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Too bad about those Bruins Polski Bro' Rom...ge'ez,<br /><br /><EM>Too bad about those Bruins Polski Bro' Roman. But hey, y'all sure did dump Manny in the nick of time and got a great replacement in Bay.</EM>Yeah, the Celts fell short too, but hey, ce'st la vie, eh? <br />Wacky Manny once went to a local auto dealership and traded up for something newer and more expensive. After he left, one of the mechanics cleaning the car for resale found $80,000 in cash in the glove compartment. Later, when Manny was called, he simply stated that he forgot all about that spending money. These guys exist on a different plane of existance from the rest of us.<br />Bay's great and I agree it was a timely trade. Big pappy's next.<br /><br />Beatroot,<br /><br />Lennon's "no countries too" is OK only if there is a painless and peaceful transition. As this is impossible, it's another utopian child's dream. That's all it is and nothing more. Good song though.romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988548647887978919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1198288065994581762009-05-17T02:13:00.000+02:002009-05-17T02:13:00.000+02:00Oh yea, and full potential to do what?Oh yea, and full potential to do what?ge'eznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-70215976543477920072009-05-17T02:12:00.000+02:002009-05-17T02:12:00.000+02:00But pretty soon, machines will be doing more and m...But pretty soon, machines will be doing more and more of our thinking for us.<br /><br />Before not too long, our brains will be hotwired with machines.<br /><br />An age of spiritual machines?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Spiritual_Machines<br /><br />And a really fun book to go along with it:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Footprints_of_Godge'eznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-39559068082845146722009-05-16T23:51:00.000+02:002009-05-16T23:51:00.000+02:00A world where humans are no linger doing dumb jobs...A world where humans are no linger doing dumb jobs that machines could do better, leaving them free to reach their full potential.beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-55557732204955455392009-05-16T21:53:00.000+02:002009-05-16T21:53:00.000+02:00Yea, most of that song really sucked.
I think "th...Yea, most of that song really sucked.<br /><br />I think "the left" is dead, too.<br /><br />But, still, what is your vision for the future? Got any?<br /><br />All I see is constant critique but no or very few alternatives presented or advanced.ge'eznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-83961552971647272542009-05-16T20:24:00.000+02:002009-05-16T20:24:00.000+02:00Imagine there's no countries,
No religion, too?
T...Imagine there's no countries,<br />No religion, too?<br /><br />That's actually my least favourite Lennon song, as it happens. <br /><br />But just because I think the left wing dream is dead does not mean I am cynical. It's the situation as I see it. <br /><br />I also think that societies are a long, long way from their potential. Humanity is in the internediary class. Juniors.beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-22396859372286661922009-05-16T14:46:00.000+02:002009-05-16T14:46:00.000+02:00You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only on...You may say I'm a dreamer <br />But I'm not the only one <br />I hope some day you'll join us <br />And the world will be as one <br /><br />What's your dream, BR besides cynicism? <br /><br />I mean, I got a lot of that, too.<br /><br />But now I have a little bit of hope.<br /><br />I never expected any wholescale changes and certainly not overnight. But Obie Wan Obama has fired the head of General Motors (don't forget that the common standard wisdom used to be that what's good for GM is good for the US). The tax situation has been dramatically improved for working families. Universal Health Care is on the horizon. And the right wing is in a complete inpotent snit.<br /><br />AGain, what is your political dream? What kind of vision of the future do you want to advance?<br /><br />You want to emphasize worldwide economic growth? OK, what is the lynchpin of that? And how does that play out vis-a-vis China and Russia? And the middle east sheikdoms?ge'eznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-54908035877191138422009-05-16T13:28:00.000+02:002009-05-16T13:28:00.000+02:00Right on, Beatroot.
