tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post240438417143108595..comments2023-10-04T16:22:32.920+01:00Comments on Thanet Strife: AN OBITUARY for COMMONSENSEBertie Biggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-87176033465352171832008-04-04T00:16:00.000+01:002008-04-04T00:16:00.000+01:00Its a model that has guided us sensibly through 13...Its a model that has guided us sensibly through 1300 years of history and I for one am happy to follow the Christian ethos without necessarily believing in the Divine aspects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-12365709609310857472008-04-03T17:00:00.000+01:002008-04-03T17:00:00.000+01:00Should the direction of our country really be towa...Should the direction of our country really be towards the ten commandments and the bigotry of the old testament of the bible? Surely not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-58864907349834143732008-04-03T00:03:00.000+01:002008-04-03T00:03:00.000+01:00An honest politician. Now there is something to be...An honest politician. Now there is something to be cherished.<BR/><BR/>I may not agree with all your ideas Chris, but anything undertaken with an honest opinion is at least honourable!<BR/><BR/>Well said and good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-4791500648459728142008-04-02T23:19:00.000+01:002008-04-02T23:19:00.000+01:00An interesting glimpse into your soul , Chris. It ...An interesting glimpse into your soul , Chris. It seems to me that your heart is in the right place, so stick at it,on our behalf at KCC, TDC and Broadstairs TC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-71471540276062735832008-04-02T23:01:00.000+01:002008-04-02T23:01:00.000+01:00Thank you Bertie, and yes it does sum up the direc...Thank you Bertie, and yes it does sum up the direction of our country today, a direction we must change before it is to late.<BR/><BR/>Trouble is, to do it will require the will to overthrow much of the recieved wisdom of the last 2 or 3 decades, and ending the rule (in all of the main parties) of the rule of the upper middle class elite, who from exalted platforms, out of touch with the reality of their voters lives, cure all ills with after dinner discussion rather than the more traditional getting their hands dirty.<BR/><BR/>The very common fabric of our society is dissembling around us every day, and we are losing the will to fight for what is good and established, and fail to differentiate from what is wrong and out dated.<BR/><BR/>I entered local politics because I wanted to change some of these things, and having risen to a relatively exalted position understand only too well what holds us all back from resisting some of the necessary changes to our moral and cultural life.<BR/><BR/>I am lucky in that I can influence some decisions, and can see the results of that influence, both good and bad. Yet there are only so many days when you feel strong enough to be congratulated on such 'brave' decisions and 'bold thinking'.<BR/><BR/>Every day, I remind myself of a Quaker way of thinking and working I once saw on the walls of one of their halls in London. It is attributed to Rufus Jones, and from 1937:<BR/><BR/>'I pin my hopes on quiet processes and small circles in which vital and transforming events take place.'<BR/><BR/>For me it is a gentle daily reminder of that other simple exhortation, the Serenity Prayer:<BR/><BR/>God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.<BR/><BR/>It's late Bertie and you have struck nerve that has led me to quiet philosophy. Hope your readers take it with the spirit and honesty intended. Enough, I think, enough!chris wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086054266384793626noreply@blogger.com