The Bulldog Spirit, What Happened.......?

Bulldogs have been subjected to selective breeding for years, which is why they now struggle to breathe, breed etc etc... Same with a lot of dog breeds. "to make them 'better'."

That's probably what happened to the Bulldog Spirit too

Hmmmmm. Cynical, much?

 

I'm not convinced that the 'bulldog spirit' wasn't mostly a political statement to keep society together because "we're in it together and together we will beat this virus, er, I mean Adolf".

Also cynical much?

 

NASCAR used to be called "Winston Cup" -Winston tobacco was the sponsor. Then the advertisement of tobacco products was banned. It's all part of becoming a nanny state.

 

Trouble is Duck the British Bulldog today is Toothless

 

I think it was a society where we got things done no matter what, because we had to and we hard some sense of value in getting it done. We took responsibility for our actions and got told we failed when we did. Now it is not PC to expect anyone to take responsibility for what they got themselves into and god forbid if you fail someone.

yes there are genuine people out there that need help, but they are lost is a society of of weak people who think everyone else is there to sort out there problems.

 

I was thinking earlier today about how Western Society really has gone down the toilet, as I do most days and it strikes me that, while we are fed all this crap about we can't say nasty and hurtful things about each other, we are not allowed to pick and choose who we want to associate or deal with and we are not allowed to be 'Nationalist' about our own homeland while, at the same time outisde our own homes, and online and on TV the world now makes Sodom and Gomorrah look like pious and pure living communities. We have gambling and corruption on TV and online, every manner of sexual activity except paedophilia and bestiality is not only allowed but positively a 'right' and you're weird if you don't fancy it and I can see a time in the not too distant future when even paedophilia and Bestiality will become legal and every day brings another gang related murder or two somewhere in the UK.

Put simply law abiding and decent people are made to jump through hoops and told how they should live their lives to the nth degree while gambling, drugs and alcohol, crime and corruption are allowed to flourish unimpeded. It is a bloody screwed up and shafted world now! Roll on the apocalypse! I can sense the 'Big Man's' hand hovering over the 'Flush' button!

 

Used to be this....


Now sadly this...

 

Sadly, Netflix, though receiving backlash, has proven society is about ready for that as well with their recent release of "Cuties" -a very sick minded concept let alone that they followed through with it. The governor of Kalifornia has lowered the penalty for adults having sex with minors. The pervs are getting bolder and they are getting what they want a little at a time. It's a cancer.

 

The bulldog spirit did exist, especially in the war years and the generation that came after. Sadly its been systematically bred out of us since then.

In my humble opinion....not a good thing.

 

The Bulldog Spirit all went wrong when Tottenham got a sponsorship deal from a famous dog food producer.

It just didn’t look right with them running out onto the field with ‘Winalot’ plastered onto their shirts.*

*caveat. I picked a team at random - this joke can be applied to ANY sporting team of your choice!

 

Marty, I’m not going to quote your whole post here since to me it is nail on the head, but I suggest people look up Jordan Peterson. He s a clinical psychologist who will happily argue with the lunatic left, and verbally back them into a corner by battering theIr opinions with facts.
One of the things he is fighting against is the freedom of speech that the left are trying to take away (you are allowed free speech so long as it is commensurrate with the narrative of their identity politics and don't you dare try to argue with that because if you are a straight white male and present a logical argument you are a misogynistic homophobic and racist facist!)

 

Funny thing, national stereotypes. Most of the Continental negatives about the British stem from their inability to read us. We tolerate things no Mediterranean would and laugh at things in adversity. Therefore, to use an Americanism, we must be ‘hinky’.
All I can tell you about bulldogs from over thirty years in the army is that we still breed them. Just need a bit of leadership but the quiet doggedness and refusal to get quickly riled is still there. Just don’t mix with alcohol.....
The French kick off at the drop of a hat. We just take time before we sink our teeth in and refuse to let go.

 

Speaking as someone who's been watching Spurs for about half a century, i can confirm that your choice was (sadly) an apt one

 

Maybe it has something to do with even allowing this type of discussion?

 

It's unenforceable and clearly nonsense to try and legislate in this way. I'd also be wary of the reporting though. To an extent, newpapers are written to polarise opinion and cause aggravation as it sells units. Caveat emptor and all that. It's up to the reader to apply common sense and apply perspective to the report.

 

Yes, understanding that papers have an axe to grind you cannot disguise the fact that an Act of that nature would be the first step on the road to limitation of free speech. This quiet revolution is stealthily taking place whilst us softies, who are more concerned with PC awareness and soundbites, are passing control to those who despise our way of life.

 

At work I have to deal with people who see themselves as persecuted through their ‘identity politics’. They see themselves as persecuted because they are ‘gay’, or as disadvantaged because they are ‘black’ or because they are a woman. Because of this many of them also see anyone who is a straight white male as an enemy!
My opinion of these mostly left wing fanatics is that all they REALLY need to do is live the way they wish, and stop blaming everyone else for their perceived injustices. I know lots of LGBT people who happily get on with their lives, but they can do so because they don't bang on about it to anyone and everyone! In short they are not trying to be ‘special’ so they get treated the same as everyone else - which is exactly what the ones desperately trying to be ‘special’ are complaining that they are not being treated equally for. Because I don't label myself as a minority, I am therefore ‘priveleged’ in their eyes and should therefore be atoning for them being mentally deficient.

I could not give monkey’s what race, sexuality, colour, or religion someone follows is providing they are prepared to contribute to society on an equal basis to everyone else - but many of these people are so determined to play the victim they are making a rod for their own back and yet they are so absorbed in playing the victim they cannot see it!

 

the most recent bulldogess I can think of is Margaret Thatcher booting the Argentinians out of the Falklands, but Winston Churchill must take lead bulldog spirit position with his ‘never surrender’ speech and ‘fighting them on the beaches’ and so on... looking like a bulldog helps too... unfortunately today’s lot seem fidgety, indecisive and lacking the courage of their personal convictions ... if only ‘Bulldog Spirit’ was indeed the brand name of a drink served in the House of Commons bar we may fare somewhat better...