Not dead yet
liked
Replying to

Brilliant stuff. thanks for it. It works in theory, who cares if it works in practice. Just look at the "Sanctions".

liked
Replying to

Two words. John Bolton. ;)

liked
Replying to

Unfair to the potato ;)

liked
Replying to

Indeed, I don't think we can go back (perhaps we shouldn't want to) and I don't know how we are going to cope.

liked
Replying to

Heh! I read Enid Blyton when I was young, too! But I think you have a very important thesis there, assuming I'm understanding correctly - that there really is an irreducible tension between individuals and society, as well as among those various individuals, and that composite means a necessary tension of rights and responsibilities. Unfortunately, people like Margaret Thatcher have left an awful lot of us no longer able to see that. When people like Emmanuel Macron or the Klausenschwab try t…

liked
Replying to

Even more sober sources, that also look at both sides of the fence would be advisable, i.e.:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD44Eb1xDhE Military Summary:: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUnc496-PPmFZVKlYxUnToA

Also, there is no mention of the horrendous economic impact of the war and sanctions on the European population at large, with governments preparing for the scenario of mass uprisings and ready made blame - Russian agitation...

liked
Replying to

President Woodrow Wilson was a Democrat, a racist, a warmonger... and responsible for passage of the Federal Reserve Banking Act.

liked
Replying to

The ultimate hangar queen! I suspect that, under the same circumstances, the F-35 would fare no better.