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Too true

Posted in 2012, tagged , on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

[F]or 40 years the 93 per cent of people who were educated in the state sector have been, effectively, indoctrinated by the Left’s ideas. For two generations and more people have grown used to the idea that most things are the state’s responsibility, and once this is established it becomes very hard to reverse, especially [...]

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Libertarians debate

Posted in 2012, tagged , , , , on January 21, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Follow Gerard Perry to Manhattan Libertarian party convention as he live tweets the event. [G, why didn't you alert me?!] Fascinating. While I was writing this he posted 9 new tweets…Gotta run and read!

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“Ah those ungrateful Russians”

Posted in 2011, tagged , , , , , on September 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »

, they voted for Turner!” (see tread) Yes, I stuck a few kopeeks into a couple of backsides (I am proud of that image). Couldn’t keep silent. Karol, you go girl! Ну да, ну да, я не удержалась. Ну не могу ж я молчать, когда наших бьют (в комментариях)! Спасибо Кэрол! PS, Flashmob in the [...]

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August 19

Posted in 2011, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 20, 2011 |

Russian-speaking bloggers are sharing their reminiscences about events on Moscow on August 19, 1991. Some were on Manezhnaya Square, on either side of the barricades, some celebrated their kid’s birthday, or mourned the loss of their first love, or cooked and distributed water for defenders of the [Russian] White House, or locked themselves home and [...]

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Some are more equal

Posted in 2011, tagged , , , , , on August 9, 2011 |

…”His [Shakespeare's-ETat] writing illustrates the artist’s struggle to work out a utopian vision, Sergeant. A vision that goes beyond a feudal society and deals with all mankind, not just a select group of individuals who happen to be born with a silver spoon on which to suck. As such, the body of his work is [...]

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Unexpected source of quote

Posted in 2011, tagged , , on August 6, 2011 | 9 Comments »

..of the day ” Dark days are ahead of us. We will have to choose between what’s right and what’s easy”. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, just watched on the telly. In other news, 12 SEALs out of 30 US troops killed in helicopter crash were from the Team 6 unit, the one [...]

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Who would have doubted

Posted in 2011, tagged , , , , on June 8, 2011 | 7 Comments »

My Political Views I am a right social libertarian Right: 7.33, Libertarian: 3.59 Political Spectrum Quiz You?  

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Lackey at heart

Posted in 2011, tagged , on May 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »

It is instructing to see  Republicans (who, in theory, are supposed to be…republicans?) brown-nosing a monarch. An utterly useless, expensive nuisance with inflated ego, a symbol of tyranny of birth over accomplishment on merit. Also: a common denominator of catholics and monarchists: love for theatrical ceremonies.

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Still relevant

Posted in 2011, tagged , , , on February 14, 2011 |

Joseph Fouche in ChicagoBoyz, for  Reagan Roundtable: The Cold War dynamic was marked by one glaring disparity in this troika of power, control, and purpose. The United States had vastly more power than the Soviet Union but far less dedication to purpose. The Soviet Union had far greater dedication to purpose but far less power. [...]

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A photo…

Posted in 2011, tagged , , , , , on February 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »

…that interprets itself. Flawless in composition and execution, it conveys its thought perfectly. I don’t like to conceptualize images, it is part of my professional training and I know how easily interpretation may slip into preconceived agenda or even propagandist spiel. The  anti-NannyState, anti-orwellian-world content is obvious – but maybe it is obvious only to [...]

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