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Can't believe this verdict tbh. Blurred Lines sounds vaguely inspired by the Gaye track. I'm sure it won't be successful on appeal.

I think the ending is key to the work... The promise of a 'meaningful conclusion' to the novel (I think) Littell is saying is something of an obscenity, something inappropriate. He's playing about with readers expectations about what they can take from such a work. To end in such a...

Thanks Danny. Could you point me to a good source of info about Reich? Most I've ever heard is that he's a crank. Maybe I should check his books out. What's your thoughts about the Orgone machine?

Anybody been keeping up with this stuff? Rory Stewart and George Soros talking about a coming global war with Russia in 2018. Russia's been signing defence treaties with China and arming to the hilt. Not sure if I'm up for another global war tbh.

Haha. Like tempers wouldn't fray elsewhere. Left-leaning English 'nos' have a remarkably high standard for social democratic movements that don't involve them. People associating this campaign with 'Nationalism' simply don't know what real Nationalism looks like. It certainly wouldn't advocate...

Haha. Don't think that quote is saying an independent Scotland would have anything like a concrete, determinative impact on any particular war or war-like situation (does the UK really?), but rather that something as drastic as the break-up of the union, take clearly in context of Iraq...

Tolerance??

Ah, excuse me, of course you're allowed an opinion. I misread your statement. My point was really about who should or shouldn't be allowed to vote and exercise power on the issue. And it is a separate country. Just not one with political autonomy. And yes, I'd agree it's unfortunate, as it...

I'm not sure he does tbh. I think it's a good soundbite, but I think lately they've been keen to avoid the notion that the only thing Scotland has going for it is oil. As for renewables, that has had a lot of play, the white paper talks about it a bit. The Greens in Scotland are...

Or maybe it's a typo. Divisive is not a particularly outre word.

Well, you're asking quite a lot now all of a sudden! Westminster is totally cunted mate. I dunno why you think the alternative would have to be perfect for it to be worthwhile doing. And incase you didn't notice, the whole world is doing precisely fuck all about ecological catastrophe. Just as...

Yes, vastly impovrished Third World countries are a good comparison to make with an advanced Western economy.

Well, it's a different country. That's usually how democracy works. We wouldn't be taking any democratic powers from the rest of the country (the opposite is true). I take it you'd like to be able to decide what oil prices OPEC sets, or what kind of fishing policies the Scandinavian countries...

Didn't you read my post? Well, for one thing it's already more left-wing. Free school meals, tuition, prescriptions etc were all spearheaded by the Scottish Socialist Party who got seats in the parliament. A socialist party would not win seats in England. The SNP is to the left of Labour on most...

Well, it would certainly be more left wing than Westminister. There is/was a number of avowedly socialist MPs in the parliament. I dunno if there's any in Westminister beyond a few the Labour party can't get rid of. Whether it produces a more progressive England is neither here not there. If...

Yeah, there's a few different options. I'd imagine Westminister's favourite would be to share a pound over which it ultimately has control - I'm not sure that would be the best from a Scottish point of view but I can't see it being so unlikely.

Christian atheist certainly isn't that unintelligible as a concept. Read On the Genealogy of Morality.

I'm not sure what the point is in bashing a guy who openly and avowedly uses mashups of ideas, archive footage, pop music and leaps of logic for not making entirely different kind of TV shows (and indeed, mixed media art installations) altogether? Why didn't you make this? I haven't seen anyone...

:D Excellent.

The Antique Blacks is always a good shout for someone who hasn't heard much IMO. Maybe more easy to listen to than his other stuff whilst still having a progressive edge compared to his bop stuff for example. Love the main motif in this track...