The Paris Hilton School of Political Science

…Britain is being governed according to the Paris Hilton school of political science. When asked if any articles about her had appeared in the UK, Hilton replied no, but there had been some in London. When told that London is in the UK, she answered, “Whatever. UK. Right.” Tony Blair couldn’t have put it any better himself.

Unlike his long line of predecessors, Blair is curiously uninterested in the history and traditions of the countries which make up the United Kingdom and the historical development of laws, including the freedom of speech and thought that the British have enjoyed — in sharp contrast to citizens of European countries — for 800 years.

This piece from TCS goes on with more chilling detail on the current state of what passes for law enforcement in the new Britain, and an ugly picture it is!

Most alarming is the New Labour focus on controlling not only speech, but thought. Political correctness is thought-control under a less threatening name, and The Times of London’s Europe correspondent Anthony Browne has described the descent into a Kafkaesque world in his new pamphlet, The Retreat of Reason, published by conservative think tank Civitas. He demonstrates that the new ideology has effectively stifled public debate on topics the government doesn’t want discussed. He adds that throughout all levels of government now, “there is an intellectually dishonest response by people who preferred political correctness over factual correctness”.

Folks, as bad as the P.C. gets over here, it’s nothing compared to the situation the Brits have – their lack of a First Amendment is starting to really bite! There’s more specific detail with examples in the article, and is well worth the look.

For comparative reference, the Chief offers the following definitions from the Newspeak Dictionary:

crimethink – To even consider any thought not in line with the principles of Ingsoc. Doubting any of the principles of Ingsoc. All crimes begin with a thought. So, if you control thought, you can control crime. “Thoughtcrime is death. Thoughtcrime does not entail death, Thoughtcrime is death…. The essential crime that contains all others in itself.”

“I complained that I had no shoes, but then I met a man that had no feet.”