge that not only is the opposing force a genuinely diverse, representative cross-section of our society but that we capital fellows will tie one hand behind our backs and give them a sporting chance --- thus raising our casualty rates and prolonging wars (assuming our outright surrender isn't an option: a dodgy assumption if types like Hari are in charge). <BR/><BR/>You've got to admit it's brilliant. ...In a posturing, nihilistic sort of way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21724748.post-89747567184013738602007-02-02T12:20:00.000+00:002007-02-02T12:20:00.000+00:00Damned if you do...Damned if you do...Tim Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705980028580424584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21724748.post-77571241682507875212007-02-02T11:12:00.000+00:002007-02-02T11:12:00.000+00:00I'm pretty sure that the British army is slightly ...I'm pretty sure that the British army is slightly more white than the general population. Some years ago I remember Gary Younge writing within the space of a few weeks that the over representatiion of ethnic minorities in the US army was evidence of racism, and then a few weeks later claiming that the under representation of ethnic minorites in the British army was evidence of racism.fAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com