Reply #12: The Tories were more reactionary than Republicans and relied [View All]

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on more hateful sentiments, and ruined the lives of working class people without regard for social justice, fairness, or any sense of humanity.

Blair has a real committment to seeing that political, economic and cultural power flow down to the people. Granted, personal debt is up, which stinks, but salaries are up, and wealth in the bottom two quintiles (IIUC) has increased more than in the top three quintiles since Blair has taken control. And it's no accident. These are his priorities.

I also think that his tuition plan is one of the most progressive anti-wealth concentration, economy-improving programs I've seen in just about any area of policy.

And people don't get it. So I think I should take some responsibility for defending the guy.