I think that's really well-put, Southam. I feel the same when people compare all kinds of people they don't like to Hitler. Ultimately it trivialises what the Nazis did if every authoritari… (View Post)

Yes, there's a linguistic point here which keeps causing political misunderstandings. Genocide traditionally means trying to kill everyone in a targeted group - Nazis vs Jews and Hutus vs Tutsis… (View Post)

I recall reading that in the postwar period MI5 did succeed in breaking the system to discover who had voted Communist, though I'm not sure how extensive the investigation was - maybe just in th… (View Post)

Hoping for improvements for you, OKC. At least PB can be enjoyed to any age! (View Post)

I think you're seeing it too much in political terms. Most people don't think about illness in terms of whodunnit etc. (which is why Leon isn't getting much traction with his lab leak)… (View Post)