tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5671062471971466269..comments2024-03-18T21:26:34.716-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Introducing Jeremy Corbyn - updatedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51251344697551624032015-09-13T12:14:11.988-05:002015-09-13T12:14:11.988-05:00I recall the French trying to raise revenues by ta...I recall the French trying to raise revenues by taxing the wealthy:<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/31/france-drops-75percent-supertaxIronHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106255311347964531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-60338073216476476212015-09-12T19:26:25.384-05:002015-09-12T19:26:25.384-05:00What Chris said. :)
"[Acton] is perhaps best...What Chris said. :)<br /><br />"[Acton] is perhaps best known for the remark, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." His key idea has been tested in laboratory settings under strongly incentivized conditions and with real manipulations of power and confirms what he has suggested: that power corrupts."<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalberg-Acton,_1st_Baron_Acton<br /><br />Is "incentivized" really a word?<br /><br />There used to be a page on Uncyclopedia called "Absolute Power," the body of which displayed only the word 'ABSOLUTELY,' but so absolutely corrupted as to be almost, but not quite, unreadable. <br /><br />It is, sadly, no longer there.Litter Pickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421349033577082492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-23832796577089731232015-09-12T16:20:19.238-05:002015-09-12T16:20:19.238-05:00"It might even be mentioned briefly in some A..."It might even be mentioned briefly in some American ones"<br />I do enjoy your sarcasm, if that is what it is.WilliamRockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06353376414079333348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62083942396929345262015-09-12T12:45:41.455-05:002015-09-12T12:45:41.455-05:00:.) tx, Chris.:.) tx, Chris.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-26184411206951522512015-09-12T11:28:45.189-05:002015-09-12T11:28:45.189-05:00Lord Acton was a British historian who said, famou...Lord Acton was a British historian who said, famously: “All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-3024504166703808912015-09-12T11:10:58.244-05:002015-09-12T11:10:58.244-05:00"Acton applies."
??can you clarify"Acton applies." <br /><br /> ??can you clarifyMinnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-90335268011333451072015-09-12T10:36:56.115-05:002015-09-12T10:36:56.115-05:00Looking (in) at the other three candidates, and at...Looking (in) at the other three candidates, and at David Cameron and his cabinet on the benches opposite them, I was put in mind of the closing sentence of Orwell's Animal Farm, "…No question now what has happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again: but already it was impossible to say which was which."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22967978021339485782015-09-12T10:12:44.666-05:002015-09-12T10:12:44.666-05:00I will welcome the opportunity to vote for the tra...I will welcome the opportunity to vote for the traditional values of the Labour Party, which have been missing in this nation since we all voted for Tony B. Liar and his very good friend George Dubya.<br /><br /> I concur, for the most part, with my very good friend Jake, whose opinions can be seen on my blog: http://pompeylitterpicker.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/jeremy-corbyn-wins-labour-leadership.html<br /><br />I would take issue, however, with the idea that Corbyn is unelectable. I think he might have just proved that he is not.<br /><br />I hope that he is able to maintain his integrity. Acton applies.Litter Pickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421349033577082492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48131304737497570652015-09-08T04:22:44.557-05:002015-09-08T04:22:44.557-05:00Thanks for that Danack - great article. Entertaini...Thanks for that Danack - great article. Entertaining, yet hit the nail right on the head!Elsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-84786136095522068492015-09-03T08:31:53.951-05:002015-09-03T08:31:53.951-05:00Thing about this Britain, it actually an Island Ca...Thing about this Britain, it actually an Island Called Great Britain. The Country is the UK with a population of 64,511,000 of which 53,012,456 or 82% is England. It would be like the US loosing South Carolina and all states with a lower population. Hardly anyone would notice. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/population.shtmlpiratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000800662623166317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-36616918314031729252015-09-02T19:44:02.809-05:002015-09-02T19:44:02.809-05:00I'm a 24 y/o member of the Labour Party, and I...I'm a 24 y/o member of the Labour Party, and I voted for Corbyn as I feel that his values are the closest to my own personal values and to what I think that the Labour Party should stand for. I am bored of being patronised by some of those high up in the Labour party and the other candidates who are saying that I and those like me are delusional for voting for him. The George Monibot piece above puts it well. Tessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12840149498925567862015-09-02T17:09:27.138-05:002015-09-02T17:09:27.138-05:00A British Bernie Sanders sounds like my kind of ma...A British Bernie Sanders sounds like my kind of man. This Georgia girl is a rare in my state. But a gal can dream.