Brexit, for once some facts.
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Very easily, academia is far from short of individuals with the strangest of beliefs. It's why they so often argue among themselves, even to the extent of bitter feuds.
And every shade of politics has its academic supporters, they can't all be right.
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Indeed, but you'd best let OG know that, he seems to be wearing blinkers and generalising where and when it suits - nothing new there of course.
This book might help BIG BOOK OF RUBBISH. I made a start but this is even better...
Dear, dear, dear!
What was I thinking when I read post #22031 some time ago, imagining it to be your valedictory speech after trying and failing to come up with any persuasive argument for secession from the EU?
Like the proverbial penny, you have popped up again in this thread to treat the readers to the ravings of a right-wing extremist, an academic whose political hero and indeed, mentor, was one, Enoch Powell.
I'm not quite sure of the reason why you chose to post the ramblings of a bitter man or the point you attempt to make, if indeed there is a point, but perhaps you feel some perverse allegiance to a man who is recognised by most of his fellow academics as something of a renegade and social outcast, by his own choosing.
If your suggestion is that everybody in the world of academia is out of step on the EU except for Sked, then clearly you have a predilection for the 'lone-wolf' type of character who makes outrageous pronouncements, almost certainly because he likes the sound of his own voice and gets attention because of the madness of his argument in the face of all known evidence. That seems to be a common thread among 'Brexidiots'.
Tom
True, but what about the poor sods onboard?
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very true (specially sailboats, that sail themselves beautifully). the thing most boats struggle with is a fat lunatic with a fire axe chopping the bottom to pieces. that's brexit. not so much the titanic hitting a berg. more the golden oldies on the upper deck morphing into self destructive zombies.
... Does the fat lunatic have blond floppy hair?
Keen sailor Ted Heath took our ship of state into the EU, knowing that was the best way out of the economic storm we'd been suffering.
Now a group of landlubbers are setting us out to sea again without even a compass, navigating by blind faith.
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Well they couldn't make a bigger mess than this shower could they?
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Calling this government clowns isn't generalising is it?
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Nor me, sobriety is best when making complex judgements. It has its disadvantages in relation to Brexit though, an alcoholic haze is helpful in seeing any good in that.
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After some rigorous and extensive research, I came across this article about what is really going on in our universities in an esteemed news organ, famous for its detailed and forensic examination of facts and statistical matter.
You can read about it here:
http://newsthump.com/2017/10/26/so-called-experts-still-using-facts/
Tom
You can read about it here:
http://newsthump.com/2017/10/26/so-called-experts-still-using-facts/
Tom
... if only they were! Academic institutions, no less than other places are still prone to following fashion. The topics which get funded research, the acceptable versus unacceptable conversations occur in all the common rooms . Academics follow bandwagons also.
The only saving grace is that in the experimental sciences , including medicine, objective measurements and objective evidence have a way of worming it's way to the surface.
You cannot seriously be arguing against such an august publication as 'News Thump' sir!
Tom
Catalans have declared independence from Spain, they'll overtake UK leaving EU and leave it in their wake.
(to continue the nautical theme)
Will Spain use force or wait them out? Noticed that several banks had already jumped ship, suspiciously quickly? as if they had foreknowledge!
(to continue the nautical theme
)Will Spain use force or wait them out? Noticed that several banks had already jumped ship, suspiciously quickly? as if they had foreknowledge!