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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491779 wrote: But that's not what you're talking about is it. Your scenario was not a few terrorists on the streets it's :- Firstly, your figure of approx seventy thousand is way out - the current figure is about two hundred and thirty thousand :- Unit...

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Hold onto your hat!

Hope he never needs a 'go-around'....

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G#Gill;1491754 wrote: Don't say you've been a victim too, Bruv ?

I'll bet he wasn't flying a B17 at the time....:wah:

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<r>Gnostic Christian Bishop;1491771 wrote: Our desire to seek the fittest should be given a venue. At present, we have collectively decided to use technology (guns etc.) to determine the fittest. I think this stupid and if we are going to continue doing what we do while expecti...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491723 wrote: Before the numbers could escalate to anything like a million (moving from 0.001% of the target population to 33.3% of the target population) there would be several changes of state within the society. At each of these changes of state there would be a backlash from the re...

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<t>Gnostic Christian Bishop;1491763 wrote: Consider that those who write the rules for the economy and currency have no clue as to the theories they are dealing with. The two greatest minds are in opposition as to the proper things to do in terms of the economy and if the experts do not k...

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<t>Pahu;1491699 wrote: Don't be too sure. Perhaps you will finally accept the facts. I've seen plenty of assertions, but nothing to convince me that creationism is any more valid than hollow Earth theories, or any other 'cult' theory for that matter, including the 'spoof' Epsilon cu...

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<t>Gnostic Christian Bishop;1491702 wrote: No argument except that the lazy/apathetic/uneducated/unintelligent do get manipulated by the media and do vote. Point. -- George Bush was elected twice. That is why it is a slow road for the intelligentsia. Not that I put myself in th...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491693 wrote: It can - but not in this country for the reason given. To suggest that the Muslim population could go from their current passive state to overrunning the army without passing through a sufficient number of intermediate states to provoke a backlash amongst the rest of the ...

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<r>Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water (Pt.2)....:wah: <YOUTUBE id="Gh5lO9hHupU"><URL url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh5lO9hHupU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh5lO9hHupU</URL></YOUTUBE> One thing we DO know about the world's oceans and ...

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<t>LarsMac;1491682 wrote: If I was an armed, fleeing criminal, I would be a lot more likely to shoot at a person from whom I am fleeing if they started shooting at me. Just sayin' We all react differently, I guess. Not sure how I would react, so I can't answer that in al...

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Bryn Mawr;1491689 wrote: Sounds the best solution - it's the type of case they love to pursue.

Yes indeed. Puts a firecracker up their 'jacksie'!

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<r>Bryn Mawr;1491692 wrote: To jump from "parliament should be changed" to "there will be armed insurrection on the streets" more than stretches credulity, it breaks it asunder. Where there is such a break in logic it is not careful explanation and reasoning it is fantasy. This post...

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<t>Ted;1491683 wrote: Human rights should dictate what is done. No referendum, no vote. Commons sense should be the rule along with human rights.. High time for ordinary people to have their say, right OR wrong, rather than Oligarchs and their political 'glove puppets', supposedly a...

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Pahu;1491685 wrote: We all believe something, don't we? It is important to base our beliefs on the facts. Creationism is based on the facts. Evolution is evidence free speculation masquerading as science.

We'll never agree on this, Pahu. :wah:

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<t>Ted;1491680 wrote: Look at history. The Jewish revolt CE 70, the Russian revolution, the American revolution, the French revolution, Marcos in the Philippines. Many of these happened because the people said enough is enough. Can't happen again??? Quite right Ted. There are many e...

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Bryn Mawr;1491652 wrote: Watchdog?

I've suggested that also. One thing these companies hate is adverse publicity. Amazing how fast they tend to clean up their act when the cameras point in their direction, and awkward questions are asked!

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<t>Gnostic Christian Bishop;1491669 wrote: I see it as just one set of potentially corrupt leaders as compared to the many we now have. The insurrection and protest that you want , to my way of thinking, becomes easier because peace and peace causing legislation wouold have to be sought b...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491673 wrote: Then we must agree to disagree, as I said in my previous post, "fantasy". Indeed we must, as you continually answer with the cheapest shot in the book. "Fantasy". Anyone can say that without a moments thought going into it! Why bother with reasoned debate...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491676 wrote: Obviously it would come from the controlling interests but it would be far worse than current - at least now we can attempt to hold them accountable, with rule by referendum they still get control but they can say "but you chose it that way". The few decent, fr...

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<r>Gnostic Christian Bishop;1491671 wrote: Your last answers your question on "How could an Oligarch influence millions of people?" Just a few oligarchs control the media and the media controls the thinking, or the lack of thinking, of the people. Have you heard George Carlin ...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491650 wrote: Sadly, I cannot agree with that. There is a large percentage of our population who are too lazy to think for themselves, they are easily influenced by the media and can be stampeded into following the crowd by distorted reporting. This effect is sufficiently la...

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<t>LarsMac;1491667 wrote: Well, they were fleeing. Chances are that were they armed, they were still not a threat. Were they even still on the man's property at the time? Water under the bridge, though. Back to privacy. It seems we (Civilized society) are going to have to def...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491662 wrote: To jump from "parliament should be changed" to "there will be armed insurrection on the streets" more than stretches credulity, it breaks it asunder. Where there is such a break in logic it is not careful explanation and reasoning it is fantasy. Revolutio...

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<t>Snowfire;1491661 wrote: Hahaha... There's always truth in satire. Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans - The New Yorker An excellent 'find', Snowfire! Judging by some of the responses I've read to various posts on various threads it's dou...

