London’s Laundry Business
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Come on - the British Empire was exactly the same under the hood as the Elizabethan Era, just wealthier and capable of far larger, lengthier, and more sophisticated acts of piracy. Fig leaves for the actions of the state change, but people are people in every age, and the goals of those with power ever remain the same.
Ben Judah seems interesting. I shall read more of his work.
Now, how do we change things? I'd like the Labour party back myself. You know, actual socialists with a vaguely radical agenda.
And when exactly did we sign up to be your vassals?
As far as I'm concerned, any trust placed without consulting the other party is just an assumption. You defy assumptions, you don't betray them. Why is America's stance any more just than Russia's?
But seriously, damned if i'll be lectured by an American institution on anything to do with morals or normative ethics.