The political/economic status quo of the western world.
I would describe it as barely, and not always, disguised fascism.
And increasingly the disguise is being abandoned only to display the raw use of state/elite power.
Governments consistently treat their constituents populations as enemies and/or threats to be despised.
The wants/needs of the rich corporate class are catered for while society is increasingly being starved of the social programmes that make life meaningful for the many.
30 years ago, if not less, no conservative would stand for what they stand for today. 40 years ago Keynes was still conservative policy.
Nowadays any real Keynesian like a Jeremy Corbyn or a Bernie Sanders is derided by those who identify themselves as centrists as being loonies.
So what's it all about, righties? How can you stand for the status quo when the status quo keeps changing?
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:04 am
by Curry Puff
Here we go, another dead horse hits the ground.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:57 am
by rowan
UGagain wrote:No. Not the band.
The political/economic status quo of the western world.
I would describe it as barely, and not always, disguised fascism.
And increasingly the disguise is being abandoned only to display the raw use of state/elite power.
Governments consistently treat their constituents populations as enemies and/or threats to be despised.
The wants/needs of the rich corporate class are catered for while society is increasingly being starved of the social programmes that make life meaningful for the many.
30 years ago, if not less, no conservative would stand for what they stand for today. 40 years ago Keynes was still conservative policy.
Nowadays any real Keynesian like a Jeremy Corbyn or a Bernie Sanders is derided by those who identify themselves as centrists as being loonies.
So what's it all about, righties? How can you stand for the status quo when the status quo keeps changing?
Good post as always, UGagain. We live in the age of American Empire, and the US has clearly modelled itself on its British predecessor, which was the embodiment of classist, racist evil
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:38 pm
by Coco
Impress us and post something you find positive or "good" in the world... Gotta be something you live for, right?
I mean UG... I remember you loved ambrosia.. Post the recipe
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:57 pm
by morepork
He is right. And it does start with dialogue, and that dialogue is very difficult to have on the big stage. If you don't pitch in straining to keep the boat in the "centre" you are thrown to the sharks. The sharks toss us some scraps of comical reality TV like some eugenics subsistence diet (http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36907541). It's totally FUBAR.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:58 pm
by morepork
Coco wrote:Impress us and post something you find positive or "good" in the world... Gotta be something you live for, right?
I mean UG... I remember you loved ambrosia.. Post the recipe
It's not a fucking suicide note Cocoid.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:05 pm
by kk67
I've been wondering about His Popiness. It seems nothing less than facking bizarre to me that we are now relying on this guy for moral and political ethics.
Can we rely on the Vatican to pick another human being...?.....or is the Vatican just another reactive multinational picking a handy liberal for PR..?.
See next week in the latest episode of some Dan Brown/Multinational/Establishment diversionary tactic.
It's such crap. It's just super-rich w*nkers protecting their vested interest. It's all pathetically transparent.
The current development of society is a dead-end....we're being faked into a continuance of 'survival of the fittest' by the morons who are populist, psychopath, Billionaires.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:16 pm
by Coco
morepork wrote:He is right. And it does start with dialogue, and that dialogue is very difficult to have on the big stage. If you don't pitch in straining to keep the boat in the "centre" you are thrown to the sharks. The sharks toss us some scraps of comical reality TV like some eugenics subsistence diet (http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36907541). It's totally FUBAR.
Was being a smart ass hoping to get a scathingly sarcastic and humorous retort from UG.. He is very funny when he lets his guard down you know... So are you Porkster.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:21 pm
by kk67
Coco wrote:
morepork wrote:He is right. And it does start with dialogue, and that dialogue is very difficult to have on the big stage. If you don't pitch in straining to keep the boat in the "centre" you are thrown to the sharks. The sharks toss us some scraps of comical reality TV like some eugenics subsistence diet (http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36907541). It's totally FUBAR.
Was being a smart ass hoping to get a scathingly sarcastic and humorous retort from UG.. He is very funny when he lets his guard down you know... So are you Porkster.
