On the MI5 head speaking out on trust and counter terrorism...

I must say, Brits have their own way of playing politics and managing the public, that I find it fascinating to watch. One of the displays is the recent public speech by the head of MI5, speaking out on the subject of counter terrorism and trust.

The speech itself is eloquent enough, and it sounds so forthcoming and candid, that would appeal to anyone who might even disdain anything that is government. The thing I find it most fascinating is that, MI5 would even take a course of action like this. You would definitely not find CIA or FBI or any government organization in China or Europe or Russia doing the same thing. But in doing so, it solicits the public that you could not have achieved in most other ways.

It is also one reason why Brits had (and still have) been able to lord over all those colonies in the imperial days. They would divide behind-the-scene, but they would unite and conquer in public. You probably won't find it working without the subtle English charm.

Perhaps the only other people who might remotely pull that tactic, and have it work is Israel (that would appeal to its own people).