tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post6342660721920655108..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: Puppet politicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-10414021033169861422015-08-22T21:24:24.639+01:002015-08-22T21:24:24.639+01:00Although Left and Right are not particularly usefu...Although Left and Right are not particularly useful labels, many people still identify with them so to that extent they have to be used.<br /><br />Those who place themselves outside the left/right continuum cannot easily communicate with those who don't because the key "advantage" is that labels sidestep worthwhile discussion. Unfortunately that's what many may want anyway, possibly because fixed standpoints on complex issues usually turn out to be untenable in one way or another.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-2562292178713845082015-08-21T19:42:08.630+01:002015-08-21T19:42:08.630+01:00The only way we could move beyond that is to consi...The only way we could move beyond that is to consider Them as the real enemy.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-7862372757200898862015-08-21T15:21:06.858+01:002015-08-21T15:21:06.858+01:00The rich will be fine until the infrastructure goe...The rich will be fine until the infrastructure goes down. Orwell recognized this in '1984', when he discussed reducing the level of technology as a matter of policy.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.com