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Opposition parties now running scared of a GE since a wholly predictable upturn in Tory polling figures after Boris Johnson’s appointment shocker.
She's shitting it the libs will get wiped out.
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I imagine putting retirement up to 75 will have a "kaboom" effect on the section that wins every election......the floaters and disenchanted...enough to bypass the media onslaught primed and ready to back bojiacOpposition parties now running scared of a GE since a wholly predictable upturn in Tory polling figures after Boris Johnson’s appointment shocker.
What exactly has been the advancement from climbing Everest?Man A was Sir Edmund Hillary and fortunately he ignored Man B ;). Every tiny step of human advancement has been opposed by a bunch of risk averse dullards trying to defend the status quo.
"Essentially geographical frontiers keep the mind more open than closed."The idea of needing a literal frontier is actually really interesting as a notion when you dig down into it. It sort of ties into your point about social media vs regular engagement too.
A frontier is important in terms of a physical boundary for a few reasons. Firstly, it spawns creativity which leads to innovation and invention. How many people were inspired by stories of the City of Gold or the Cyclops or the Chimera? Knowing that things may exist in the world outside of your comprehension or understanding is a healthy thing for inquisitive minds to ponder as it allows you to imagine all of the things that also may exist but we've not seen yet. Essentially geographical frontiers keep the mind more open than closed. Secondly, as you point out, the imaginary boundary of AI or whatever does not speak to us in the same way as the physical boundary just as the imaginary social interaction of the internet doesn't speak to us in the same way as the real-life talking. For all of our focus on art, storytelling, and imagination, the physical holds a great appeal to us psychologically.
Why do museums need guide ropes? Because we feel some sort of mental connection to others when we touch the same objects that they did, it gives us a greater understanding in a way that we can't quite explain. When you see a medieval sword then you want to pick it up, feel the weight and the balance, maybe try to hold it above your head. You appreciate the strength and dexterity needed for the previous owners to ride into battle in a much more intimate way than if you just looked at a picture of it and read that it weighs X amount of Kg. My daughter is almost a year old now and she's in that phase where kids pick everything up and eat it. It's interesting to watch her and how her mind works, having tactile responses to objects gives her a greater context and understanding of the world.
I suppose another way of putting it is that you'll never celebrate a goal as hard, watching the match on TV as you would do in a stadium.
What a load of tosh.
Some posters are quite happy getting all they need to know about the world outside from immigrants. Impossible without open borders.
Ha, why on earth would I do that?!Lol, call them all stupid racists, that should get the job done ;)
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Now,now....not all leavers are racist but.......Lol, call them all stupid racists, that should get the job done ;)
well you know the rest......(-:
I think you’re right. There is an English couple and their parents discussing it, fairly civilly I should add, with a German couple.There is no escape - I am worried that there will not be for years
The German couple seem fairly bemused by it all, the older English dad seems angered by farming subsidiaries for the French, whilst his wife is seemingly keeping her counsel. His son is strongly leave, but his wife works for the EU and is vehemently remain. It’s quite a telling microcosm, I think. I’m biting my lip so far.
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Have you tried asking them to take it to pm's ?I think you’re right. There is an English couple and their parents discussing it, fairly civilly I should add, with a German couple.
The German couple seem fairly bemused by it, all, the older English dad seems angered by farming subsidiaries for the French, whilst his wife is seemingly keeping her counsel. His son is strongly leave, but his wife works for the EU and is vehemently remain. It’s quite a telling microcosm, I think. I’m biting my lip so far.
No. I’m going to remove their table for the night, and maybe put it back tomorrow when they’ve all calmed down.Have you tried asking them to take it to pm's ?
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Steady on. I’m about to plough my yacht and/or helicopter into them. Someone has just made a David & Goliath analogy.I think we could all learn something here from the inclusive attitude shown by @Ric
Despite differences of opinion with some of these people, he is clearly happy to extend the hospitality of his yacht and helicopter to all.
In an unexpected twist, the Remainer wife has just gone on an anti-Scotland/Nicola Sturgeon rant, especially about tuition fees, saying we should just “cut them free”. Things are never straightforward.
A racist Remainer, who’d have thought it ;)Steady on. I’m about to plough my yacht and/or helicopter into them. Someone has just made a David & Goliath analogy.
In an unexpected twist, the Remainer wife has just gone on an anti-Scotland/Nicola Sturgeon rant, especially about tuition fees, saying we should just “cut them free”. Things are never straightforward.
I bet mcfc1632 knows her ;)A racist Remainer, who’d have thought it ;)
For the sake of your holiday and your sanity - keep chewing that lipI think you’re right. There is an English couple and their parents discussing it, fairly civilly I should add, with a German couple.
The German couple seem fairly bemused by it all, the older English dad seems angered by farming subsidiaries for the French, whilst his wife is seemingly keeping her counsel. His son is strongly leave, but his wife works for the EU and is vehemently remain. It’s quite a telling microcosm, I think. I’m biting my lip so far.
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