Gigabit wrote:I think newspapers like the Daily Mail make it seem like we're self-loathing but I genuinely think the majority of the country isn't like that.
The problem is, there are an increasing number of situations where self-loathing is the only "acceptable" attitude to have.
There was a feature on the C4 news tonight, for example, where Jon Snow was interviewing the mayor of Manchester with the apparent goal of forcing him to concede that the emergency services weren't competent in their handling of the Manchester bombing last year.
He was constantly asking questions such as "Is it acceptable for a casualty to have to wait 50 minutes before paramedics can treat them?" and "In the event of another attack, would the response be faster?"
This is obviously nonsense.
It's futile for a bunch of paramedics to rush into a terrorist attack and risk being injured, themselves, by a secondary attack.
Before they can treat anybody, reasonable efforts have to be made to ensure the area is safe.
The correct answer to Jon Snow's questions
should be "Yes, it IS acceptable in the interests of the safety of the paramedics" and "No, in the event of another attack the response would most likely be similar".
The mayor of Manchester shouldn't be ashamed to give these answers, the public shouldn't be shocked to hear them and Jon Snow shouldn't be trying to imply that our emergency services are a bit shit because they failed to respond recklessly.
[quote="Gigabit"]I think newspapers like the Daily Mail make it [i]seem[/i] like we're self-loathing but I genuinely think the majority of the country isn't like that.[/quote]
The problem is, there are an increasing number of situations where self-loathing is the only "acceptable" attitude to have.
There was a feature on the C4 news tonight, for example, where Jon Snow was interviewing the mayor of Manchester with the apparent goal of forcing him to concede that the emergency services weren't competent in their handling of the Manchester bombing last year.
He was constantly asking questions such as "Is it acceptable for a casualty to have to wait 50 minutes before paramedics can treat them?" and "In the event of another attack, would the response be faster?"
This is obviously nonsense.
It's futile for a bunch of paramedics to rush into a terrorist attack and risk being injured, themselves, by a secondary attack.
Before they can treat anybody, reasonable efforts have to be made to ensure the area is safe.
The correct answer to Jon Snow's questions [i]should[/i] be "Yes, it IS acceptable in the interests of the safety of the paramedics" and "No, in the event of another attack the response would most likely be similar".
The mayor of Manchester shouldn't be ashamed to give these answers, the public shouldn't be shocked to hear them and Jon Snow shouldn't be trying to imply that our emergency services are a bit shit because they failed to respond recklessly.
