It's quite a leap to link the boycott of the Moscow Olympics to the fall of communism. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to the fall, yes, there's a more direct path there, but the effect of the US … (View Post)
I do disagree with it - or at least, with its conclusion - and will try try explain why. To begin with, let me say that the developments in Afghanistan post-withdrawal have been both tragic and inevi… (View Post)
- It was universal and indefinite. It took time but eventually it was joined de jure or de facto by every sport at international level, from cricket to rugby to football to F1 to the Olympics. Single… (View Post)
The idea that god should be benevolent is rare among religions and belied by history. It is not for nothing that natural disasters are also termed acts of god. And why should god (or gods) bind thems… (View Post)
You assume far too much there. The SNP will never (again) put the Tories in over Labour. The Lib Dems are very unlikely to with the Tories in their current state. And we can't have endless general el… (View Post)