tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294158225567353609.comments2023-09-19T02:43:26.081-07:00Reasonably RagingThor's Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16590436673539789545noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294158225567353609.post-1343536854271990222011-11-16T09:31:48.850-08:002011-11-16T09:31:48.850-08:00Thanks for this thoughtful, tightly argued and enl...Thanks for this thoughtful, tightly argued and enlightening piece. <br /><br />I don't agree with everything you say - e.g. the benefit cuts - I've no problem with reviewing disability applicants or putting a cap on housing benefit, precisely because my sympathies are with low-paid workers. In fact, I'd like to see the removal of incentives to become single mothers as well. <br /><br />And I wouldn't dismiss patriotism as entirely a manufactured sentimentality, either. Nations should pursue their national interests, imho, and in time of war it's necessary to take sides.<br /><br />Political differences aside, though, I learned a great deal from this, and have a much better understanding now of the poppy phenomenon.Wulf Kurtogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080965654393283795noreply@blogger.com