Comments on: The weighty issues of Empire http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nicholas Gruen http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109967 Nicholas Gruen Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:33:33 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109967 I haven't read the original article, but I thought Rundle's was OK. I thought it was an interesting idea that the left in Britain can get their anti-trash-culture rocks off by beating up on the old colony rather than looking in their own backyard. I haven’t read the original article, but I thought Rundle’s was OK. I thought it was an interesting idea that the left in Britain can get their anti-trash-culture rocks off by beating up on the old colony rather than looking in their own backyard.

]]> By: derrida derider http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109882 derrida derider Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:41:00 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109882 Yawn. Just confirms what we already knew; the UK chattering classes are full of shit. And on the specific racism question, I have to say that some of the worst racists I've ever met hailed from spiked's part of the world. Yawn. Just confirms what we already knew; the UK chattering classes are full of shit.

And on the specific racism question, I have to say that some of the worst racists I’ve ever met hailed from spiked’s part of the world.

]]> By: Rafe Champion http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109793 Rafe Champion Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:31:09 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109793 Actually Rundle's rejoinder was almost as silly as the original piece, which may have been intended to be read tongue in cheek. It was really an exchange of stereotypes on each side that demonstrated the difficulty of making credible broad-brush generalisations about complex things. Actually Rundle’s rejoinder was almost as silly as the original piece, which may have been intended to be read tongue in cheek. It was really an exchange of stereotypes on each side that demonstrated the difficulty of making credible broad-brush generalisations about complex things.

]]> By: Blatherskite http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109663 Blatherskite Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:00:40 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109663 Spiked: No respect for them at all. Spiked: No respect for them at all.

]]> By: david tiley http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109432 david tiley Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:31:17 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109432 There is always ten percent of a point in any article like this, which is why they can inspire persecution in the right circumstances. I think the piece was intended to be playful and exagerrated, but not satirical, except of Australians. At the very least, the mention of Kath and Kim fails to notice that it is comical, and affectionate. Would we attack the National Character of the Britons on the grounds that 'Little Britain' was made? I thought the whole thing was pretty desperate, and that Rundle handled it with the right kind of weery calm. Hope they paid him well. Also, to be picky, he is described as a "journalist". That is a bit like saying that Rupert Murdoch is interested in arithmetic. There is always ten percent of a point in any article like this, which is why they can inspire persecution in the right circumstances.

I think the piece was intended to be playful and exagerrated, but not satirical, except of Australians. At the very least, the mention of Kath and Kim fails to notice that it is comical, and affectionate. Would we attack the National Character of the Britons on the grounds that ‘Little Britain’ was made?

I thought the whole thing was pretty desperate, and that Rundle handled it with the right kind of weery calm. Hope they paid him well.

Also, to be picky, he is described as a “journalist”. That is a bit like saying that Rupert Murdoch is interested in arithmetic.

]]> By: vee http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109413 vee Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:50:29 +0000 http://www.clubtroppo.com.au/2007/03/18/the-weighty-issues-of-empire/#comment-109413 I just finished reading both pieces. The English piece I thought was Satire. In fact isn't Spiked satire? No I'm thinking of Spike Milligan. I just finished reading both pieces. The English piece I thought was Satire. In fact isn’t Spiked satire? No I’m thinking of Spike Milligan.

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