It's the hubris of the ruling British middle classes which causes these problems.
Over-educated and obsessed with their own incredibleness they ignore the blatantly obvious and stumble into disaster time after time, and they never learn because they are so incredible, and wonderful, and intelligent.
It's an extreme form of narcissism that blights the higher echelons of British management
The anti-Iraq invasion protest in London was the biggest post WW2 demonstration ever held, by 10am the police were overwhelmed by the numbers arriving in the Capitol and gave up trying to manage the crowds.
Everyone knew the Invasion was bullshit, but the US and UK ruling classes went ahead with it
This Brexit thing was 25 years too late.
The Maastrict treaty happened in 1992 and no-one was allowed to vote on it until almost 25 years later.
So 25 years of old duffers had died and 25 years of clueless youngsters had arrived onto the electoral register.
Plus 5-10 million immigrants arrived who could also skew the voting for the remain side.
So loads of people were pretty fucking pissed by the time a vote was permitted by the ruling classes
You saw the propaganda yourself, remain was fabby, remain remain remain, bla bla bla. All the polling stuff published was remain, remain was a shoe-in.
All they needed was a sensible immigration policy and it would have been a doddle... but no, fuck you Britain.
Fuck-you Britain became Fuck-you right-back-at-you at the ballot box
A bit of sensible compromise on immigration... and none of this would ever have happened, but common bluddy sense is not something the ruling classes do very well. Hubris and Dogma are the religions of the western worlds ruling classes
If ordinary people ruled Britain the Iraq invasion would never have happened and neither would Brexit
These events are simply symptoms of the continuing failure of representative democracy and until we get direct democracy these failures will continue forever
Representative Democracy has reached the end of the road as a useful tool for the advancement of the human race
Over-educated and obsessed with their own incredibleness they ignore the blatantly obvious and stumble into disaster time after time, and they never learn because they are so incredible, and wonderful, and intelligent.
It's an extreme form of narcissism that blights the higher echelons of British management
The anti-Iraq invasion protest in London was the biggest post WW2 demonstration ever held, by 10am the police were overwhelmed by the numbers arriving in the Capitol and gave up trying to manage the crowds.
Everyone knew the Invasion was bullshit, but the US and UK ruling classes went ahead with it
This Brexit thing was 25 years too late.
The Maastrict treaty happened in 1992 and no-one was allowed to vote on it until almost 25 years later.
So 25 years of old duffers had died and 25 years of clueless youngsters had arrived onto the electoral register.
Plus 5-10 million immigrants arrived who could also skew the voting for the remain side.
So loads of people were pretty fucking pissed by the time a vote was permitted by the ruling classes
You saw the propaganda yourself, remain was fabby, remain remain remain, bla bla bla. All the polling stuff published was remain, remain was a shoe-in.
All they needed was a sensible immigration policy and it would have been a doddle... but no, fuck you Britain.
Fuck-you Britain became Fuck-you right-back-at-you at the ballot box
A bit of sensible compromise on immigration... and none of this would ever have happened, but common bluddy sense is not something the ruling classes do very well. Hubris and Dogma are the religions of the western worlds ruling classes
If ordinary people ruled Britain the Iraq invasion would never have happened and neither would Brexit
These events are simply symptoms of the continuing failure of representative democracy and until we get direct democracy these failures will continue forever
Representative Democracy has reached the end of the road as a useful tool for the advancement of the human race
Starting to get that feeling they gonna give this thing one final push to new highs (on s&p at least naz typically leader lagging) before it all comes tumbling down... Who knows the timing.. Just amazing to me it's still afloat.. Valuations getting extremely silly in big cap "safe" divy paying land... Everybody reaching for anything at the extremes... With rates low for way too long.. Will end in tears eventually..
Both sides to blame and been boiling for a long time as African American youth get left further behind economically... In the big cities the solution is gentrification.. Just sweep them outta the way... And ignore the issue..
old boys club protect the cops way too much when there are clear instances they should be sent to jail.. Can date all the way back to Rodney King when 10 cops stand around as a few kick the shit outta dude and nobody prosecuted.. Complete joke.. Riots followed
on other hand you got idiots doing shit like Dallas adding further fuel to the fire.. Making cops more trigger happy/working in fear when they meet a black citizen that wants them dead just cause they a white cop
big problem going forward is less well meaning people with a level head and decent intelligence is gonna want to be a cop.. Mainly will be lowly educated idiots that are trigger happy.. Also economically the have nots are going to get pushed further into the gutter and more likey to lash out.. due to our Insane economic policy that continuously supports the status quo
fun times.. Keep the good times a rolling sp near all time highs!!!!
