Urban v's the Commentariat

[TruXta]

"Any resemblance between these characters and any living persons is purely coincidental".

I'll take that as a yes. Or maybe.

 

[DotCommunist]

I once expounded my theory on scandinavians to Frogwoman, about how they like social democracy and are genial people in the main (leaving aside the metaller loons). It was 'Do you recon they exported all the violent might is right sorts on those dragon prowed ships and the people left behind were just the kind and friendly sorts'

iirc she called me an idiot. Which is fair enough.

 

[J Ed]

Why is the whole commentariat banging on about a Lilly Allen video like it or Miley Cyrus is 1) important 2) something particularly new or groundbreaking?

It's almost as if people think that what Lily Allen or Miley Cyrus do actually matter and by changing what they do, or by buying enough of a certain millionaire musician's products, then they can cause some sort of radical change. Consumerism as activism...

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

I had a haircut in the place once. Pretty.

Never knew you were so vain, you big ponce you.

 

[DotCommunist]

Never knew you were so vain, you big ponce you.

I bet I think this post is about me

 

[Bakunin]

"Any resemblance between these characters and any living persons is purely coincidental".

Isn't that the disclaimer on Johann Hari's interviews?

 

[treelover]

Just noticed that there is to be a film about the Suffragettes going into production next year produced by Alison Owen (Elizabeth, Sylvia, etc) (Lily Allen's Mum) talk about capturing the zeitgeist?

 

[ViolentPanda]

After hitler, us.

Apres Idris, le deluge.

 

[Bakunin]

Apres Idris, le deluge.

Whistling the Dambusters theme while drumming on the kitchen table with a pair of breadsticks would be inappropriate, wouldn't it?

 

[caleb]

You lot are going to love this:

http://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2013/11/who-are-new-socialist-wunderkinds-america

 

[el-ahrairah]

Whistling the Dambusters theme while drumming on the kitchen table with a pair of breadsticks would be inappropriate, wouldn't it?

breadsticks? is that what we've come to?

 

[ViolentPanda]

You lot are going to love this:

http://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2013/11/who-are-new-socialist-wunderkinds-america

I'm just surprised that Malcolm "creepy bastard" Harris wasn't mentioned!

 

[TruXta]

You lot are going to love this:

http://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2013/11/who-are-new-socialist-wunderkinds-america

It’s tempting to assume that this is all the province of a privileged cast of the educated, urban and young. That assumption may carry some truth. (For what it’s worth, Rosenfelt and Sunkara both went to elite private universities, as did most of the people I now hear talking socialism.)

 

[Idris2002]

Apres Idris, le deluge.

L'etat c'est moi.

 

[TruXta]

L'etat c'est moi.

??

 

[butchersapron]

It’s tempting to assume that this is all the province of a privileged cast of the educated, urban and young. That assumption may carry some truth. (For what it’s worth, Rosenfelt and Sunkara both went to elite private universities, as did most of the people I now hear talking.)

 

[Idris2002]

??

Voyez mes larmes.

 

[butchersapron]

The main socialist wunderkid he talks about went out of her way to publicly disassociate herself and her mag from socialism last week btw.

 

[Bakunin]

breadsticks? is that what we've come to?

I could use a boilermaker's hammer and a miner's pick if that would be prolier.

 

[love detective]

The main socialist wunderkid he talks about went out of her way to publicly disassociate herself and her mag from socialism last week btw.

articul8?

 

[el-ahrairah]

good old statesman with its finger on the pulse.

 

[love detective]

Is Penny still getting harassed (in her own words) by sick people in San Fran Cisco?

 

[el-ahrairah]

articul8?

he's far too old to be a wunderkind. more of a

 

[el-ahrairah]

Is Penny still getting harassed (in her own words) by sick people in San Fran Cisco?

we can nly hope.

 

[love detective]

great empathic and non-privilagist type approach to talking about people that are less fortunate than yourself I thought she displayed there

 

[TruXta]

Is Penny still getting harassed (in her own words) by sick people in San Fran Cisco?

Since I'm loath to work....

America! I am drinking an abomination called an Earl Grey latte. / America! Your anarchists are not like the ones back home

I'm increasingly worried about talking about what I love in life on Twitter because I know it'll be torn down by haters

The SF subway is plastered, floor to ceiling, with ads for "The New Surface" by Microsoft. On this new surface, homeless people are sleeping

She's harassed by bad tea apparently. And been going to lots of nice places, daaahling.

 

[Bakunin]

Earl Grey latte?

Earl Grey latte?

'I'm not merely the voice of a generation...'

'I'm the M&S voice of a generation...'

 

[DotCommunist]

Since I'm loath to work....





She's harassed by bad tea apparently. And been going to lots of nice places, daaahling.

 

[rekil]

The main socialist wunderkid he talks about went out of her way to publicly disassociate herself and her mag from socialism last week btw.

Rachel's da is John Hagel III and he sits on the TNI advisory board. He's all about the revenue enhancement, leveraged growth strategies, unbundling the enterprise and offshoring and outsourcing strategies.

 

[butchersapron]

We're going to have to drill right through these people.