At 58 & naturally it was the gringos wot dun it
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And the military have been deployed across the country. Is it 1980 again?+50 Xeno Geek Points
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That would be nice, with my skills I could retire by now. Obviously I'd have to leave school first.Originally posted by Zippy View PostWhile you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Probably to both supress any disturbances and to give the military time to decide who should be democratically elected nextOriginally posted by Zippy View PostDoing the needful since 1827Comment
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I'm feeling lizardy today then.Originally posted by zeitghostComment
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He nationalised the oil industry. Nobody or no country survives thatOriginally posted by zeitghost"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Isn't that a private matter between you and Zeity?Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostComment
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He appeared to have principles. I respect him for that. Whether he was better or worse than what would have happened if he wasn't there is difficult to say.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Could you not say the same about Blair <spit>?Originally posted by doodab View PostHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Actually you could. I don't like Blair <spit indeed>, essentially for the Iraq war, the control-freakery, the disregard for liberty in our own country, and the unswerving conviction that God is on his side. But he did have principles and he did achieve some good.Originally posted by Troll View Post
For one example among many, he came in on "education, education, education" and by the end of the New Labour government English school results had surpassed the Scots for the first time. (Steps are currently under way which will fix that).
Chavez had a (similar??) tendency to bombast and authoritarianism, but he was not a dictator as far as I can see, and he did inspire and improve the lot of the Venezuelan people and much of his continent.
Anyone who can stick it to the imperialist wing of DC without being a communist on the way (and he wasn't) deserves respect.Job motivation: how the powerful steal from the stupid.Comment
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