Robin wrote;
You, Qwertyplop, seem to have been convinced that the threat (unquantified and unjustified) is so great that you are prepared to give up on what we consider is so good about our lives in the UK.
Thank you Robin for the response. I am not convinced actually, far from it.
But in the same way that I am not convinced by the governments position, I am far from convinced by the GA position of 'we're awfully nice chaps don't you know'.
And I completely agree with your view on military deaths and, from my own point of view, the stupidity and vanity shown by faceless cowards sending men and women to their deaths, badly equipped in ill thought through and conceived misadventures, is criminal. I'd put New Labour in the dock for that if I could. In fact, we are relocating to New Zealand just because of much of what has been written here, we concluded much of this some time ago so let me be clear on that too.
But I have faith in those who would protect me. I have faith in the police and the security services, I trust them more than I would ever trust the government. That might make me naive but they, like our armed forces, are there because of duty and obligation and I see it as my duty to assist them wherever possible to counter a threat they are clearly convinced exists on whatever level.
We are a divided society, much of which is the governments fault but I am clear in my responsibility to my fellow citizen and this is manifested by my belief that I should assist wherever possible in this issue.