Tony Blair Was A Good British Prime Minister

So thank you for beginning the debate and giving me a chance to respond to your debate. Let me clarify before I state my side of the debate that I do not think that Tony Blair is the worst Prime Minister in the history of Great Britain, but I am only debating him as being a bad prime minister overall. Firstly, I would like to point out that Tony Blair was deeply inspired by the teachings of Karl Marx and although he may not have gone out of his way to let the people know his views on Marxism they were quite positive in shaping Great Britain and his administration. Karl Marx created one of the worst forms of government the world had ever seen, Marxism inspired leaders such as Joseph Stalin, Mao Ze Dong, and Ho Chi Minh. Now to be clear I am not arguing every socialist believes in mass murder or cleansing, but the ideals of socialism is that one must choke out the opposition if socialism is to survive. Stalin and other leaders did this in the way of mass murder and secret police. Tony Blair went about the work of defeating his opposition by creating a new world in which the old must adapt or leave. His administration focused heavily on the importance of the young people in Great Britain and their so called superiority in intelligence, while constantly belittling elders in Great Britain as those who clung to the past and were against the progression of society. One could contrast his actions to modern day Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in their focusing of the young adults as royalty over the so called bigoted and deplorable elders. That would be my argument for the reasoning behind his public statements. Next I would like to focus on Brexit and why Tony Blair was one of the reasons Brexit happened in the first place. Great Britain had long been a precarious member sitting on the edge of the European Union. They had paid much into the system, but gotten little out of it for their efforts. Instead of staying in a more autonomous place inside the Union Tony Blair took major steps to force Britain closer to the European Union, this would require Britain to take a more active role then before inside the union to the disdain of many of the United Kingdom's citizens. It is my belief that had Britain had a more autonomous role within the European Union, Brexit would never have succeeded. I won't argue about the European Union here as the object of the debate focused on Tony Blair, but clearly if he intended for the European Union to be good for the U. K. his actions eventually caused its withdrawal signaling another disaster of his administration. Lastly, the war on terror which would be the crux of the failure in his administration in which he played an active advocating for military involvement in the war. Now looking back we find out that this was one of the major reasons why many in the labour party pressured or even forced him to resign. I believe I agree with my opponent that Tony Blair had a good mind for legislation and how to pass bills through his administration, but personally I think he lacked military experience to make the right decisions during many wars especially that of the War on Terror . http://www.telegraph.co.uk... remarks on marxism . http://www.legislation.gov.uk... Acts on European Union Integration . http://news.bbc.co.uk... ideas on military intervention