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I don't care what you call what flavour of authoritarianism.It's authoritarianism, centralisation of power.
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Right. I'm opening a box of wine. Let's fkking have it.
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It's not. It sounds bombastic but people voted for socialism based on the election pledges of the German socialist party, among them that everybody should have a job, food, housing etc. Then they gassed a load of jews. A hard thing to grasp because we live in a pretty friendly world on a day-to-day basis but the evil is real and present. Socialism, communism, collectivism etc etc etc. I use the words fairly interchangeably. It's just authoritarianism (as opposed to libertarianism). It's a scale, not discrete ideological identities
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An alternative way of looking at it is that we sort of have a free market; that's to say the world's a blank canvas and what we have is what we have. It certainly tallies with the fictional (but not fictional) nature of statehood. Since humans enjoy various delusions of constructs like socialism though, there's nothing stopping us having a go at the construct of minarchism or anarchy. Stability is obviously very pleasant at the time if you have a job and a house etc but the comfort in that that period allowed all these problems we're talking about now to grow. The socialist policies that gave that stability kicked the can down the road. Socialist policy now would kick it further down the road. It doesn't work forever. Partially thermodynamics, mainly peasants with pitchforks when pushed too far. Where are you on monetary policy? I say that's the first thing to fix. I assume you put it lower on the list?
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Dissolve the state, in its entirety, this second. Failing that, fix money, liberalise land use and buckle up to see some weird building projects for a few years. I’d tolerate an exclusive land value tax as a stepping stone somewhere in there. Your solution is more realistic to put people in buildings in the short term but it will end with gas chambers like the other nationalist socialists.
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Step away from the socialism.
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I’m sure you’ve said before but remind me. Is the ski slope a communal or commercial enterprise?
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What's a hat line regiment btw?
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Details.They'd ****************that up in twenty years once they saw how well western dolescum lived off it. Let's force people live to 400 before giving them the opportunity to build such systems.
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This fuqking fiddling while Rome burns drives me crackers. BAD MONEY is the root of all this. When money was vaguely real (linked to gold; finite, reliably hard to mine, durable), you could store wealth in money. Now the central banks print so much paper and digital bullshitcoin, that dilutes the money people have, people need to store wealth elsewhere. They buy land because the Bank of England can't print that and it drives the price up. Add all the rules about planning etc and the seesaw is set to slide one way only. Spend a few minutes looking up the history and reasoning behind the board game, Monopoly and prepare to be angry forever.
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Yes, now you mention it.
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As I allude to above, a lot of arb types are disorganised or just really busy. Most firms would benefit from someone who can be at the yard early doing all the admin that hippy climbers and brain-dead groundsmen can’t be bothered with at the end of the previous day. Having all the kit ready, running trailers of waste and machines around, nipping to a shop to get a chain etc is a seriously useful role. Especially if you can turn up late to a big job and monster into a daunting cleanup with fresh legs. That sort of thing brings morale up and pushes on those who are flagging. 56 is fine if I’ve judged you right. Post a picture of yourself actually. Extra points for a black stripe across the eyes.
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The problem with forces types running a firm is the imbalance of discipline between them and the average freelancer. They get fed up with people who don’t turn up and who they can’t scream at as a punishment. I know more who have moved onto something else after a few years than who have stuck at it.
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I’m an absolute bastard for sneaking up on people. I exercise good workshop etiquette and scuff my feet etc but it doesn’t work if they’re getting something out of a car or similar. I do hang back if they’re holding a tray of eggs.
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Most disgraceful customer supplied refreshments.
AHPP replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
Where does the 800lb gorilla sit? Wherever it wants to. The strongest north east accent I've ever heard was a mackem I used to kickbox with. I introduced him to my (quite southern) parents on one of their forays into the bleak, furthest province. They spent about 80% of the time squinting at him, nodding along politely and the rest looking back at me to translate. A solid twenty minute chat and they can't have understood more than forty words. He eventually revealed he was off to Spain to teach children English as a foreign language. Dad caught that one and basically spat in his face laughing. Those poor Spanish kids are in for summer resits if their only exposure to English is from my mate from Pennywell. -
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AHPP replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
No, darling. -
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AHPP replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
I just binned someone off facebook because they posted about their sticky toffee pudding flavoured coffee they had this morning. -
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AHPP replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
I often have a long drive home so get the customer to put me some fruit tea and a spoon of honey in my flask for the road. Sometimes no fruit tea so approximate with hot squash. Had a cracker the other day though. Put in the requisition and he reeled off a choice of lovely-sounding left wing brews. Went for the hibiscus one with a couple of spoons of what I was suspect was pretty top shelf honey. Made the day. -
Try the climbing forums.
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That’s only a tonne over on each. Amateurish frankly. We’ll start talking at 12.
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What a fabulous bit of doublespeak. Is she winning a psychological war against hardened villains with a playful winky ear, diffusing potentially violent situations with a wet nose?
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A guy I went to school with makes watches. His marketing game is strong. Every Black Friday he announces a 0% discount. Basically says they’re good year round. I like it.
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I sat with my mouth agape and watched it about fifteen times. These people have the same chromosomes as you and I. Mad.
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Aye. Total bollocks. Knotty bits are dense and embery like eucalyptus.
