Originally Posted by
langleybaston
And why not? A British soldier in the late Victorian period, at the height of Empire, lived in such conditions and was clean, reasonably fed, and well-behaved under a stick and carrot regime.
Better than a squalid shanty town in Calais perhaps.
We are led to worship "rights" and to neglect responsibilities.
Here is a heretical thought: Rights are not intrinsic, they should be earned.
Victorian period? There are soldiers living in 14+ bed transit accommodation tonight.
Not entirely sure I agree with the earned rights, how would one earn the right to life?