Open thread 18 - 25th May | 37 comments (37 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Open thread 18 - 25th May (none / 0)

The Reagan/Thatcher Era is ending on both sides of the Atlantic at mostly the same time.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Thu May 19th, 2016 at 12:42:32 PM EST
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Re: Open thread 18 - 25th May (4.00 / 5)

one generation to implement, one generation to benefit, one generation to suffer the consequences

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu May 19th, 2016 at 01:14:52 PM EST
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Re: Open thread 18 - 25th May (4.00 / 3)

Only because these plundering Ponzi schemes have devoured all support structures, passed the knee in the yeast-growth curve, and started drowning in their own waste. And the Ueberklass is shocked, SHOCKED to see this happen.

by rifek on Fri May 20th, 2016 at 10:35:42 AM EST
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"It is hard for a class to acknowledge a fact if by acknowledging that fact they undercut the justification for their existence." -- With apologies to Upton Sinclair.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Wed May 25th, 2016 at 09:50:18 AM EST
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Open thread 18 - 25th May | 37 comments (37 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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