14-02-2010, 12:04 AM
It is my observation that these 'middle' parties like the liberal democrats that seek to make a middle path between the 'labor' parties on the one hand and the tory parties on the other will always in the end bend rightwards. They are usually made up of disaffected petit borgeois types who for one reason or another can't stomach the local tory party version and want to make their own mark. Eventually they will return to type. They really wish to be one of the big players and be 'accepted' by the big players. They sell out every time to get that acceptance. The 'differences' are too small to really matter in the end.
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.