Politics & Stuff

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

It's funny how everyone other than Saldanha herself is being blamed for her death. The fact that she was a "mother-of-two" shouldn't be a reason to sympathize with her. Call me rude, but it was an irresponsible, stupid and selfish decision by her, the mother-of-two, to end her life over something like that when she had a family to take care of. No one other than the nurse herself should be blamed for her unpredictable action, and people should stop giving this story and people involved in it any more attention because that will only scar those who are involved, especially the two DJ's, even further. I can totally understand Kate Middleton's decision to not further engage herself in the issue. Had she made any remark on Saldanha's death, it would have been one for the sake of formality, one devoid of any meaning, but it would have inevitably brought her and others further unnecessary attention.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

The nurse had tried to kill herself twice before

''The nurse who committed suicide after answering a hoax phone call about the Duchess of Cambridge made two attempts to kill herself last winter and had been prescribed antidepressants.

Jacintha Saldanha, who took her own life days after the call from Australian DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles, attempted to commit suicide last December with an overdose of pills during a family visit to India.

She survived after being rushed to hospital but tried to commit suicide again just nine days later by apparently jumping from a building.

Ms Saldanha, 46, spent several days in intensive care before receiving psychiatric treatment and being prescribed a course of powerful antidepressants for nine months''

SO WHAT KIND OF FUCKING SUPPORT WAS THE HOSPITAL GIVING SUCH A VULNERABLE WOMAN???

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

The US is going to crash big time in 2013. Dr Paul Roberts Chief economist under Reagan explains

and he should know...

[Milan 17,955]

I don't know whether you noticed it, probably not, but for the first time in the history, a new president of the Czech Republic will be elected by us people. We will go and vote for one. Until now, only the politicians could decide who will the new president be. There are currently 9 candidates standing for the election, the voting starts next week. And here is one of the candidates, apparently having some chance of succeeding.

I just can't imagine him being a president. What would other countries think of the republic, of us... I am not saying he is not smart, I do not want to write him off just because of his look. But a president should and does represent the country abroad and this would not work I am afraid...

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

I don't know whether you noticed it, probably not, but for the first time in the history, a new president of the Czech Republic will be elected by us people. We will go and vote for one. Until now, only the politicians could decide who will the new president be. There are currently 9 candidates standing for the election, the voting starts next week. And here is one of the candidates, apparently having some chance of succeeding.

I just can't imagine him being a president. What would other countries think of the republic, of us... I am not saying he is not smart, I do not want to write him off just because of his look. But a president should and does represent the country abroad and this would not work I am afraid...

I am guessing he has interesting policy on drugs

[BluesChick 1,260]

i think he'd be judged on his looks alone quite frequently, that is human nature. (Unfortunately). I am not sure his intelligence would ever be considered after they judged his appearance, most politicians have to "look the part" from what I have seen.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

i think he'd be judged on his looks alone quite frequently, that is human nature. (Unfortunately). I am not sure his intelligence would ever be considered after they judged his appearance, most politicians have to "look the part" from what I have seen.

Judging a politician on his appearances is actually an enhancement on what we have here in the Arab world. Here, what is takes to be a politician is for your father to be one too. The constructional texts may have changed, but we are still living in the feudal ages here.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Judging a politician on his appearances is actually an enhancement on what we have here in the Arab world. Here, what is takes to be a politician is for your father to be one too. The constructional texts may have changed, but we are still living in the feudal ages here.

It's not that different anywhere else. (It's a little different, but not much). In the US, something like 50% of congress are millionaires and people are supposed to believe that they have the good of the people at heart. I'd love to see a congress of 50% homeless people and see what sort of laws they enact.

This is my favourite quote of all time which just gets to the heart of so much injustice and how it gets institutionalized. Truly brilliant... from Anatole France-"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich and the poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

[CHOULO19 24,332]

It's not that different anywhere else. (It's a little different, but not much). In the US, something like 50% of congress are millionaires and people are supposed to believe that they have the good of the people at heart. I'd love to see a congress of 50% homeless people and see what sort of laws they enact.

This is my favourite quote of all time which just gets to the heart of so much injustice and how it gets institutionalized. Truly brilliant... from Anatole France-"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich and the poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

The thing is mate, and it's hard to explain it unless you live here, the people (most of them) have some sort of loyalty to the people in charge for various reasons. Here it's because the people in charge are the sect leaders. In other places it's just because they are in charge and they are taught to admire their leaders regardless. It's like they are happy to be the peasants and serve the kings.

Btw, that is a brilliant quote!

[BluesChick 1,260]

It's not that different anywhere else. (It's a little different, but not much). In the US, something like 50% of congress are millionaires and people are supposed to believe that they have the good of the people at heart. I'd love to see a congress of 50% homeless people and see what sort of laws they enact.

That is because it cost so much to run a campaign. Gone are the days when a candidate stood for something or went door to door to meet the common man. It is all about advertising and how much air time you can buy. And yes a good portion of our politicians are from families of politicians… makes you wonder how far we've moved from the days of the ruling classes…. not as far as we'd like to believe.

[Spike 12,049]

What the fucking fuck is this?

"The hacker group Anonymous has turned a local rape controversy into something much larger after leaking the personal records of 50,000 Ohio residents. The group is demanding justice for what they're calling a conspiracy to cover up one teenage girl's possible sexual assault."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/the-definitive-timeline-of-the-steubenville-rape-s

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/05/steubenville-rape-protests_n_2416820.html

So a sixteen year old girl is raped by footballers and the town covers it up because they are good at sports?

Fuck that. Put those arseholes in jail for life.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

Frankie Boyle says what other's think....

Frankie Boyle = always right hahaha

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

''Let every dirty, lousy tramp arm himself with a revolver or a knife, and lay in wait on the steps of the palaces of the rich and stab or shoot the owners as they come out. Let us kill them without mercy, and let it be a war of extermination.''

The great American Lucy Parsons

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

Martin Luther King Jr. was born 84 years ago today, 15th January, and the third Monday of January is an American public holiday to commemorate him. One of the greats....

[Kieran. 6,317]

Happy birthday to MLK Jr., one of the very, very few Americans who fill me with pride.