The Politics room has become a bit more focused recently because the general contribution has drastically reduced.
Let's keep it focused, Coco.
We aren't all involved in your nonsensical mid-west elections. ........but it's true that we hate our rural cousins as well.
Our rural cousins are just as sh*t, thick, bigoted and morons. The only people who like them are the blonde haired public school boy twats who control them and make a fortune from their representation.
Rural politics is frighteningly easy to control.
....and we're going to fu*k 'em............right up the arse.
Edit,....feck off.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:06 pm
by Vengeful Glutton
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:14 pm
by morepork
Vengeful Glutton wrote:
You look mighty cute in them jeans boy.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:22 pm
by Coco
kk67 wrote:
Coco wrote:
morepork wrote:He is right. And it does start with dialogue, and that dialogue is very difficult to have on the big stage. If you don't pitch in straining to keep the boat in the "centre" you are thrown to the sharks. The sharks toss us some scraps of comical reality TV like some eugenics subsistence diet (http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36907541). It's totally FUBAR.
Was being a smart ass hoping to get a scathingly sarcastic and humorous retort from UG.. He is very funny when he lets his guard down you know... So are you Porkster.
The Politics room has become a bit more focused recently because the general contribution has drastically reduced.
Let's keep it focused, Coco.
We aren't all involved in your nonsensical mid-west elections. ........but it's true that we hate our rural cousins as well.
Our rural cousins are just as sh*t, thick, bigoted and morons. The only people who like them are the blonde haired public school boy twats who control them and make a fortune from their representation.
Rural politics is frighteningly easy to control.
....and we're going to fu*k 'em............right up the arse.
Edit,....feck off.
Such violence kk... I knew I liked you.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:06 am
by kk67
morepork wrote:
Vengeful Glutton wrote:
You look mighty cute in them jeans boy.
I'd prefer it if we were quoting Richard Pryor.........I suspect that the majority of the black population would prefer that Richard Pryor was still with us and speaking for the Black community.
Mr.T is properly quality.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:29 am
by kk67
OK,....you are some quite confusing people that I quite enjoy,....who are invading knunts.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:28 am
by UGagain
Coco wrote:
morepork wrote:He is right. And it does start with dialogue, and that dialogue is very difficult to have on the big stage. If you don't pitch in straining to keep the boat in the "centre" you are thrown to the sharks. The sharks toss us some scraps of comical reality TV like some eugenics subsistence diet (http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36907541). It's totally FUBAR.
Was being a smart ass hoping to get a scathingly sarcastic and humorous retort from UG.. He is very funny when he lets his guard down you know... So are you Porkster.
Being scathingly sarcastic is frowned upon in these here parts nowadays. The fun police are being decidedly heavy handed.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:52 pm
by Coco
Booooo!
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:34 pm
by Vengeful Glutton
morepork wrote:
Vengeful Glutton wrote:
You look mighty cute in them jeans boy.
I bet you're a fan of Arthur Frayn.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 7:40 am
by UGagain
Vengeful Glutton wrote:
morepork wrote:
Vengeful Glutton wrote:
You look mighty cute in them jeans boy.
I bet you're a fan of Arthur Frayn.
Why is this shit here?
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 7:54 am
by UGagain
Coco wrote:Booooo!
Softly softly catchee monkey.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 8:49 am
by Coco
UGagain wrote:
Coco wrote:Booooo!
Softly softly catchee monkey.
Ok, but I'm holding you to it.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 8:58 am
by UGagain
Coco wrote:
UGagain wrote:
Coco wrote:Booooo!
Softly softly catchee monkey.
Ok, but I'm holding you to it.
We'll see.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 2:30 am
by Vengeful Glutton
UGagain wrote:
Why is this shit here?
This is the dunny.
Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:15 am
by UGagain
How edifying.
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Re: The Status Quo
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 1:18 am
by kk67
UGagain wrote:
Why is this shit here?
We need a Sean Connery bum crack revolution.
'They ma take our freedom,.....but they ma nae takeusanalvirginity'.