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Given that social media often has the affect of an echo chamber I think that "a lot of us aspire to be less important" is hard to take as anything more than "so
by Lio 6y ago
Given that social media often has the affect of an echo chamber I think that "a lot of us aspire to be less important" is hard to take as anything more than "some of my friends aspire".
You might feel that we have an "inferiority complex" but that's just your take on it. The UK is one of the world's leading military powers by most measurements.
The left wing meme that Britain should accept a smaller role in the world or that our economy is too small to mater does not chime with reality.
For the record I think that leaving the EU has made us weaker and more isolated.
- 7952 6y agoI think my views are heavily influenced by the resurgence of nationalism. And I see that nationalism as being indicative of an inferiority complex in a lot of our world dealings. So that does colour my views on this kind of thing. But I would never presume to speak on behalf of others, or that my views have any wider applicability. And why should they? These are political views about the future of our country. There is no objective reality to chime with. A perception of our past has nothing to do with our future direction. I absolutely agree that Britain has a serious economy and ability to project power. But that is not an objective reason to have a particular kind of foreign policy. Or to spend lots of money on reproducing a foreign military capability.