It all starts to make sense to me now. Of course. I couldn't figure out what the deal was about this stuff, it's not like he posted anything that was an uber secret, just embarrassing. But this, ok, now I see why they are out to get him.

[www.guardian.co.uk]

I was just reading about this yesterday. (Another link if anyone is interested: [www.democracynow.org] ) It's really disgusting.

It's disgusting that THIS is what our diplomats spend their time on.

With your money lining their pockets, don't forget.

This makes me so angry I can't speak. I'd love to say what I think but would be banned for life.

Thanks for posting Coco

If you're really that mad guys start writing letters to those guys who run your country telling them how you feel. Do It!

I actually find the excerpts absurdly archaic, like old cables from Stalin's henchmen or something. These men really overestimate their purpose on this planet and the power they have.

I await the cleansing pandemic which is surely headed our way, while sipping my non-GMO green smoothie . . .

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> I actually find the excerpts absurdly archaic,
> like old cables from Stalin's henchmen or
> something. These men really overestimate their
> purpose on this planet and the power they have.
>
> I await the cleansing pandemic which is surely
> headed our way, while sipping my non-GMO green
> smoothie . . .

Or do they (overestimate their power)? Maybe you underestimate them? Governments are puppets of corporations, not another way around.

exactly rab!

Coco - I regularly write to my MP (member of parliament) but I didn't vote for him so he takes absolutely no notice of anything I say. Writing to the Prime minister also has no effect. I write to various other government ministers - it makes no difference what so ever.

And what ever we write or say won't influence the bad and the ugly in America. Basically I feel there is no hope - for anything - the whole world is mad.

Who runs the world anyway - it really isn't any government - Rab knows it. Try looking where the big money is!!

I write anyhow and nearly always get a response. As with business, every actual letter received represents approximately 100 ppl who didn't bother to write in so I think those letters really do make a difference. If more ppl did it imagine how it would be, politicians regularly bombarded with letter and email. We have to start putting our money where our mouths are though, getting out to the polls to vote. It's under 40% who even bother here in Canada, it's a complete tragedy. Even if it's just to spoil the ballot or throw your vote at the Rhino party or some such, it's a very important thing to do. The non-voters generally represent minority groups who typically go unheard. If we spoke up en mass it would be impossible to ignore us for long.

I bombard regularly but really feel like I'm pissing up wind - sorry not in a positive mood tonight. British politics is rubbish right now and I feel like nothing will change.

Understandable my dear, it seems it's a world-wide epidemic right now. Too bad there isn't a vaccine for that, we could force inject all the politicians with and see how they like it for a change!



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Writing can make a difference. The last time I wrote my Senator, I got a phone call back from his office. I think ink and paper is still more effective than email.

There is a vaccine for bad politicians... But it will never happen, our societies have grown to weak and complacent to ever do what is necessary to deal with the bad politicians within our lifetimes, myself included in that statement.

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rab,

Yesterday, I spent a delightful few hours with the family of a childhood friend, who is now an international finance fixer based more or less in the Middle East(and yearning to come home). His opinion matters because his expertise lies in economics, especially the economies of emerging markets. He gets a lot of opportunities to compare Western systems with newer ones, so when he insisted that there will be some sort of "crisis" that will cause the corrupt to either lose their power or to be removed from power by other means, it gave me pause. One can look at things like the Guardian article and wallow in cynicism. Or, one can look at it as a sign that we are closer to the critical mass necessary for a major change. I prefer to do the latter. Never, never, has a corrupt socioeconomic system coasted on inertia indefinitely. And it won't this time either.

I lend my weight to critical mass, the sooner the better!
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