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Stumbleupon Review of : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_election,_2007 Is this the end for Labour in Scotland? We can hope 😀

Stumbleupon Review of : http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/neil_clark/2007/02/wanted_an_erich_fromm_party.html From the page: “”A healthy economy is only possible at the expense of unhealthy human beings”.”

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.alternet.org/story/49811/ “Before they seize power and establish a world according to their doctrines, totalitarian movements conjure up a lying world of consistency which is more adequate to the needs of the human mind than reality itself; … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review of : http://kenmacleod.blogspot.com/2007/01/lone-and-level-sands.html The lone and level sands In 2002 I was in Cracow as a guest of the Polish national SF convention, who had put me up in a newly-opened hotel in the Old Jewish Quarter. The … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review of : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/6362783.stm Is there a word bad enough for the people who would do this? From the page: “‘Vulture funds’ threat to developing world Meirion Jones BBC Newsnight On Thursday 15 February a high court judge in … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review of : http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2006/11/evangelical_lea.html “Evangelical leader says he bought meth he didn’t use from a prostitute he didn’t fuck” ted luvs his candy!

Stumbleupon Review of : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glittering_generality Glittering generalities are emotionally appealing words so closely associated with highly valued concepts and beliefs that they carry conviction without supporting information or reason. They appeal to such emotions such as as love of country, … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/vhavel.htm “There are no exact guidelines. There are probably no guidelines at all. The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review of : http://reason.com/0305/fe.mw.velvet.shtml “Here, in Havel’s earliest essay to be translated into English, you can already find the four main themes that have animated his adult nonfiction writing ever since. One is the responsibility to make the world … Continue reading →