I am late to the debate on @Scott_xP's tweets, but more generally I would say one of the things I most enjoy about the comments on this site is that it sometimes acts as a filtering service for … (View Post)

@SirNorfolkPassmore you overnight posts have been very informative, thanks. @rcs1000 just to add a small bit to the replies - there is a very significant difference between 'tearing down systems… (View Post)

I guess I would get away from emotions if possible, but talk about consequences. In vast generalisation: one consequence of WW2 was that Europe wasn't subsumed under fascism. That's somethi… (View Post)

This isn't fair I don't think. In my reading @Leon's objection is to the lack of context. The Atlantic slave trade is no less repulsive if compared to other slave trades, but if this i… (View Post)

@Cookie. Genuine question - why does this bother you? I'm asking the question because I'm a teacher in a school which has some similar messaging. I personally don't have a problem with… (View Post)