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Karol Kay's avatar

The Solzhenitsyn quote was interesting, I’ve not read his work. My brother used to call his then girlfriend (now wife of 50 years) Solzhenitsyn as her Greek Cypriot surname was similarly unpronouncble!

The speech was excellent, but my oh my was that a tough crowd. Or was it that the acoustics were so bad in the hall that they couldn’t hear properly - slightly excruciating for KK but he handled it well. His point about liberty and responsibility need repeating over and over again. My grandchildren will indeed need to do the heavy lifting, and for that I am eternally sad, they deserved so much better from the politicians of the 21st century, as did we. Thank goodness my parents passed before seeing the disaster unfold, but they knew it was coming and along with many of my generation warned, but were ignored. The hubris and stupidity of post Cold War European politicians has been astounding, and their understanding of what makes people tick clearly minimal.

Keep banging the drum for us KK, I’m forever grateful there are young people like you.

Eric Yendall's avatar

Outstanding. Should be required reading in every school and university throughout the western world, most particularly in the UK, USA and Canada; and in translation throughout the world,

Thomas Jones's avatar

I think it's too late in this country. The rate and nature of demographic change this past generation has changed this country forever, we are no longer the people who created America. We're not voting ourselves back to 1997 even if we vote for Reform.

zirrus's avatar

So vote for Restore😏

Seriously, save the UK, the US needs you

SandraB's avatar

I love how we had two Russians share their thoughts. KK and Solzhenitsyn. Both are gifts to the world. KK - I finally subscribed. I'm a half-Russian, 78-year-old Canadian boomer who didn't do her part in reducing the madness we see around us. I was enjoying the party and ended up traveling to 43 countries instead. Unfortunately, our younger people and their generations will hopefully be repairing the damage previous generations created.

zirrus's avatar

Brilliant. Love the shout out to JBP. His influence will be felt for generations methinks.

Kristin Maguire's avatar

I didn't understand the Epstein "going into Labour" remark until I read it with the capitalization. (I was initially a bit off-put by K mentioning his wife and He Who Shall Not Be Named.)