2026-02-23
To listen to the News we would have Iran as primary enemy nbr 1, for reasons unclear. Did Iran ever threaten to invade us?
Maybe our primary enemy is Hamas. Did they ever threaten to invade us?
Or communist China, who make so many of the appliances that enable our modern standard of living. Did China ever threaten to invade anybody (for the moment leaving aside old history such as the Korean and Vietnam wars, at least the latter of which was started deliberately by LBJ).
Russia of course is routinely presented as an enemy, but despite constant provocation by our government sending ever more advanced munitions and support (not to mention Boris Johnson to wreck peace talks) to Kiev, they haven't shown any noticeable desire to attack the UK. I think we should be grateful for such restraint - it should not go unnoticed.
To put it another way, if Russia were supplying France with missiles to attack the UK and blockading our ports to make sure we don't get any more oil, in furtherance of another 100 years war, we would probably have a great deal to say about it. But they are not - in fact, the boot is squarely on the other foot.
Also as Tony Benn used to say: to learn who rules over you, simply find out whom you are not allowed to criticise.
So who is the enemy?
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