It is essentially a show. A slick and sick one. Also an orgy of gaslighting - eg the Courage and Wisdom of bombing the shit out of places with no air defences for the craic of it. We are humbled to s… (View Post)

We can only dream of a world where every nation is led by a low charisma technocrat. (View Post)

It's an odd form of Taking Back Control, isn't it. (View Post)

Yes it's got to the stage where people just react against whatever he says or does. That's why he'll have to go well before the next election. I'm guessing he knows this. (View Post)

The old NeoCon Iraq and Afghanistan playbook of bomb, invade and doomed attempt at nation building looks quite high-minded compared to this gratuitous 'cos we can' showboating. (View Post)