The USA is blatantly and proudly corrupt. Our corruption takes .. other forms. A British scandal usually involves the following: 1. A good chap or chapess, or someone politically influential does som… (View Post)

Best of luck. As to your header, I think there a lot of influential people whose social liberalism is something that exists purely in the abstract, but which does not survive contact with people of l… (View Post)

I think that Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza amount to war crimes. But, I certainly think that Iran is an enemy, not just to Israel, but to the West in general. (View Post)

They have shown, in Iran, that they can strike their enemies with some precision. In Gaza, they have chosen not to. (View Post)

I see the situation as somewhat similar to the UK and Libya, under Gadaffi. Both countries were very close to war with each other, and assassinating Gadaffi would have been legitimate. (View Post)