Our UK Government

[RESiNATE]

I have to laugh.
The latest bill of law that they are trying to get through Parliament, is an outright ban on poking fun at religion.
They call it 'an incitement to religious hatred'.

How one can put humour in the same vien as hatred, is anybody's guess

What this means, is that stuff like "Blackadder", Monty Phyton's "Holy Grail" and "Life Of Brian", etec, will be outlawed.

Probably 99% of all circuit comedians (ie, Bernard Manning, Dave Allen, etc), will now face legal action against most of their routines.

So that Muslims, Christians, and others will not get offended.

FFS, this country is going down the pan in a big way...FAST!

(Amp, your midget/penguin/nun joke, would land you in prison )

Yet another ridiculous law to control how we think and act, brought about by our Home Secretary - David Blunkett. A man, who has had an affair with a married woman and is trying to get custody of their child (and (allegedly) the as yet unborn child that this woman is carrying), who has (allegedly) fast-tracked a visa application for said woman's nanny.
I always thought that adultry was against the law

I am getting sick and tired of this country, and how this government is slowly, but surely, sending us into economic and social disorder.
The only reason they want us to join the EU, is because they realise that it is all going to shit, and that by joining the EU, they can get some sort of net gain.
Most of you already know how I feel about the level of taxation that we have to endure, add to that the growing sense of racial hatred that is being stirred up by the so-called 'PC Brigade', and the fact that this government is blinding the public to the real crisis that we face (economically) - and now, they propose to curtail our freedom of speech still further, by telling us what we can and cannot laugh at!

For fucks sake, please tell me that I'm paranoid, or summat, because, quite honestly I can see that within the next 10yrs max, this country will be as a third-world state. That's if there hasn't been some massive race-rioting, which would give them the perfect excuse to introduce ID cards (which, incidentally, has NOTHING to do with terrorist threat, but more to do with Big Brother tactics), and give them 'credence' to introduce a police-state.

I am not religious, but (as long as there isn't any fundamentalism going on (all religions)) I respect other people's beliefs.
I am not racist - I view people as humans/people/individuals, regardless of colour, creed, or nationality - but, normal thinking people are slowly being turned into racist biggots, because they are bombarded with disproportionate opinions by poeple who clearly have no clue.
(We're not allowed to put up Christams decorations because it might offend other religious sects)

I am extremely depressed at what I see happening, not only to this country, but to the world over.
America wages war on 'terrorism', and yet, REAL terrorist go yet unpunished (Mougabe, to name but one).
Britain panders to the minority sector of this country to 'save them from attriction, and yet in doing so, they themselves are inciting religious/racial hatred within people who would otherwise not care.
Honest, hard-working people are being taxed to death, whilst the lazy non-contributors live a life of comparative luxury.
Our pensioners, the one's who fought for our freedom, are being treated like shit, and are left to suffer the indiginty of poverty and disrespect - this winter, hundreds of them will die, because they cannot afford to heat their homes, and essential services (meals-on-wheels) is seen as 'not financially viable' - this is how the state repays the sacrifice and pride that they showed in the great wars of our time.
UK companies are leaving our shores in their droves, because it is cheaper for them to go overseas - leaving thousands of people out of work, and so increasing the financial burden upon our country.

I despair, I really do.

It saddens me to think what the western world has become - a balance sheet.

Ok, I'm venting a frustration that is almost palpable, but this frustration is not going away anytime soon.
I truly sick to the core

What kind of life can I expect my children to look forward to?
What kind of world will they inherit?

A world that is fast imploding on it's own selfish greed and disregard for the poeples that inhabit it...and why?...because it is a world that is more concerned with making money, than it is about improving this dire existence.

FFS, we are all part of this glorious planet - why do we seem to stand idly by and watch it crumble away before our very eyes?

VERY UNHAPPY RES

RESiNATE Reviewed by RESiNATE on 12-07-2004. Our UK Government I have to laugh. The latest bill of law that they are trying to get through Parliament, is an outright ban on poking fun at religion. They call it 'an incitement to religious hatred'. How one can put humour in the same vien as hatred, is anybody's guess :rolleyes: What this means, is that stuff like "Blackadder", Monty Phyton's "Holy Grail" and "Life Of Brian", etec, will be outlawed. Probably 99% of all circuit comedians (ie, Bernard Manning, Dave Allen, etc), will now face legal Rating: 5

[GHoSToKeR]

I know how you feel

That's why, as soon as I can, i'm fucking off out of here, and living somewhere hot, chilled, and where I can smoke weed in peace.

The UK can destroy itself if it wants to... as long as it waits until i've left

Peace

[RESiNATE]

And where would you go, GHoST?

The desease is spreading faster than a tub of butter on a hot day

And, let's face it, how are you gonna find the money to make the move?
You are now trapped in the system..taxes prevent any means of saving, unless you're on extremely good wages.
I haven't got a pension, let alone anything put back for my kids education!
I have to find a different job within 2 weeks, otherwise I face losing my home, bank account, and all the rest of it....

Where would you go?

[Encatuse]

A priest, a rabbi, and the pope all walk into a bar.
The minister ducks.


It'll never pass.

[GHoSToKeR]

I'd go to Holland, Res.. lol

Seriously, I dont care about money. As long as I have enough to survive, and occasionally buy some weed, then i'm happy.. I dont need to spend money on cars, holidays, etc etc, because material possessions mean shit to me. So I could quite happily move to Holland with hardly any money, get an easy job, and spend the rest of my time smoking weed, writing, and making music

[RESiNATE]

I'm afraid that it is all but statute law...it's to do with the wording, you see?
"...incitement to religious hatred"

They did a text-poll on channel five news, but they worded the question wrong.
Their question was:
"Should we ban material that would incite religious hatred" (or summat like that)
Well, of course the only answer is 'Yes'...but the question is loaded, as all such questions are!

The question should have been:
"Is the government made up of complete wankers that are trying to curtail our right to freedom of speech?"

lol

You get my point though, loaded questions are unrepresentative of the issue, and of public opinion.
If one is offended, then there is the option to turn off/walk out....

[RESiNATE]

Yups, Holland sounds good, GHoST, but you may be unaware of the growing racial tension that is steadily becoming apparent, for the self-same reasons that it is here....

[GHoSToKeR]

well hey, i'm not racist.. I never say/think/or do anything that could ever be considered or interpreted as racist, so I have nothing to worry about lol

[RESiNATE]

No, nor do I, or am I...racist, I mean..you know what I mean lol

Yeah, fuck it, let's go to the 'Dam...get so blatted that it won't matter what the rest of the world does lol...

"Dude, some dude on the radio reckons that we got 5mins till the world explodes..."
"Cuh! Good job I made this 'big-ass-fuck-me-look-at-the-size-of-it' joint then, init!"

"Yups"

lol

[GHoSToKeR]

exactly!!

The way I look at it, I can't make a difference to how the world is run. Sure, I can make a difference to the smaller things (smaller in size, not importance!!), but I'll still be worrying and getting anxious over the big things.. So, why not just get high, put on some music, and forget about it?