Patriotism

[mat777]

What is wrong with some people? How is is possible to be so misguided? This is a conversation with my best friend on msn earlier, since coming to uni he has gone centre-left to socialist, and I have gone centre-right to UKIP. I dont want to lose my best friend, but fk me he comes out with some loopy st these days....

ME: I even painted a union jack on my bike earlier

HIM: fk OFF YOU PATRIOTIC

ME: ?????
are you saying im not even allowed to be proud of the monarchy any more?????

HIM: you know i am really surprised that you arent a fundamentalist christian sometimes, you would fit right in

ME: oh for gods sake, are you seriously suggesting that anyone celebrating 60 years of the ruling monarch is a BNP fascist?
if you are, then fk right off now

HIM: no, im saying supporting a monarchy is far past the time, what is there to be proud of? answer me that

ME: you know what, im not even going to have this discussion

HIM: its like being proud of a dictator

ME: if you cant say you support the monarchy them im not even going to botther talking to you about it

HIM: BECAUSE YOU CANT ANSWER IT
why are you proud of the monarchy

ME: yes
as should all proper british people be

HIM: and why would i support the monarchy?
WHY ARE YOU PROUD OF THE MONARCHY

ME: do you simply stand for the desturction and eradication of EVERY last facet of traditional british core values?

HIM: yes, traditions are fking ridiculous. christianity and religions are a tradition, they should be eliminated

ME: oh my god im talking to a revlutionary nutcase
why dont you sod off to cuba, youd like it there

HIM: no, WHY ARE YOU fkING PROUD OF THE MONARCHY, WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD OF THEM AND SUPPORT THEM? YOU ARE WORSE THAN A POLITITION

• politician

ME: because i am proud of my country, and its traditions and way of life, and any radical marxist who wants to change it has to come through me

HIM: that isnt a reason, WHY ARE YOU PROUD OF THE MONARCHY
fine, i will kill you then

ME: you stand for the continuing wholesale destruction of the identity of a once-proud world leading country into the PC socialist cesspit it has become today

HIM: you seriously think you are in the majority here. most people couldnt give a st about the monarchy anymore. or at least most people of our generation. you are the odd one out, the nutcase, old fashioned, and living in the past

ME: oh dear oh dear

HIM: so i call you what you call me and you go "oh dear oh dear"

ME: im sorry, but if you cant value and be proud of the heritage of our country then there is no hope for you

HIM: im being properly serious here, why is there no hope for me?

ME: you know what, forget it

HIM: you know what you are the tt here, you arnt fascist. FINE. but you live by such stupid idiotic out of date rules that im surprised im still friends with you

ME: i bet you are going to be one of the fruitcakes putting on anti-monarchy demonstrations during the jubilee weekend
if you are, then i hope you get lynched

HIM: fk me, i really dont know why you are so mental over me being anti patriotic and against the monarchy. its not a radical thing. 99% of the people i know are on my side here. other than you, one of my mates here and possibly **** ****. noone gives a st about monarchy

[mat777]

Zwolf said:

As the adage goes: "The man who is not a socialist at twenty has no heart, but if he is still a socialist at forty he has no head."

Which does beg the question of why are so many students unabashed commies? Is it just because the work-shy, forced equality ethos appeals to them as it means they dont have to get out of bed or work very hard? (I notice a far higher percentage of left leaning arts/social science students than scientists or engineers that actually get given work to do)