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Re: What is Trussonomics?
The content of Trussonomics was clearly exposed during the leadership campaign - the solution to every conceivable economic or social problem is another tax cut for the well-heeled. The lady's controversial views about the working ethic of the lower classes are already on record.
Re: What is Trussonomics?
I don’t think she’s entirely wrong about that work ethic. Wasn’t that one of the main reasons that those well heeled wanted us to stay in the EU?
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Re: What is Trussonomics?
When can we get back to pounds, shillings and pence (and guinees)?
A Halloween brack w/o a thrupenny bit inside is a bit sad. Hard to swallow.
(of course, you need to find the metal mines).
A Halloween brack w/o a thrupenny bit inside is a bit sad. Hard to swallow.
(of course, you need to find the metal mines).
Re: What is Trussonomics?
“If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best coloured man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”
- Lyndon Johnson
Replace a couple of words – specifically, replace “coloured man” with “asylum seeker” and… presto!... you have discovered the key to the modern success of the UK Conservative Party.
- Lyndon Johnson
Replace a couple of words – specifically, replace “coloured man” with “asylum seeker” and… presto!... you have discovered the key to the modern success of the UK Conservative Party.
Re: What is Trussonomics?
The Economist (yes, I know, evil liberal/socialist newspaper) had a funny editorial comment last week on where JRM belongs. Punchline? Museum rather than a position of authority.
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I don’t know what political position The Economist takes, if any. I just know it’s usually wrong. In that sense it shares characteristics with the left.The Economist (yes, I know, evil liberal/socialist newspaper) had a funny editorial comment last week on where JRM belongs. Punchline? Museum rather than a position of authority.
Why does the left have such a problem with people who are different? Variety is the spice of life! The New Puritans want everything to be beige.
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They still don't kill them (at least not all of them), it's called progress when you compare with the Soviet times. We live in beautiful times: lefties get mild mannered, Germans get mild mannered, Russians... OK, Russians are still the same.Why does the left have such a problem with people who are different?
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Reminding us that the left-right divide is Europe is completely different from in the States.Why does the left have such a problem with people who are different?
Michael Kinsley, who I think was employed by The Economist early in his career, wrote a scathing send-up of the magazine years ago. Couldn't find it just now, but the gist of it was that they hired kids just out of journalism school and had them write articles of the general form, "Such and such is a problem. But what if X is the solution? That being the case ...," and then write the rest of the article accepting that X was in fact the solution -- a solution always agreeing with The Economist's free market preferences -- and outlining all of the policy steps that should follow this received wisdom, never acknowledging that it had been tossed out as a conjecture with no evidence or argument to support it.
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They may be (a little bit, a very little bit) different but agree about people who have other opinions: Exterminate!Reminding us that the left-right divide is Europe is completely different from in the States.Why does the left have such a problem with people who are different?
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Re: What is Trussonomics?
Take the religious and crony capatilism elements out and it's much the same.Reminding us that the left-right divide is Europe is completely different from in the States.Why does the left have such a problem with people who are different?
Michael Kinsley, who I think was employed by The Economist early in his career, wrote a scathing send-up of the magazine years ago. Couldn't find it just now, but the gist of it was that they hired kids just out of journalism school and had them write articles of the general form, "Such and such is a problem. But what if X is the solution? That being the case ...," and then write the rest of the article accepting that X was in fact the solution -- a solution always agreeing with The Economist's free market preferences -- and outlining all of the policy steps that should follow this received wisdom, never acknowledging that it had been tossed out as a conjecture with no evidence or argument to support it.
It's goes w/o saying that guns go hand-in-hand with religion "over there".
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You take the religious out of the GOP and you’re left with pretty much just pure racism, with a mix of misogyny and a lust for money. But, the religious desire to control all aspects of other peoples’ lives dominate.Take the religious and crony capatilism elements out and it's much the same.Reminding us that the left-right divide is Europe is completely different from in the States.Why does the left have such a problem with people who are different?
Michael Kinsley, who I think was employed by The Economist early in his career, wrote a scathing send-up of the magazine years ago. Couldn't find it just now, but the gist of it was that they hired kids just out of journalism school and had them write articles of the general form, "Such and such is a problem. But what if X is the solution? That being the case ...," and then write the rest of the article accepting that X was in fact the solution -- a solution always agreeing with The Economist's free market preferences -- and outlining all of the policy steps that should follow this received wisdom, never acknowledging that it had been tossed out as a conjecture with no evidence or argument to support it.
It's goes w/o saying that guns go hand-in-hand with religion "over there".
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Why aren't you a Republican then? You're staying in America only for the money, as you said "having a lot of money and not being a troublemaker may save you from the worst mistreatment for a while" (your words). You're ruining your health and suffering untold tortures for a fistful of pennies only. Few people are so greedy.You take the religious out of the GOP and you’re left with pretty much just pure racism, with a mix of misogyny and a lust for money.
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That's unfair. I'd say 95% of people are that greedy. Which, as we know, is not necessarily a bad thing.