tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611157281567615666.post4683860960369518127..comments2023-12-27T13:19:38.184+00:00Comments on BellgroveBelle: Lowering the debateBellgroveBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02011429534354744636noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611157281567615666.post-17118257705969887532007-05-30T22:22:00.000+01:002007-05-30T22:22:00.000+01:00The thing about this is that Mr Salmond was electe...The thing about this is that Mr Salmond was elected under the “first past the post” system, as he won his constituency seat in Gordon. <BR/>So Ms Moffat is wrong in that regard. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Mr Blair, just like Adolf Hitler, manipulated public opinion and the media, lied to Parliament and entered into a stupid war by illegally invading a foreign country.Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611157281567615666.post-68314343516008711422007-05-30T11:04:00.000+01:002007-05-30T11:04:00.000+01:00To respond to her on a level more mature than she ...To respond to her on a level more mature than she deserves, she's also factually wrong. And it's one I hear so often as well.<BR/><BR/>PR actually came close to keeping Hitler out. Under first-past-the-post he would have had an overwhelming majority in 1932. Instead he had to go into a coalition. It was only when he subsequently outmaneouvred his coalition partner and used his militias that he really took power.<BR/><BR/>Bastarding 'what are you going to do? bring back Hitler?' arguments, *grumble*, *grizzle*, *grouch*...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com