Is Britain a managed democracy? PINNEDIf leftwing people are not allowed any part in the body politics, then I really think it is. Diane Abbott, Britain's first black female member of parliament alleges that she is being banned from standing as an MP.. The original justification for her... See More »
The gap between the rhetoric and reality of western politicians on Gaza. PINNEDBiden's SOTU address really brought home how much the western governments are doing to prevent genocide of the Palestinians but it's missing the things that need to happen. The Biden administration is critical of Israel. It is asking Netanyahu to... See More »
On Misapplied Truisms PINNEDOnce you notice this in debate, you can never unnotice it again and it's unfortunately become a very common tactic in political discourse. A misapplied truism is when someone says something completely self-evidently true that appears to be a... See More »
Are our government's complicit in a coming genocide? PINNEDI really want to be wrong but I fear that I am not. I started off predicting that tens of thousands would die in Gaza. I really hate to say that but think it will be in the hundreds of thousands. All the signs are that Israel is trying to make Gaza... See More »
This website has a new European female aged 22-25.No prizes for guessing that the profile has a copied Wikipedia article. Norway this time. 'She' must be running out of nations to have come from but the effort is creepily impressive.
Which billionaire do you trust to carry out your anti-establishment interests?Rob from the poor as long as they are not like me. #OwniningThe Libs.
How do you judge which side has popular appeal in a war-zone?It's necessarily a tough question to answer because truth is the first casualty of war, information is hard to find and no voting is going to happen when tanks are rolling past. Also, a side controlling a recently contested territory, isn't going to... See More »
Oscar Wilde said that sarcasm was the lowest form of wiitThis means that I'm a grand master of a low form.
If Trump actually follows through on his plans, it will crash the US economy20% tariffs would cause massive inflation and shortages of goods. Deporting ten million people would create a labour shortage. People who voted for him will need to hope that he was lying about his two signature policies.
I'm a likeable chap from across the pond?Thanks Becky. Nancy Pelosi is a centrist in economic policy https://similarworlds.com/politics/5151170-Now-Im-not-naming-any-names-but-a-likable-chap-from-across
I love the way that you can pick different skin colour to represent your hand giving a thumbs up.👍🏻It's a good thing to be racially inclusive. Also, it's inclusive of nerdy Brits for whom 'vampire-white' is the appropriate shade.
The US election is too close to call.I was predicting a probable trump win but a late surge in support for Harris means it's on a knife edge.
I just discovered a 'new' band for the first time in ages.Fontaines D.C. I've long been of the opinion that indie rock is dead. Even when I've asked younger people to recommend bands, they don't come up with much. The 2000's was really the last decade that produced a lot of quality indie music and even... See More » (1)
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