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I think its perfectly fine to use Slaine as a platform for anti/pro-pretty much any social or political view.  It is, after all, what 2000ad has been doing for a long time.  But there is no excuse for not being entertaining and clever about it.

This has just been "Shouty shout stab stab shouty Christianity is bad stab shouty shout" for fifty pages.

There is, sadly, no "polite applause" emoji available.

Turning and turning in the widening gyre
    The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
    Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
    The politics thread is loosed upon the world,

Sometimes they go as far as providing multi lingual services, thereby dividing people further  by reminding them that they speak different languages.

Government services generally ask, to make sure they're serving the whole community.  If 7% of the population are Martians, but only 0.01% of library users are, then there's something wrong.

I once had an English lady get quite annoyed that the only box she could fit herself into was "other British".

I think people are over estimating the modern day sjw's ability to apply reason and logic. I mean, people LOVE to be outraged by absolutely anything these days.

I am open to hearing all opinions, regardless of whether I agree with them or not, or how uncomfortable an opinion might make me feel

I'm happy to listen to your opinion, but before I do I will make assumptions about it and call it silly

I haven't looked, but I'm curious as to whether the secret Tory dossier contains the line...

"Cameron, D - pig"

pretty much all of it is minor on a one-to-one basis and perfectly survivable politically if some of the shit this lot have gotten away with

Its almost like the Tory High Command is preparing for a purge of those not considered pure enough.  For how long have they been gathering grievances, ready to destroy anyone who steps out of line.

Get ready for the "Corbyn told me I looked nice once. The Labour party must be burned to the ground" response from blairites.

Listen...do you hear that?  It's the sound of a self blowing trumpet...

For the last few months, I've been writing reviews and articles for the Canadian based review site Comicsthegathering.com. ( @Comicsthegather on twitter). They have a bunch of reviewers for a range of comics, but I'm fighting the good fight in spreading the House of Tharg.

There are weekly 2000ad and monthly Megazine reviews, as well as a whole host of other Rebellion related publications several weeks before release.  There will be a burst of Halloween related reviews in the next few days.

I'm sick of the BBC and their pro Bradley Walsh agenda.  Bradley Walsh can do whatever he likes in the privacy of his own home, but this is clearly an attempt to brainwash children into being inoffensive day time TV presenters. 

Was supposed to be moving house yesterday, but thanks to a solicitor hiding problems and only revealing them at the last minute, I am now without a house until at least Monday.  If not for family and the kindness of people I barely know, I'd be sleeping in my car.

[Lobster]

Lobster, on Netflix. A dark comedy about a world where, if you don't find your true love within a set period of time, you get trans formed into an animal of your choosing...or have to run of and live in the woods where people will hunt you.  A charming tale of societal expectations.

Couple of hours to burn...hmmm, this looks interesting.  Oh, its got Colin Farrell in it.  Oh, and whatshisface...Ben Wishaw.  This is a bit weird.  Aaah, I get it now.  Olivia Coleman as well.  And John C Reilly.  That's quite a collection.  Umm..this is a bit strange.  Oh, its....no, it can't be a...OH, SWEET JESUS, THEBLOOD, THE BLOOD, THIS IS HORRIBLE.  THE POOR DOG!...

There's not much by way of violence and no gore, but it has the right amount of frights and morbid laughs that kids tend to love.  The cold war politics might need a bit of explaining, though - lots of mentions of the iron curtain and the KGB.

utterly self-serving and occasionally self-defeating when it reveals its pure contempt for all entities other than itself. 

Yes, but you're regarding those as negatives.  In this post brexit vision of the future, society is only dragged forward as a side effect of the selfish actions of special individuals.  Compassion and concern for any less fortunate (or rather, less determined and hardworking) members of society is Marxism. 

Its obviously a very complex situation.  I mean, what if the King of England comes back and tries to get them to pay taxes?  Besides, some gun enthusiasts really want access to a device designed to kill large numbers of people in a short timescale, and who are we to take away their freedoms?  Extend those freedoms, I say.  If legislation intended to provide access to front loading muskets also applies to assault rifles, why shouldn't it apply to weaponized anthrax or surface to air missiles?