..er. that's "Tonnne" IIRC ;^>

But yeah.. it's been evident to moi, ever since my Grand Tour in my twenties that the Brits--despite also spawning such Lizards as Murdoch et al--have shown selves to be a Tribe well worth Fighting-for (with or without Churchillian lovely hyperbole) ... "in the streets, on the landing grounds ... ..."

Whereas , even before the recent proofs of our Moral Cowardice/compoundrd by rampant Ignorance underscored the status of our Tribe ... well can only speak for Self: I've been an Ex-Pat for longer than I can recall.. We have indubitably Earned our obloquy.. cf. Tailgunner Joe McCarthy and them Commyunists-under-every *{{quaking}} bedstead.. That shit works Every Time in the dis-US.

* Somehow (forget details) the Feds prevented Linus Pauling from making a trip to UK; he had (in sick-bed! via cut pieces of paper) unravelled the DNA helix; had he gone, Crick et al (who never credited the Real discoverer: an X-ray Pro woman who Had the Images which they merely interpreted: Pauling would have had/had Earned: all them Kudoes. We suck in myriad ways.

Post #422,974 by Ashton 3/22/18 4:37:35 PM 3/22/18 4:37:35 PM Reply	..er. that's "Tonnne" IIRC ;^> But yeah.. it's been evident to moi, ever since my Grand Tour in my twenties that the Brits--despite also spawning such Lizards as Murdoch et al--have shown selves to be a Tribe well worth Fighting-for (with or without Churchillian lovely hyperbole) ... "in the streets, on the landing grounds ... ..." Whereas , even before the recent proofs of our Moral Cowardice/compoundrd by rampant Ignorance underscored the status of our Tribe ... well can only speak for Self: I've been an Ex-Pat for longer than I can recall.. We have indubitably Earned our obloquy.. cf. Tailgunner Joe McCarthy and them Commyunists-under-every {{quaking}} bedstead.. That shit works Every Time in the dis-US. Somehow (forget details) the Feds prevented Linus Pauling from making a trip to UK; he had (in sick-bed! via cut pieces of paper) unravelled the DNA helix; had he gone, Crick et al (who never credited the Real discoverer: an X-ray Pro woman who Had the Images which they merely interpreted: Pauling would have had/had Earned: all them Kudoes. We suck in myriad ways.
Post #422,983 by a6l6e6x 3/22/18 5:09:24 PM 3/22/18 5:09:24 PM Reply	Re: "despite also spawning such Lizards as Murdoch" Not to blame. For the record, Wiki: Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC KCSG (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American media mogul. Now, I'll make Wade mad! :) Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #422,993 by Ashton 3/23/18 2:27:45 AM 3/23/18 2:27:45 AM Reply	Yeah, knew the sucker was from Oz, but same Tribal-offshoot :-)
Post #422,994 by static 3/23/18 4:08:05 AM 3/23/18 4:08:05 AM Reply	We're basically waiting for him to fall off his perch. He renounced Australian citizenship some decades ago, although he is still widely accused of having our politicians in his pocket. Wade.

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