Just after watching Great Railway Journeys the other night, I stayed tuned to BBC4 and watched the programme that followed that was all about the history of mental asylums. What I didn't realise was that the person who indstigated their demise was none other than Enoch Powell who campaign extensively as something he saw as a stain on our conscience. The programme even taked about his "compassion". Crikey, on the BBC? What's the world coming to?
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Thought it was an interesting topic of discussion actually.Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostComment
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Oi Gricerboy!!! You need to read up on just what the "Mental Asylums" were like and what they were actually used for.Comment
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I know fully well fatboy. I was merely expressing my surprise at Enoch Powel being shown in a positive light. On the BBC.Originally posted by Churchill View PostComment
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One viewpoint doesn't necesarily imply all the others associated with the same "wing". I believe he was against capital punishment too.bloggoth
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“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Enoch Powell had a lot going for him until the late 60s. His "rivers of blood" came a bit out of the blue. Amongst the surprise, the best reaction (and I can't for the life of me remember who said it) was "oh, he's gone mad. People do, you know."Comment
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Hence he covered his arse with the mental asylum issue.Originally posted by thunderlizard View PostComment
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