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<t>LarsMac;1491654 wrote: So, from what I can see, this appears to be the area around the Azores. You don't really need to turn the world upside down to see that. And if you look between Sao Miguel and Santa Maria islands, there is a fairly large Crater, suggesting that something rather ...

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<t>Bruv;1491651 wrote: Very famous case where Tony Martin was convicted and jailed after much furore for shooting fleeing burglars in the back. That Law is based on common sense and natural justice, in that anybody could "arrange" to be disturbed on their own private property and shoot th...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491646 wrote: To the best of my recall the Iraq vote was left open so that MPs could follow their conscience but in any case, one hundred and thirty nine MPs found it within themselves to vote against and many resigned rather than have war declared in their name. What ...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491648 wrote: Fantasy! Fantasy? You've already stated that " If the answer to that is embedded in the institution, then Parliament is unfit for purpose and should be changed" Corruption and self interest are indeed deeply buried within...

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<t>Pahu;1491642 wrote: Evolution is not the hard evidence of science. Science has disproved evolution as I have demonstrated for the last few years. I wouldn't go quite as far as that....Most of the evidence points TO evolution as exsiting, rather than AWAY. Quite a few people have ...

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<t>FourPart;1491625 wrote: I've just received a CC from my Councillor making enquiries about my right to change provider. I very much doubt it is possible, but even if making the move to try gets something done, all the better. Slipshod providers like this need exposing to harsh pub...

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FourPart;1491624 wrote: You may consider that as being sarcasm, but...

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Burglar sues jailed farmer

The article is dated 2002, but I do take the point. We're steadily 'losing the plot'; on a global scale, unfortunately.

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<t>Gnostic Christian Bishop;1491639 wrote: Changing the talking heads that are owned and controlled by their oligarch owners is not doing us much good over time. How would you reform an end to our oligarchies so as to make them truly democratic when the oligarch control the schools, media...

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<t>Gnostic Christian Bishop;1491633 wrote: You might consider that no U.N. president that I know of has ever been implicated in corruption. Even if there was one. Better to have only one corrupt system of governance for a people than the plethora of corrupt regimes we now suffe...

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<t>FourPart;1491627 wrote: Whilst that may be so in theory, in practice when there is a majority Government, and MPs fearful of their leader, then everyone toes the line, and what the PM says gos. With a majority Government anything is possible, and the only real protection we have is the House of L...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491565 wrote: And how many innocent citizens of Iraq died as a direct result of our illegal invasion? Over a million at the last count and still rising. Agreed! And all because our Parliament was lied to by Bush/Blair over weapons of mass destruction....Parliament is t...

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gmc;1491612 wrote: Can't wait till all those people like shoplifters get on this bandwagon if the case is successful

Tu as raison, mon ami! What would be next? Burglars suing home-owners for preventing them thieving? The mind boggles!

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491619 wrote: Are you seriously suggesting that there is a possibility of a military takeover of the UK by our current Muslim population? Who's feeding you scare stories? The symptoms are here already. A Muslim-led ( though not necessarily exclusi...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491617 wrote: Parliament is not like a computer, it is composed of six hundred plus thinking human beings. If over a million British people could see the lie (not difficult, the claims were blatantly impossible) and take to the streets in protest then why could the MPs not see it. ...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491614 wrote: Given the highlighted quote do you not feel that it is incumbent upon us to do more to clean up the mess than just deploy more armed forces to batter them into submission? It's all very well daemonising Muslims and treating them all as if they're fundamentalist...

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<t>gmc;1491613 wrote: The thing to remember the actions taken by tony blair and GWB were also taken with the fukll consent of the political establishment. In the UK parliament is sovereign not the prime minister. In the US how being attacked by saudi arabia results in an invasion of iraq is like the...

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<r>FourPart;1491562 wrote: The implications go much deeper, though. I'm relatively fit & active. I'm capable of taking action in emergencies, such as making the emergency heater. Because, with the nature of my work, dealing with domiciliary care, I come into contact with the elderly & disabl...

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<r>Bumped into this (clumsy of me, wasn't it?) on my travels. Ties in with what my Dad (and the warship's Captain) saw on advanced(for it's day) Naval sea-bed scanning equipment in the late 50's. I found it rather thought provoking.... <YOUTUBE id="gf8vf1agJks"><URL url="http://www.youtub...

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<r>tude dog;1491599 wrote: My last job in California made a new rule. Due to a just passed privacy law, we were not allowed to discuss private matters between each other on company property. They were scared, did not know exactly what the law meant. After hello, do now ask "how are you"? ...

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<t>Gnostic Christian Bishop;1491589 wrote: I am always right. :wah: "A border-less, cashless society governed by a single, small 'elite'?" Except for cashless, we are presently all being rules by a small elite group of oligarchs. Politicians are only there to make us...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1491564 wrote: And from the other side of the fence? Most of the hate that comes their way is from Christian warmongers who, in the case of GWB, declare religious war against them. Whether we like it or not, the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were unjustified and illegal a...

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I think Prince Phillip only opens his mouth to change feet! Funny though...

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<t>FourPart;1491547 wrote: I used to do a lot of that when I was that age, although with me it was at a local disused sandstone / slate quarry. In hindsight, when I consider the sorts of things I was doing, without any safety lines or anything, it's surprising I didn't kill myself. ...

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<t>Ted;1491537 wrote: An actual study show this to be wrong. Yes religion was implicated in some atrocities but there has been many more atrocities by non religious people. Diana Butler Bass. And religion is STILL causing much bloodshed world-wide! How many people have the fundament...

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<t>FourPart;1491548 wrote: I was avoiding the deeper water, as I knew it was flooded on the other side a few days earlier - that's why I went on the opposite side. What I didn't realise at the time, though, that it wasn't just a case of the drains being blocked in the heavy rain, but that the local ...

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