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It reminds me of the 1930s comedy movies about the antics of dim witted rich people. protected by money and social class. Escapism for the poor folks in the depression to spend a dime to go to the theater and laugh at. All involved knew it was farce comedy.

Now such comedy farce is reported as important to our daily lives. Sadly, it is.

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Such wet humor, much to my liking! Thank you for this refresher sir.

But of course, but of course, its logical you could not find a good side to this situation!

Not much can be done! The rising weirding is most obvious in places with volatile energies. And UK is one big island. But this is global.

The times we are living in are unique, we are witnessing a substantial transformation of this "civilization".

It would be much better if in 2008 everybody listened to guys like us, I presume you knew, who knew that we had to start completely boycotting corporations and governments when the wall street stuff got out, as it was obvious that some radical changes should be done immediately. I guess thousands of people should have gone to prison with life time sentences. If only we had sovereign judicial systems lolz.

But thats why this today is even possible, the owners of money/governments and media have seen that the masses are hypnotized well, sheeple that will line up for harvest. And they decided awhile ago that they would like a new reset on the urban society scheme.

But this time they will have a hard time managing their agenda. Too much info is out.

In any case, we will see where this will lead to.

Cheers mate - carry on

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I'm not British, so don't know all about what's happening on that "stroppy little island of mixed-up people" (Albarn), but someone please help me clear up something I'm confused about: why did Boris Johnson resign? Cakes and cupcakes? A groper in the cabinet? He lost the trust of the BBC?

I don't understand!

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All three.

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A cake, a groper and a gaggle of midwit journalists?? really!?? I guess this is one of those things (like algebra) I'm destined to never quite understand.

Cheers!

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Seriously. They cooked the narrative that Boris was having Gatsby-style parties and laughing at the pandemic dead. Given the corrosive nature of 24/7 newstainment and social media, he was soon dead in the water.

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i really don't want to take up your time and i swear im not being facetious, just pls allow me one last question: why couldn't he have told them to get stuffed?

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Don't be silly. No worries there.

He did. For nine months. Every day. Honestly, the hysterics didn't stop for nine months. Then his fellow Tories bounced him. Lickerish creatures.

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thanks! appreciate it

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Because no one in Blighty can threaten them with scorn w/o Special Branch breaking down their door.

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Over here the Clever People are called the Permanent Bipartisan Fusion Party i.e. Democrats plus "establishment" Republicans. That's Michael Walsh's moniker BTW. I can't take credit for it. Looking forward to a weekend of proper and Improper football plus the World Series to take my mind off politics.

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Good man.

Another essay lands here over the weekend. And another early next week.

West Ham will finally beat Yanited. (They've robbed us in the 94th min, two games running...)

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We in the US have Clever People too! I wish to high heaven I had your satirical gifts to describe them!

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To paraphrase Shakespeare: The whole world's a... high school.

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Britain feels like all politics and no substance from across the pond, here.

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You'd be correct. Sketchwriting heaven, nonetheless.

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