On Sunday, 28 July 2013 18:23:58 UTC-7, Recliner wrote:
e27002 wrote:

On Wednesday, 24 July 2013 15:51:50 UTC-7, Richard wrote:

On Wed, 24 Jul 2013 21:20:31 +0100, Mizter T





No, not Tyne Tees's contribution to popular culture in said decade, but



a photographic record of shenanigans on the capital's popular transport



mode:







http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/07/19/bob-mazzer-on-the-tube/







Excellent photos! Familiar, but a world away now. Thanks for the



post.



It is hard to believe one was present then. These pictures are so

sickening; I almost changed my mind regarding the decline of western

civilization. Then I remembered, we had the wonderful years of

restoration during the Mulroney, Reagan, Thatcher John Paul II era.



I'm curious why you think western civilisation is declining? Isn't British

society freer, safer, healthier, longer-lived, less crime-afflicted, more

egalitarian, less-discriminatory, more integrated, and more secular than

ever? Regardless of their political complexion, British governments have

been pretty effective at moving us in the right direction. However, I'm not

sure what role, if any, Mulroney, Reagan or any pope played in this

progress.

One is not sure when Britain became the sum total Western Civilization. For crime see http://www.historytoday.com/victor-b...entury-britain
Then there is the decline in communities of faith, the cheapening of human life, the rise of out of wedlock births, the disproportionate influence of deviant groups, the overwhelming rise of low brow culture, pseudo-science, the decline of honor, patriotism, and loyalty. The list goes on and on. But, you no doubt see things differently.

And, as for our allies, I presume you see no advantage in the fall of our then greatest threat. Perhaps to you, Poles, East Germans, Czechs, et al do not count (They are not British after all). But, I am sure to them the Western Leadership of that period was cause for great rejoicing. Need I mention “Solidarity”.