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Interestingly enough 'the blitz spirit' is pretty much a myth. Most people during the blitz were furious at Churchill for not doing more to prevent it and protect them. When he visited Bristol after one of their worst raids he was roundly boo'd by a significant amount of people on the street.
So it comes as no surprise that reliance on the blitz spirit attitude fails miserably when it's predicated on a gross misrepresentation in the name of jingoistic nihilism (like much else of our Great history)
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The lack of discipline in overcoming this in the UK political class is stunning. Or their inability to tough out a politically difficult situation.
The idea that, because Spain has reduced their lockdown restrictions to a point which is still more restrictive than the UK, they can do the same, while having significantly higher daily ICU, infection and death figures, is bonkers and is purely being talked about to win political capital.
It is driving me potty... So much for the blitz spirit.