Well, Chaps and chapesses, that has made for a mind-numbing 10 minutes or so of expletive-ridden (under my breath) reading. First thought is ... pettiness, in all its forms; second thought ... dear old Doctor Sam was sooooo right in his observation "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel"
While in no way a universal attribute, commonsense appears to have abdicated in favour of Yah-Boo 'debate'. Time was that "an Englishman's word was as good as a bond". Now it seems that it is good for as long as we can profit over others and if we can sneer, denigrate or otherwise disrespect our contemporaries we should do so for political advantage. Normally find Beagle's views irritating , to say the least, but the car dealer analogy has a certain element of relevance ... now I'm at it!
Time to retreat to rural peace and let the political children make yet another mess in their playpen
