The House of Lords is a bold symbol of English/British - TopicsExpress



          

The House of Lords is a bold symbol of English/British nationalism, keeping alive the notion of an aristocratic tier of elite people who are born/fit to rule not only GB but a global empire that although diminished still exists as an idea which is disseminated through the spread of language, culture, literature, war campaigns etc and dovetails with a peculiar notion expressed in Blake’s poem/hymn Jerusalem, that England will somehow be the place where an eventual ‘second coming’ will one day materialise. Such notions of being divinely chosen still haunts England’s idea of itself as being a ‘special people’, and explains their obsession with pomp and circumstance, military expeditions, as well as the retention of the Royals and the aristocratic tiers of their class system. Scrap the HoL? Let’s not be too silly, Mr Ed. Not unless you fancy a visit from those who protect and police that system.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 09:51:30 +0000

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