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Originally Posted by andy
I hear your concern, but it doesn't seem to be a problem in practice. They are frequently very critical of their own government.
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They regular tow the government line about various topics - they were recently caught by someone towing the government line on speed cameras.
Then again, don't get the UK - one popular new website online refers to them as 'the nanny state', and frankly, the stories you hear, it fits...
The other difference - if you proposed a TV tax to prop up PBS in the US, there'd be mass outrage. Then again, PBS sucks, always has, always will...