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Talk:Mystery:Why is England More Liberal than the United States? (view source)
Revision as of 17:09, July 22, 2011
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Although I see the statement has been removed now, I'm curious to know why George Patton, the undoubtedly brilliant Allied commander that the was and home schooled as well, was a 'genius... who could have saved England from ruin.' Obviously I'm missing something here but, aware as I am of his military abilities, arguably verging on genius, I don't understand the contentions. Firstly how England is, or was, ruined, and assuming for sake of arguement it is/was, how Patton could have prevented it. Can someone please enlighten me? Many thanks. [[User:BrianNTS|BrianNTS]] 11:53, 21 July 2011 (EDT)
Although I see the statement has been removed now, I'm curious to know why George Patton, the undoubtedly brilliant Allied commander that the was and home schooled as well, was a 'genius... who could have saved England from ruin.' Obviously I'm missing something here but, aware as I am of his military abilities, arguably verging on genius, I don't understand the contentions. Firstly how England is, or was, ruined, and assuming for sake of arguement it is/was, how Patton could have prevented it. Can someone please enlighten me? Many thanks. [[User:BrianNTS|BrianNTS]] 11:53, 21 July 2011 (EDT)
:I removed it as (though he was a genius) as it non sequitur to the purpose of the article and, having done so, there is no mileage to exploring it further in this discussion to improve the article. If this is something that needs exploration in the article on [[George Patton]], please feel free to do so (though as this is not currently contended on this page, there seems little point). [[User:DavidMilton]] 22 July 2011
:I removed it as (though he was a genius) as it non sequitur to the purpose of the article and, having done so, there is no mileage to exploring it further in this discussion to improve the article. If this is something that needs exploration in the article on [[George Patton]], please feel free to do so (though as this is not currently contended on this page, there seems little point). [[User:DavidMilton]] 22 July 2011
==Post War Complacency==
I'd like to query the suggestion that post 1945 UK became a complacent nation, as a consequence of NATO and UN support. Apart from the fact that the UK was often at much greater risk in European conflicts than the Americas (suggesting that, by the logic of the statement, US citizens should be even more complacent), the UK was involved in numerous conflicts at home and over seas since the end of WWII. "The Troubles" was the most dramatic, though Britain also was involved in North Korea, Malaysia, The Falklands, and numerous post-colonial related conflicts. Though I could accept the claim that a stable nation becomes more complacent, the United Kingdom was, by no means more stable or conflict free than the US. [[User:Maninahat|Maninahat]] 14:09, 21 July 2011 (EDT)