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-34810374294530385262015-09-02T16:01:17.436-05:002015-09-02T16:01:17.436-05:00I think George Monbiot puts it well: http://www.mo...I think George Monbiot puts it well: http://www.monbiot.com/2015/08/18/curator-of-the-future/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739460161444377356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-90748476862284853562015-09-02T15:16:15.850-05:002015-09-02T15:16:15.850-05:00The Labour party has been something of a joke, dom...The Labour party has been something of a joke, dominated by rich, privately educated individuals, Tony Blair set the pattern for an elitist, champagne drinking, celebrity obsessed party. The recent general election gave it a bloody nose, it seems to have no coherent leadership, and is as much in the pockets of big business as the ruling Conservative party. The Liberal Democrats, after being part of a sycophantic coalition, in which they had no power, are once again in the wilderness, where their most exciting activities include pinning up anti nuclear posters in the library. I'm no supporter of the Conservatives either, but they'll go on in charge of government ifLabour can't fing a strong leadership team and stop squabbling among themselves.<br />soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35102710608904441042015-09-02T14:13:29.267-05:002015-09-02T14:13:29.267-05:00Yeah, a Corbyn-led Labour won't be winning any...Yeah, a Corbyn-led Labour won't be winning any elections. OTOH, given the fecklessness of the Labour party recently, even becoming a genuine opposition party would be an improvement.Knifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570804522490606798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61593901838246836302015-09-02T13:37:19.872-05:002015-09-02T13:37:19.872-05:00The biggest blunder the Labour party made was to e...The biggest blunder the Labour party made was to encourage anyone to register and pay to vote for the new leader. This has caused much hilarity in the UK Conservative Party as many of their voters have registered, paid the fee and will be able to vote for someone who will, most likely, shoot Labour into the political wilderness for years. Parkylondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08937795036855743647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35273608231710392132015-09-02T13:34:49.717-05:002015-09-02T13:34:49.717-05:00First, a humourous analsysis of the situation:
ht...First, a humourous analsysis of the situation:<br /><br />http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/with-hundreds-of-thousands-of-new-supporters-labour-is-on-the-verge-of-something-big--what-a-complete-disaster-10454504.html<br /><br /><i><br />It’s easy to see why those in charge of the Labour Party are so depressed. They must sit in their office crying: “Hundreds of thousands of people want to join us. It’s a disaster. And loads of them are young, and full of energy, and they’re really enthusiastic. Oh my God, why has it all gone so miserably wrong?”<br /><br />Every organisation would be the same. If a local brass band is down to its last five members, unsure whether it can ever put on another performance, the last thing it needs is young excited people arriving with trombones to boost numbers and raise money and attract large audiences. The sensible response is to tell them they’re idiots, and announce to the press that they are infiltrators from the Workers’ Revolutionary Party.<br /><br />The fervour around Jeremy Corbyn is extraordinary, but it wouldn’t be fair to suggest he’s the only Labour politician who can bring large crowds on to the streets to greet him. Tony Blair is just as capable. In his case the crowds are there to scream that he should be arrested for war crimes and to throw things at him, but that’s being pernickety; he can certainly draw an audience.</i><br /><br />Worth reading in full.<br /><br />More seriously, the Labour party has completely lost it's soul. It lost the last election at least in part because they were offering themselves as less worse versions of the conservatives, rather than an actual left-wing party.<br /><br />The same thing happened that is happening in US politics; people prefer to vote for parties that really believe in what they are saying, even if their policies might not be fully aligned with the voters interest.<br /><br />Danackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601944007304070805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22069923364374058172015-09-02T13:18:35.440-05:002015-09-02T13:18:35.440-05:00I understand your concern, John. If this trend pe...I understand your concern, John. If this trend persists, they would be led downhill on a path toward... Scandinavia. Horrors. Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6644488625966379772015-09-02T13:15:55.616-05:002015-09-02T13:15:55.616-05:00If Bernie is a socialist, why isn't he calling...If Bernie is a socialist, why isn't he calling for the complete nationalization of the medical and education industries?Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068752354115705603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4685978202406389042015-09-02T13:13:52.353-05:002015-09-02T13:13:52.353-05:00"... casual as a Romantic poet..."
Rea..."... casual as a Romantic poet..." <br /><br />Really? I believe most of the romantic poets were known for sartorial attire<br /><br />https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Lord_Byron_in_Albanian_dress.jpg<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19118404854401782062015-09-02T12:34:45.931-05:002015-09-02T12:34:45.931-05:00We've had our differences in the past, but I&#...We've had our differences in the past, but I'll miss Britain when she's gone.John Farrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071863229591899452noreply@blogger.com