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• JH commented on The obligatory general election discussion post
  1264: The right wing Argentine junta wanting the Falkland islands, to which I suppose they had a decent claim to, was a "fascist attack on the British people"? Humorous. As for the Falklands, I believe in self-determination for the majority population, namely the sheep. If Galtieri was a fascist, which I don't believe, well so was Maggie. If she was less murderous that was due to less opportunity in a Brit context. As for the PIRA, that reminds me of the old story that the difference between terrorists and heroic fighters for national liberation is mostly in the mind. I...
• JH commented on The obligatory general election discussion post
  1261: Refuted my argument? Your "refutation" was so feeble that I did you the courtesy of thinking you didn't even believe it yourself. Apparently I was wrong. As for referenda being different than elections, of course. Deriving from that that the results of one can't tell you anything about what the results of the other would be is a remarkable example of head in the sand inability to be able to see beyond the end on one's nose. This election wasn't about Brexit, you say? How about the earth? Flat or round, what's your opinion on the matter?...
• Bill Arnold commented on The obligatory general election discussion post
  Good piece by Michael Krepon at armscontrolwonk. (Note the very ambiguous last paragraph. Among other things, it suggests thinking about [call it "luck" at global scale].) Why No Mushroom Clouds? (Michael Krepon, December 16, 2019) How have we managed to avoid mushroom clouds in warfare since 1945? ... There were many, many serious accidents involving nuclear weapons. Not one of these accidents, malfunctions, and screw-ups resulted in a mushroom cloud. How can we explain this? Does every roll of the dice come up seven? Are we that lucky? If deterrence, diplomacy, arms control, a sense of human connectedness[1] and plain...
• Greg Tingey commented on The obligatory general election discussion post
  JH Bad as the madwoman was, she was not a fascist .... which is NOT something I could not say about some of the present crew ... And, yes, Galtieri was a classic military/rightwing/fascist dictator. The Irish were an oppressed people Yes, but not in the way you imagine ... In the "N" about 45% of the population were being oppressed by the 55% along religious lines .... however ... In the "S" 100% of the population were being oppressed on religious lines. The grip of the Black Crows, in 1965-7 (for instance) was absolute. NOW the S has thrown...
• Pasquinade commented on The obligatory general election discussion post
  [[ gibberish dropped - mod ]]...