fishgod
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I notice he fails to mention the Battle of Hastings, the Charge of the Light Brigade, the fall of Singapore, etc.
September 1, 2024 at 6:56 AM
I notice he fails to mention the Battle of Hastings, the Charge of the Light Brigade, the fall of Singapore, etc.
It's potentially a little blow for parents who want their kids to grow up to be failed cabinet ministers.
September 1, 2024 at 6:50 AM
It's potentially a little blow for parents who want their kids to grow up to be failed cabinet ministers.
I'm hoping we're seeing the tide turning against irresponsible, narcissistic, unaccountable social media barons who think it's ok to spread hate, disinformation, etc, while cheerily ignoring national laws.
September 1, 2024 at 6:49 AM
I'm hoping we're seeing the tide turning against irresponsible, narcissistic, unaccountable social media barons who think it's ok to spread hate, disinformation, etc, while cheerily ignoring national laws.
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...users, failing transparency requirements, and is being investigated for disseminating disinfo & *illegal* hate speech.
Man sets fire to building, punches two people, steals a car, all the while shouting that he loves kittens.
Man: "You get arrested nowadays just for saying you like kittens."
Man sets fire to building, punches two people, steals a car, all the while shouting that he loves kittens.
Man: "You get arrested nowadays just for saying you like kittens."
August 31, 2024 at 9:55 AM
...users, failing transparency requirements, and is being investigated for disseminating disinfo & *illegal* hate speech.
Man sets fire to building, punches two people, steals a car, all the while shouting that he loves kittens.
Man: "You get arrested nowadays just for saying you like kittens."
Man sets fire to building, punches two people, steals a car, all the while shouting that he loves kittens.
Man: "You get arrested nowadays just for saying you like kittens."
Good luck with that. . .
August 25, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Good luck with that. . .
Peason (always gets autocorrected). We had a cat called Peason.
August 24, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Peason (always gets autocorrected). We had a cat called Peason.
Odd, it didn't seem to work out that way. . . 🤔
August 24, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Odd, it didn't seem to work out that way. . . 🤔
Hello clouds, hello sky.
August 24, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Hello clouds, hello sky.
Same in the UK. The hegemony wreaked by 45 years of neoliberal nonsense is self-fulfilling.
August 24, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Same in the UK. The hegemony wreaked by 45 years of neoliberal nonsense is self-fulfilling.
A few years ago, I came across several signed copies of books by Willans in an Oxford bookshop. I treasure them. He wrote quite a lot of other stuff that's out of print.
The Molesworth books are still my favourite books of all time. I still find them hilarious.
The Molesworth books are still my favourite books of all time. I still find them hilarious.
August 24, 2024 at 9:30 AM
A few years ago, I came across several signed copies of books by Willans in an Oxford bookshop. I treasure them. He wrote quite a lot of other stuff that's out of print.
The Molesworth books are still my favourite books of all time. I still find them hilarious.
The Molesworth books are still my favourite books of all time. I still find them hilarious.
Hard to improve on that!
August 24, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Hard to improve on that!
Ah, the perils of conversation!
BTW, it seems ever so more polite over here than on Twitter. No one's called me a 'libtard' yet.
BTW, it seems ever so more polite over here than on Twitter. No one's called me a 'libtard' yet.
August 24, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Ah, the perils of conversation!
BTW, it seems ever so more polite over here than on Twitter. No one's called me a 'libtard' yet.
BTW, it seems ever so more polite over here than on Twitter. No one's called me a 'libtard' yet.
As I don't know who you're referring to, it's hard to judge (BTW, I'm in no way encouraging you to name them).
August 24, 2024 at 9:23 AM
As I don't know who you're referring to, it's hard to judge (BTW, I'm in no way encouraging you to name them).
Hypocrisy is a form of lying. We all lie sometimes.
August 24, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Hypocrisy is a form of lying. We all lie sometimes.
Ultimately, I don't expect to agree with an artist's personal views in order to appreciate their art.
August 24, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Ultimately, I don't expect to agree with an artist's personal views in order to appreciate their art.
But Wagner's personal views don't inherently clash with the beauty of his music, at least for me.
August 24, 2024 at 9:19 AM
But Wagner's personal views don't inherently clash with the beauty of his music, at least for me.
I think that would very likely colour my attitude to their work. Maybe it's about how intrinsically connected their views/ behaviour is to their work? If you're proselytising one thing in your work but doing the opposite in your life, then that's problematic.
August 24, 2024 at 9:18 AM
I think that would very likely colour my attitude to their work. Maybe it's about how intrinsically connected their views/ behaviour is to their work? If you're proselytising one thing in your work but doing the opposite in your life, then that's problematic.
Virtually impossible. We all say one thing and do another at times, though some seem to make a profession (or, indeed a career in politics) out of it.
August 24, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Virtually impossible. We all say one thing and do another at times, though some seem to make a profession (or, indeed a career in politics) out of it.
Sci-fi authors also told us we'd have so much leisure time in the future that we wouldn't know what to do with it all. That hasn't worked out, neither did they explain how we'd get the money to exploit it.
August 24, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Sci-fi authors also told us we'd have so much leisure time in the future that we wouldn't know what to do with it all. That hasn't worked out, neither did they explain how we'd get the money to exploit it.
Yes, I dislike hypocrisy, but I'm sure even hypocrites can produce good artistic work.
August 24, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Yes, I dislike hypocrisy, but I'm sure even hypocrites can produce good artistic work.
In which case I'd be unlikely to like the work, but I tend not to judge a work by its author. It's the work that's important. It needs to stand on its own. I don't like P J O'Rourke's politics, but I love his work.
August 24, 2024 at 9:08 AM
In which case I'd be unlikely to like the work, but I tend not to judge a work by its author. It's the work that's important. It needs to stand on its own. I don't like P J O'Rourke's politics, but I love his work.