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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
This is an extract from a transcript of yesterdays R4 World at One interview with the former supreme court justice Johnathan Sumption QC:
When we call for action we should be careful what we wish for, we might just get it.  |
He's right about this point.
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The real problem is that when human societies lose their freedom, it's not usually because tyrants have taken it away. It's usually because people willingly surrender their freedom in return for protection against some external threat
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Dictators are usually welcomes with open arms by the population........ at first.
I'm not suggesting were going down that road, but start nibbling away at freedoms and it can be bloody hard to get back.
I was thinking though, all the people that advocate "stop and search" but suddenly when it's them targeted...not such fans.