Have you actually read the link? Basically most American kids at school say they aren't liberal or conservative, with a minority leaning conservative (boys, by 31-24, much the same as 20 years e… (View Post)

Yes, very good point. I'd not realised that it will be a jury trial. The US system of trying to determine whether the potential juror is biased will then be critical. Other things being equal, I… (View Post)

Full indictment here: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.1.0_1.pdf At first skim, not especially legal language. I wonder if Trump supporters will… (View Post)

Yes, agreed. It's creeping into use for attempts to suppress minority cultures too. It's horrible, but different from extermination. (View Post)

A good question about why we come here. In my case, for an idle chat with friends (all of you) and a long-term project to turn you all into Corbynites. It's good to have lifetime projects :). (View Post)