There is always an 'other' that can be blamed I suppose, when a lot of people are poor and desperate. A left-wing authoritarian would blame a corrupt rich elite and use that to take down their political enemies. A right-wing authoritarian will blame a corrupt liberal elite (and tie in homophobic stuff with that no doubt), and blame immigrants (if there are any) to take down their political enemies. The flavour of the month across the world at the moment seems to be fascism (or in some cases, a march towards fascism) and we are in a pretty dangerous time for a number of reasons: strongmen leaders, on the verge of a new cold war and climate change.
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There is always an 'other' that can be blamed I suppose, when a lot of people are poor and desperate. A left-wing authoritarian would blame a corrupt rich elite and use that to take down their political enemies. A right-wing authoritarian will blame a corrupt liberal elite (and tie in homophobic stuff with that no doubt), and blame immigrants (if there are any) to take down their political enemies. The flavour of the month across the world at the moment seems to be fascism (or in some cases, a march towards fascism) and we are in a pretty dangerous time for a number of reasons: strongmen leaders, on the verge of a new cold war and climate change.
ShipOfTheseus
Clint Dempsey
And anyone living dangerously close to sea level, of course.
Here's the new stadium without an Amazon rain forest: http://flood.firetree.net/?ll=51.6024,-0.0618&zoom=13&m=20
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
Well on a positive note my new house is closer to the beach.
On a positive note, my nan in Walthamstow gets to live by the sea-side.
Great (or simple) minds think alike...
ShipOfTheseus
Clint Dempsey
Good point.
At 50m, the Southgate peninsular looks well set for trading with Harlow and Chingford across the Thames Sea. It would be the new entrepot of a North Thames trading culture, relatively safe from attack by pirates from the barbarous isles of Shooters Hill and Sydenham.
It's an ill wind.
Apocalyptic as it is, this is quite a cool link.
If we can just limit it to 9m rise then Stratford & Stamford bridge are under water and we are not - cut down half the rain forest?
No cherry picking.
SteveAWOL
Andy Thompson
If we cutdown all the world’s cherry trees too, will that make sea levels rise more than 60 metres? As I’m still over 30 minutes drive from the coast according to that map
If we cutdown all the world’s cherry trees too, will that make sea levels rise more than 60 metres? As I’m still over 30 minutes drive from the coast according to that map
Well, now you're just being silly.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
No - leavers have been betrayed by the remainer treasury.
One promise of leaving was supposed to be the abolition of the metric system. It should be a new ten shilling coin
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
Merkel wont seek re-election as Chancellor in 2021
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
I don't think she'll last that long. Not only are you dead man/woman walking as soon as you announce your end (Alex Ferguson syndrome), but the CDU and SPD are being wiped out by the Greens and AFD, so I doubt the coalition will endure 3 more years
Its odd that the MSM have today also decided to demoted her from the usual Dr Merkel down to Mrs Merkel
I have never heard her be called Dr Merkel and always Mrs Merkel - I listen to a fair bit of news and read my fair share of Political commentary.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
95% of the time it's just Angela, but I just noticed on BBC and a few other places they've gone formal, but then got it wrong.
There were stories that Gordon Brown insisted his proper title wasn't used while he was in politics, because he didn't want to be called Doc Brown
And Boris & Osborn obviously.
ShipOfTheseus
Clint Dempsey
You say "proper title", and "demoted". It's a pretty sound rule of professional life that only knobs retain the title of Dr outside of an academic or medical context.
Things may be different in Germany. They often are.
Everyone I've worked with in Germany has always concatenated all their titles.
They were all dingdongs though, so it doesn't disprove the rule.