You gave me a much-needed laugh after an afternoon of DIY on a hot summer's day in England. And I'm using "Britain First" in the sense that charity begins at home, not in reference to the political party of the same name. As for my views, they're probably more Groucho Marxist than Karl Marxist. To paraphrase Groucho: "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." I genuinely do wish the world were a better place. I help my neighbours and volunteer locally, so I'm not grandstanding from an armchair. But I suspect that many of those arguing here, had they been able to turn the clock back to 1914, would have been cheering on their respective sides and eloquently defending noble principles, while ultimately supporting yet another round of industrial-scale slaughter in which almost everybody loses. So my default position is simple: no war is better than any war. If you have the misfortune to live in a place where conflict is more likely, then either tread carefully or move if you can. Which, for many of you in Thailand, is precisely what you've done. You've voted with your feet. And you may have noticed that I'm not the most serious person in the room. I generally believe a good laugh is worth more than a good argument. And if you don't agree, I'll punch you in the face. (That's a joke, before anyone alerts the authorities.)
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