Woolly Blue
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The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )
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Mrtallywacker
GOT spiritual advisor
Wise words my son.
John 8:32
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
toffee matt
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Get this, those berks who masquerade as a political party at UKIP are essentially the Standing at the Back Dressed Stupidly and Looking Stupid Party;
Donald Twain
Vide cor meum
Milk
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Damn tooting right.
I may be insane but I'm not a nutter.
A vote for the Loony Party is a vote for sanity.
Ask yourself this question:
"Do the OMRLP bother me with election bumph, endless items on the news or stupid billboards attacking other parties?"
IF the answer is "No", you'll know where to stick your X
Believe me, by May 7th, we may just hold the balance of power ...............
She's from http://www.health.org.uk/ btw. I spoke with them earlier this year about a fact finding trip to India and they seem like a decent bunch.
This is the full event if you have a spare hour
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
That's the thing about platitudes. They tend to resonate with certain people but should certainly not considered as gospel.
You used the Roosevelt quote as a direct reply my question to you about the podcast. Your response, of course, implies that it was Melanie's fault that she didn't make it, not the system's. As ever, you blame the poor for their own circumstances but if you actually listened to the entire podcast you'd encounter a truly chastening story which, though it might not fit your own agenda, speaks volumes about the world we live in. The podcast isnt just about Melanie. It isn't even about the other guy (Michael?) from the Bronx who gets into college - it is, as much as anything, about the narrator's realisation that these people really are victims in a much more profound way than she'd ever realised. Victims of an unjust system.
All they want is for the game to be fair, but it isn't fair. It's as though it's 13 players against 10 in a footy match and you're blaming them for being 5-0 down at half time.
It isn't the the players who are at fault. It's the game.
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I'm afraid that is merely your understanding. You've grabbed the tail and assumed I'm a snake
There are many things about any of our circumstances that are beyond our control, but what is within our control is how we respond. I'm not here to judge Melanie or anyone else. Who am I to do that? All I'm saying is how I try to respond, and the approaches I try to take.
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
The podcast link again for anyone who's interested. It's well worth a listen.
http://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/550/three-miles
http://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/550/three-miles
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
Which is why I made that earlier comment about slavery and apartheid and how they'd still be in place if everyone in the world took your view. You seem to have a pathological aversion to even acknowledging injustice, never mind wanting to do something about it.
And as I think I said at the time, we have very different views on how change comes about. At the risk of giving you another platitude - be the change you want to see...
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
I am, in more ways than you know.
Once again, though, you refuse to acknowledge the injustice. It's fascinating.
How do you think slavery was abolished, by the way? How did we get a 5 day working week and paid holidays? Do you think right wing think tanks were instrumental in bringing down apartheid?
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