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Quality Hate rant DK.

When the cunt was on goals on Sunday and mentioned the modric claim they just nodded and took him at his word. Would have been great if they'd just said "did you fuck"

There are signs of very small steps in the ME but I'm under no illusions about it being a long term thing.

That's why they have the people on such a tight leash through religion - to keep them in their place and maintain their power. No different to this country with help from the class system but I I hope the modern world should make it easier to corrupt the populace beneficially.

Well I finally finished Dextter today. I agree the last four seasons didn't match the first four but I think they were still worth watching - I liked Lumen and Ray Stevenson's characters especially but I have to say the sixth one with Colin Hanks was poor. As I said previously I think they pushed how long he could continue to get away with things too much - questions which should have been asked just weren't far too conveniently. Next for me is watching the conclusion to Continuum then I'll resume Breaking Bad which I watched the first four episodes of when I was on holiday.

Well like the rest of the middle east, I think the problem is borders drawn largely by Western powers. There probably is enough land to carve up semi-sensibly but the deliberate way Jerusalem has been made sacred by all of them complicates it.

"Arabs" lived there albeit alongside Jews and Christians - probably in the majority for at least 1400 years so I think they do have a notional claim no matter what the place is called or who rules it. It's funny how those who support Israel's right to exist dismiss the rights of other displaced nations where the occupiers have been there for nowhere near as long (USA, Australia). Of course the extra factors are religion, money and sympathy. I respect the last of those but their treatment of the Palestinians erodes that to a certain degree.

Before 1948 "Israel" hadn't existed since pre-Roman times.

Reminds me of the great Sugar Puffs boycoutt.

I had a pair of denons but they broke (wire came out of earpiece) a few weeks ago but they were canny before that for about a year. Now have a pair of Plantronic ones which are working out so far.

You forgot the map of what jehovah promised them in 2000 bc.

As I said above, I think there's a parallel religious savagery between the US and Saudi penal codes. Might seem like a push but the more religious states in the US seem to show the most enthusiasm for the death penalty. I'd also point to the practice of inviting onlookers to executions as another similarity. I don't think there's any difference between injecting drug cocktails and crucifixions from an ethical pov but executing people for protest or apostasy is worthy of an extra level of protest.

The soundtrack was the first record I owned as a kid - I guess the equivalent of a DVD today.

Evolved is the wrong word - I don't see anything wrong with using civilised, developed of enlightened - the latter especially given the religious angle. That applies to the US as well to a certain degree.

The story of this season is I expect the other team to score every single time they attack us. Until that changes even slightly we're fucked.

Turned down the job pre-Dalglish iirc. RIP

I thought that Wolf Alice would be right up my street but found the album generally underwhelming.

Because their main message now is workers versus benefit claimants.

In general terms obviously but they didn't signal this approach pre-election.

Yes but I also think it would be wrong to apply a personal cost/benefit exercise no matter how accurate which this woman could/should have done. May be idealistic but you should consider the big picture and other people. Of course such consideration could go either way in vote choice.

It all smacks of Bill Hicks' routine about dialling up toys from a brochure - I think they get a video game thrill out of drones.

Unfortunately getting rid of them means people like her not voting for the cunts so you have to engage with them. I've never understood working class tories. Not saying they should automatically vote labour but not recognising their enemy is incredible. I hear them talking about aspiration not realising none of the things which support social mobility are tory inventions or ideals.

Not forgetting the hypocrisy of the whore using, drug taking rulers on their London junkets.

Have to say any film with an "unhappy" ending always gains a couple of marks from me.

I've always been in two minds - I think the size is a plus when considering dealing with big fish like China, India and the US and some of the social protection in the face of Tory abuse is worthwhile but it lacks democracy for me. I do think it would probably cost jobs overall if the UK withdrew - at least in the short/medium term.