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Both generalisations and assumptions are moronic. One is just a bit more serious in the current climate. I am sure you know that though and the fact that the premise of your questions ignores this is probably why he hasn't bothered to answer it.

There may be more of it but i am not sure you can describe much of it as debate. That would require people to listen to and take on board opposing opinions.

Good post, people on all sides using different strategies to shut down debate while simultaneously accusing the others of doing the same. The powers that be are rubbing their hands as we are divided and distracted by this bullshit.

http://www.prisonexp.org/the-story/

Great film but scary as hell. Let me know what you thought would be interesting to get your take on it.

The wife and I watched The Stanford Prison Experiment film last night and it is fascinating what happens to individuality, morality and social norms when certain pressures are put upon them. Learn to manipulate said pressures and anything can become truth. If i can find the time i would like to...

Yes so much for shutting down debate, they seem to have done a bang up job of creating some.

From observing debates on NSC, the left right spectrum is more of a means to divide and label. It is used to create assumptions and generalisations to argue about so as one can avoid discussing what people actually say. Strip away this paradigm and we just start to realise that actually there is...

Pressure groups are okay as long as they pressure an opinion that they agree with.

That was a top weekend! Wonderful hummus as I recall.

Nah that is too long for a headline.

LEGO done it.

If it considers the removal a threat to its existence it changes its editorial standards so it can regain said advertising or it finds advertising from else where. Again, shades of grey. " LEFTY PRESSURE GROUP FORCES LEGO TO CLOSE DOWN A BRITISH INSTITUTION" would make a good hysterical Daily...

Does this group want the Papers closed down? I can't see it on their Facebook page?

Anyway gents it has been nice waffling with you.

Yep online pressure trying to make others think they way they do is very worrying :)

probably some shades of grey between the two Pasta.

I think we can all agree on that!! One stop shop, as they say down here :)

Fun fact: Lego make more tyres worldwide than any other company.

Yeah right, they have forced the hand of one of the biggest companies on the planet. Nice PR speak, I would say.