Sulphur on 9/12/2019 at 07:31
What are you going to do with yourself culturally tied to New York liberalism and Wallstreet in America.
Maybe the biggest banking and financial capital of the world for a few decades
So from that POV,
it makes me think it depends on what are you going to do without yourself culturally.
I always wondered about England,
but it says that England has basically become a worldwide hollywood level media powerhouse.
I'm not familiar with any manufacturing?
And maybe America has some soul searching to do about that also. ngland does for a living?
Theres the BBC, but its not a worldwide hollywood level media powerhouse.
I'm not familiar with any manufacturing?
And I would ask peopel that question in comment sections for years and could never get an honest answer.
And then I stumbled on this free documentary on youtube the other day
I always wondered about England
I dont know if its true or not,
I dont live in England,
but it says that England does for a living?
I'm not familiar with any manufacturing
Thirith on 9/12/2019 at 08:32
We hereby accept Sulphur's application to become the TTLG Poet Laureate 2020.
robthom on 9/12/2019 at 11:02
Oh I get it,
you moved the sentences around.
The cut-up technique.
How Burroughs of you.
But he was also a dopehead and a wife killer.
How about you?
Sulphur on 9/12/2019 at 19:27
I've managed to not William Tell anyone's wife to death so far, but not for lack of trying. Always open for volunteers, though! As far as dope's concerned, that eukyduky ship's long sailed, it's either the methadone coma or bust. Being a po-faced post-pomo mofo ain't for the faint of heart.
Thirith: :bow:
Renzatic on 9/12/2019 at 19:33
I SECOND THE MOTION! SULP FOR POET TALKER TTLG 2016!
demagogue on 13/12/2019 at 05:41
We're going to want a post mortem on this election.
The impression I'm getting is, ruling party pushes all of its chips into bluster and blunder, it gets withering criticism from the "elites", i.e., ramen-eating graduate students and the like, the cultists are sick of the very arrogance of them, jump to the party's defense, and double-down on the bluster and blunder. I don't know if that's a fair interpretation of what I'm reading, but that's what it looks like is happening on the other side of the pond. I wonder if it's a premonition of the 2020 US election. The Brexit vote itself seems to have been a premonition of Trump's election.
Pyrian on 13/12/2019 at 05:50
I keep hearing that they won largely by promising to get Brexit done? I imagine the British are sick of it by now. Still no answer to the plain fact that the Brexit the Tories supposedly want and the Brexit options that are on the table aren't the same. Now that they have a majority, will they be able to vote an option through...this time?
demagogue on 13/12/2019 at 10:11
That makes sense.
- Do this imaginary thing. Call me when it's done.
- But it's imaginary.
- [Exasperated] I'm sick of hearing about the hold up. Just get it done.
Repeat, but more intensity with each successive round.
(In the US case, add illegal to the imaginary part.)
Nicker on 13/12/2019 at 13:10
Putin wins again.
heywood on 13/12/2019 at 14:51
Wow.
I expected the Conservatives to win, considering this was basically a second referendum on Brexit, and the "Brexit party" won in the EU parliamentary elections. I am a bit surprised about the margin of victory however. It seems like England is more solidly committed to leaving the EU than in 2016. Labour lost ground even in the northern industrial belt. I'm not sure how to interpret the results in Wales (nickie?), but Scotland seems ready for another independence push.
I'm curious to hear the analysis from those of you who are over there, but from where I sit it seems like Labour was hurt by Jeremy Corbyn's past history of being against the EU and uncertainty about where he really stands on Brexit now. My impression was that the only sure anti-Brexit stance that English voters could make was to vote Lib Dem, but they didn't benefit as much as I might have expected.
Anyway, this is a sad day for the European Union, which seems to be the only major global power left with sane government. No more hoping the UK will change its mind or hold another national referendum. It's really happening now and there's a pretty good chance that somebody else will follow their lead.