He served in Afghanistan.. Saw first hand and trained by our grand military industrial complex ..fighting in bullshit wars..
ex military usually do the most damage.. Random citizen wackos usually get neutralized before they do much of anything.. At least when it comes to well armed area.. School shootings and such a totally different topic..
ex military usually do the most damage.. Random citizen wackos usually get neutralized before they do much of anything.. At least when it comes to well armed area.. School shootings and such a totally different topic..
Just the early chaos news .. As far as reports of multiple shooters...
At this point sounds like a "black power" lone gunman ex army guy 25 living with mom and dad no future ... who did as "payback" for the two recent shootings... He was holed up for a while talking to um and said he was doing it alone... Targeting white cops etc.. till they used a bomb disabling robot to do the opposite.. Take in a bomb to kill him..
At this point sounds like a "black power" lone gunman ex army guy 25 living with mom and dad no future ... who did as "payback" for the two recent shootings... He was holed up for a while talking to um and said he was doing it alone... Targeting white cops etc.. till they used a bomb disabling robot to do the opposite.. Take in a bomb to kill him..
Shit going down elsewhere everybody focused on Dallas...
[h=1]Cops: Tennessee shooter targeted white victims, similar to Dallas ambush[/h]BRISTOL, Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released the name of the suspect behind Thursday morning's random shooting in Bristol, TN that claimed the life of an area newspaper carrier and injured three others, including a local police officer.
The TBI says 37-year-old Lakeem Keon Scott was armed with at least two weapons, an automatic-style rifle, a pistol and a large amount of ammunition, reports CBS statation WJHL in Tennessee.
According to the TBI, the victims were:
Investigators spoke with Scott Friday morning. Agents say "the work to develop a thorough understanding of his motivation for this incident remains central to the ongoing investigative work."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, and Bristol Tennessee Police Department are also assisting the TBI with this case.
[h=1]Cops: Tennessee shooter targeted white victims, similar to Dallas ambush[/h]BRISTOL, Tenn. - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released the name of the suspect behind Thursday morning's random shooting in Bristol, TN that claimed the life of an area newspaper carrier and injured three others, including a local police officer.
The TBI says 37-year-old Lakeem Keon Scott was armed with at least two weapons, an automatic-style rifle, a pistol and a large amount of ammunition, reports CBS statation WJHL in Tennessee.
According to the TBI, the victims were:
- Jennifer Rooney ( A Bristol Herald Courier newspaper carrier) : Deceased after being shot driving in her vehicle on Volunteer Parkway.
- Deborah Watts: In serious, but stable, condition at Bristol Regional Medical Center after being shot while working at the Days Inn.
- David Whitman Davis: Received minor injuries at the scene after being injured by flying glass resulting from the gunfire.
- Officer Matthew Cousins: Sustained a superficial wound to the leg. Was subsequently treated and released from BRMC.
Investigators spoke with Scott Friday morning. Agents say "the work to develop a thorough understanding of his motivation for this incident remains central to the ongoing investigative work."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, and Bristol Tennessee Police Department are also assisting the TBI with this case.
[h=1]Police officer shot during traffic stop in Ballwin; suspect apprehended[/h]
BALLWIN, MO (KTVI)- Authorities are investigating after a police officer was shot during a traffic stop Friday morning in west St. Louis County. It happened shortly around 11 a.m. near the 300 block of New Ballwin Road, in Ballwin, MO. The wound was in the neck.
The officer, who works for the Ballwin Police Department, was transported to a local hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown at this time.
Sources tell the Post that the officer was shot at least once from behind and there were at least three shots fired at him. The suspect fled the scene in his vehicle before leaving his car abandoned on Burgandy Drive in the Westridge Manor subdivision in Manchester, MO.
He was apprehended after a foot pursuit. St. Louis County officials say a weapon was recovered.
Police say he is a tall, thin African-American male who was wearing a gray tee-shirt and blue jeans. He was allegedly driving a blue Ford Taurus with Illinois temporary tags during the time of the shooting.
The St. Louis County Police Department will conduct this investigation. A joint news briefing was held Friday afternoon at the Ballwin Police Headquarters.
New Ballwin Road is closed in the area.
The City of Ballwin has a population of nearly 30,000. It is located in west St. Louis County, along Manchester Road west of Highway 141.
BALLWIN, MO (KTVI)- Authorities are investigating after a police officer was shot during a traffic stop Friday morning in west St. Louis County. It happened shortly around 11 a.m. near the 300 block of New Ballwin Road, in Ballwin, MO. The wound was in the neck.
The officer, who works for the Ballwin Police Department, was transported to a local hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown at this time.
