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In reply to the discussion: OMG. The Guardian! [View all]Alice11111
(5,730 posts)I was comparing it to other newspaper coverage last night. The BBC barely mentioned some of the breaking, stories, superficially, along with the Queens outing. The Guardian is by far the best British newspaper, plus it does serious investigative reporting. However, my British Brexit mother in law, who claims not to be a Tory, calls it "leftist, leftist rag. She says her "friends " who read it send their kids to posh schools and live in posh neighborhoods. They pretend to care about people, but they are leftist. She fears and moans the Syrian tragedy: that Turkey may allow the Syrians to spill more into Italy, where she and hubby holiday at least half of the time. " We are already noticing." Plus, she is noticing she sometimes waits 10 minutes more for her doctors appointment. Great reasons to let these people and their kids struggle to die in the ocean. I pointed out out the Italian rescue agencies ,are looking for refugee boats. She says, yes, I Fear it will bring Italy down. From my experience, these are not the Brits of WWII, but another generation, with entitlement and racism as their focus, stated or with lips sealed. I realize, like us they are divided, Brexit, immigration. Still, with May racing to plop herself in Trump's lap
and the Queen inviting Trump at breakneck speed to dine(of course, they are groveling for trade after Brexit and how they behaved toward the EU), I do not respect their government. All I hear from the British is diss about refuges, reverse racism, inconvenience....How ashamed Churchill must be?