Sadly though the "mass delu...Right on, Beatroot. <br /><br />Sadly though the "mass delusion" (isn't that what it actually is?) looks as if it'll continue its grip on the populace for some time to come.<br /><br />Obama = Bush's third term, just in a more "dignified" and "charismatic" form. <br /><br />Cameron as Tony Blair reincarnation #3? I wouldn't be too surprised about that, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-74250438578530836512009-05-16T08:29:00.000+02:002009-05-16T08:29:00.000+02:00I don't think it's true here in the goodle USA.:-)...<I>I don't think it's true here in the goodle USA.</I>:-) Dreamer!<br /><br /><br />Politics in America has traditionally been much more narrow in scope that compared to Europe, or other continents. We used to have a left wing alternative - there has never been a left wing in the US. Stop the fantasies about the health of US politics, Geez. Capitalism is not being shaken up. Obama is no revolutionary. He's very much the post ideological politician par excellence.beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-56462563072634088322009-05-16T03:03:00.000+02:002009-05-16T03:03:00.000+02:00That may be true in jolly old England and maybe ev...That may be true in jolly old England and maybe even in Poland (are there any similar standby adjectives for Poland?).<br /><br />I don't think it's true here in the goodle USA.<br /><br />Capitalism is being shook up. Maybe not as much as some of us would like but there are changes happening, slowly and not all at once, but there are changes rolling out.<br /><br />There are more than a few right wing ideologues who are consequently screaching like stuck pigs.<br /><br />Too bad about those Bruins Polski Bro' Roman. But hey, y'all sure did dump Manny in the nick of time and got a great replacement in Bay.ge'eznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-9193155926841049642009-05-15T20:57:00.000+02:002009-05-15T20:57:00.000+02:00I don't think, or never suggested that they would ...I don't think, or never suggested that they would be going away an ytime soon. But their character has changed, forever, in a significant way. Politics has hollowed out massivly in the lat 20 years. <br /><br />I don;t think that is a controversial thing to say at all. It's evident. <br /><br />I think it was the Guardian who led a campaign against the Tory Party's sleaze etc in the early 1990s. After Thatcher they stopped making political points against the Conservatives...it became about politicians personal behaviour. And that's because there was no significant difference between right and left, such as it was...beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-65500663995793256992009-05-15T20:43:00.000+02:002009-05-15T20:43:00.000+02:00So what you wrote was pointless other than to say ...So what you wrote was pointless other than to say that there ain't no sustainable ideological basis for these political parties...<br /><br />... but they ain't gonna disappear anytime soon.<br /><br />They don't care if they ain't got no ideology as long as they get elected. It's a cushy, well-paying job, man. What else could you ask for?ge'eznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-87657221846120173622009-05-15T20:15:00.000+02:002009-05-15T20:15:00.000+02:00Me what?Me what?beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-79776648033594663292009-05-15T12:36:00.000+02:002009-05-15T12:36:00.000+02:00Your ideological point?Your ideological point?ge'eznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-86551248763863569482009-05-13T19:59:00.000+02:002009-05-13T19:59:00.000+02:00varus - the role of the old Labour party was to me...varus - the role of the old Labour party was to mediate between capital and labour. They usually came to power at times of crisis. They were the only party that could reach a compromise with the trade unions and industry - that was what they were set up to do back in 1906. Labour was a creationj of organised labour. <br /><br />Then 1978 came along, mass strikes and the Labour government could not fulfil its role. Cue Thatcher, who smashed organised labour. Forever. <br /><br />So, without a labour movement to ancor it, to its social roots, and without a labour movement to lead, out of the ashes came New Labour. No roots, no social base. Just electoral oppotunism. <br /><br />The Tory party also doesn;t really represent a social base, either. It's New labout II.<br /><br />So that;s what I mean by end of ideology/politics. Jyst rootless parties in search of the latest gimmick. <br /><br />UK politics RIP.beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-42597029931140328542009-05-13T12:03:00.000+02:002009-05-13T12:03:00.000+02:00Br said: It's the end of ideology politics, really...Br said: It's the end of ideology politics, really. <br /><br />But surly that's the point. Old Labour scarred business and the middle-class. The grass-roots politics you speak of is what kept labour out of power for 18 years. The present centralism of both labour and the conservatives is perhaps their most redeeming feature. We can now have a smooth transition to a Tory government (for a nice change) with out the pendulum like swings of the post-war era.varushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607642372495291037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-32183144984646003372009-05-13T09:31:00.000+02:002009-05-13T09:31:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-11441541419204609592009-05-12T19:59:00.000+02:002009-05-12T19:59:00.000+02:00Supposedly "liberal," but for the most part they a...<I>Supposedly "liberal," but for the most part they are conservatives sporting a "fresh" or "more appealing" face. </I>I think that is just about right. They are both "Third Way" politics...which means, bugger all in substance. It's the end of ideology politics, really. <br /><br />And yeah...it's VERY conservative, but not as we know it, Jim.beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-26896994245084397052009-05-12T10:19:00.000+02:002009-05-12T10:19:00.000+02:00A BNP victory would be like something out of Monty...A BNP victory would be like something out of Monty Python. But as you said, it's not likely to see any of those Blighter "all the world should have two taps" Nationalists being chosen as European Migration Minister, even if they do somehow manage to snag a seat in the elections. <br /><br />I think that's a good comparison, Tony Blair's New Labour to the Clintons' New Democrats. Supposedly "liberal," but for the most part they are conservatives sporting a "fresh" or "more appealing" face.<br /><br />After the loss of the 1988 Presidential election, Democrats in the U.S. have ever since elected a right-winger in the primary elections to lead them.<br /><br />But the U.S. and the U.K. aren't the ONLY two countries to often dub conservative right-wingers "liberals"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com