Take a look at Rio Tinto. The Romans used it as a way to dispose of problematic low value slaves for hundreds of years. Estimates for the death toll range from a 200K to 1.5 million. I doubt it is an… (View Post)

Actual polling at the time suggested the American people were lukewarm warm on the idea. After Apollo 11 support dropped rapidly. Many people took the view "We beat the Soviets, why is this cont… (View Post)

The Persians, of course, were indistinguishable, in their human rights record. Obv. Ref. The modern version of this is the people who die in a ditch for the claim that American slavery was worse* tha… (View Post)

That was promising to end the Tory 2 Child Cap. The Labour 2 Child Cap is completely different. (View Post)

Increasing taxation on people on minimum wage seems the least Labour like thing, possible, to do. Or am I mad? (View Post)