Couchtripper

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I have been looking at election results in America and the UK and it looks like there has never been a modern General or Presidential election where any of the declared winners got over 50% of the potential number of electorate votes.

Greek demokratia, from demos ‘the people’ + -kratia â ...

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“Due to travel restrictions, this year the United States has had to organize the coup at home.”

Chomsky in top form in this one; his interviewer became the 'useful tool' he doubted even existed in his 'honourable profession'


too cocky?

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[font=Comic Sans MS]A candidate goes in for a job interview and sits down with the Human Resources talent acquisition and psychometric testing director, who asks: ‘What do you think is your worst quality?’ The applicant says: ‘I’m probably too honest’. The HR director says: ‘That’s not ...

A 'single issue campaign' with no possible malign consequences, eh George.
A masterclass in misdirection and cherry-picked interpretations.
I wonder if this fantasy he envisages would be a "once in a lifetime' alliance.

Unity, before Socialism ?

Irrespective of the "Peak Oil" veracity, an interesting take on how we could cope if a really big 'Reset' comes our way.

even more uncomfortable than Liposuction?