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Politics contd.
Thank you to everyone who replied to my previous post, and especially for being so civil and having such interesting discussions. I sadly didn't have the time to join in (and still don't have time for anything indepth), so I shall just leave you with these two things, which tie in beautifully with my icon:

(Personally, then yes, I'm on the idealism spectrum. Plus, I think that as a society we owe it to ourselves not to let our fellow citizens go without basic necessities, whether they 'deserve' them or not.)
"I don't think the Doctor would be in favour of the Welfare State BECAUSE I think it's an undisputable good, but because he's an impulsive, sentimental, romantic interventionist - it's the kind of thing he'd do. Whatever you think of the long term consequences of a welfare state - I understand the arguments against - it does arise from the kind of idealism espoused by the Doctor."
Steven Moffat
(Personally, then yes, I'm on the idealism spectrum. Plus, I think that as a society we owe it to ourselves not to let our fellow citizens go without basic necessities, whether they 'deserve' them or not.)