No, NATO is still useful for containing Russia. As it was designed to do. But it was never built for dealing with China. That, as you say, needs other arrangements. (View Post)

I can't think of a better agreement than one which ties us closer to America and Australia while simultaneously screwing the French and the Chinese. (View Post)

And Hancock wasn't exactly forced out, was he? His own libido and egregious incompetence caught up to him, I thought. (View Post)

Most mid-term governments look like they want to lose. Most of them somehow don't. It's rarer to see an Opposition that just can't be bothered. (View Post)

Yes, it should be like the AIDS campaigns of the late 80's - DON'T DIE OF STUPIDITY or something similar, with some quotes from relatives of antivaxxers who have died of COVID. (View Post)