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>No, Britain is not a "repressive nation." The British government surely takes some repressive actions, but not to such a degree as to be labeled a repressive nation.

Are we talking about the same "CCTV everywhere" nation?

The same "lackeys of the united states --GW Bush etc-- policy and partners in war crimes" nation?

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Yes, we are. Britain is not perfect, but it does not deserve to be lumped in with China as a "repressive nation."

In my opinion, this style of argument is not helpful. It reminds me of this quote:

"To say that the CIA and the KGB engage in similar practices is the equivalent of saying that the man who pushes an old lady into the path of a hurtling bus is not to be distinguished from the man who pushes an old lady out of the path of a hurtling bus: on the grounds that, after all, in both cases someone is pushing old ladies around." -William F. Buckley

Google the Good Friday Agreement. The test is in how the country deals with a persistent low level civil war. We talked and accepted the need for compromise.

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