Sources tell the Post that the officer was shot at least once from behind and there were at least three shots fired at him. The suspect fled the scene in his vehicle before leaving his car abandoned on Burgandy Drive in the Westridge Manor subdivision in Manchester, MO.
He was apprehended after a foot pursuit. St. Louis County officials say a weapon was recovered.
Police say he is a tall, thin African-American male who was wearing a gray tee-shirt and blue jeans. He was allegedly driving a blue Ford Taurus with Illinois temporary tags during the time of the shooting.
The St. Louis County Police Department will conduct this investigation. A joint news briefing was held Friday afternoon at the Ballwin Police Headquarters.
New Ballwin Road is closed in the area.
The City of Ballwin has a population of nearly 30,000. It is located in west St. Louis County, along Manchester Road west of Highway 141.
Looks like new highs a coming for s&p.. Pretty much Everything green again.. Markets made new highs back in 2007 after bear sterns thing went down... Maybe brexit turns out to be similiar.. Valuations getting really insane.. And gold/silver keeps a rallying with it which is always a danger sign...
The Iraq invasion is finally coming home, at last
David Davis is going to set off a smokebomb which will flush out Westminsters neoconservative rats
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A group of senior MPs is calling for a vote to decide whether Tony Blair is guilty of contempt of Parliament over his decision to invade Iraq in 2003.
Conservative David Davis said he will present the motion on Thursday accusing the former PM of misleading Parliament.
Meanwhile, John Prescott, the then deputy prime minister, said he now believed the invasion was "illegal".
Mr Blair has apologised for mistakes he made but has said he stands by his decision and "there were no lies".
In his long-awaited report on the Iraq invasion, Sir John Chilcot said the legal basis for the war was reached in a way that was "far from satisfactory", but he did not explicitly say it was illegal.
But Mr Davis, a former shadow home secretary, told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "I'm going to put down a contempt motion, a motion which says that Tony Blair has held the House in contempt.
"It's a bit like contempt of court. Essentially by deceit."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36756878
David Davis is going to set off a smokebomb which will flush out Westminsters neoconservative rats
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A group of senior MPs is calling for a vote to decide whether Tony Blair is guilty of contempt of Parliament over his decision to invade Iraq in 2003.
Conservative David Davis said he will present the motion on Thursday accusing the former PM of misleading Parliament.
Meanwhile, John Prescott, the then deputy prime minister, said he now believed the invasion was "illegal".
Mr Blair has apologised for mistakes he made but has said he stands by his decision and "there were no lies".
In his long-awaited report on the Iraq invasion, Sir John Chilcot said the legal basis for the war was reached in a way that was "far from satisfactory", but he did not explicitly say it was illegal.
But Mr Davis, a former shadow home secretary, told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "I'm going to put down a contempt motion, a motion which says that Tony Blair has held the House in contempt.
"It's a bit like contempt of court. Essentially by deceit."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36756878
Man I still forget to lock my door somedays.
You guys really need to adjust to the Twitter world.
Things only seem worse because everything gets reported these days.
If you look at actual stats crime is lower now then ever before.
I guess it's gonna take 40
or 50
years for people to make this adjustment.
Just because things are getting reported more does not mean it's happening more .
You guys really need to adjust to the Twitter world.
Things only seem worse because everything gets reported these days.
If you look at actual stats crime is lower now then ever before.
I guess it's gonna take 40
or 50
years for people to make this adjustment.
Just because things are getting reported more does not mean it's happening more .
I know.. Was just pointing out other incidents in retaliation of sorts for the two very visible totally unecessary killings of two black guys by cops..
the drop from 70s-90s peak all due to massive drop in crime rates in black community.. Peak gangs/drug culture days.. Now drug laws more loose.. And black community as a whole woke up and got sick and tired of black on black murdsr gang shit (boyz in the hood)...inner city violence is still a problem and higher than any other part of the world.. but rates way down from peak..
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markets amazing.. Valuations getting insane ., but like 2000 and 2007 things tend to get more insane till it goes poof and blows up... Matter of when clear as day bubble that will see swift massive losses ? Is when..
7 cops dead in Baton Rouge nother "payback" of sorts I assume.. Just see headline haven't investigated further yet..
this is isn't run of the mill everyday violence/crime chop.. And it probably won't impact us (assume u not a cop) you are correct... But This is very different... Such a mess ...
who will want to be a cop now with a target on your back.. And now cops themselves will be more on edge more trigger happy cause they naturally more scared with this shit going on..
this is isn't run of the mill everyday violence/crime chop.. And it probably won't impact us (assume u not a cop) you are correct... But This is very different... Such a mess ...
who will want to be a cop now with a target on your back.. And now cops themselves will be more on edge more trigger happy cause they naturally more scared with this shit going on..
