steve colborn
Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
Hey Vin, Ozy, the lyrics Ozy wrote appear pretty revolutionary to me. More power to your songwriting mate!
As a member, I concur. I would go further, when Moderators are online, who they are should be clearly signposted, so that those using this site know who they are dealing with.
I did not in fact say that Wilshaw was a proponent of either Nazism or Stalinism but that what he was proposing had similarities to them."The Nazis and Stalin could not have instituted their reigns of terror, to such an extent, without actions 'like' the above, being carried out by those in the wider society."Capitalism exhorts us to be responsable for ensuring our kids get to school, but denies "their" resposability, to ensure that even the poorest of families, have the wherewithal, to ensure they are well fed before they go to school and indeed, during the rest of the days and weeks.Capitalism is, indeed, a pernicious ideology. It stinks with cant and hypocrisy. It is rank and fetid!
Is anyone experiencing site problems? I am having trouble getting posts through. I know there have been issues with the site previously, does anyone know if they are reoccuring? Thanks Stevie C. Sorry for the off-topic question.
I fail to see the relevance of your post Alan, to my comment above, nor the relevance of the Monty Python sketch, funny as it was.
"The more we intervene and interact with those around us, the more it should be welcomed. SOCIALism." I think, Alan, you have completely missed the point. Wilshaw is not bothered at "all" about disadvantaged children, he is worried more for the rules and regulations of the state being flouted. As an ex headmaster, he will surely have seen children that he "knew" were underfed, were living lives of poverty. He will, unless he is a complete cretin, moreover know that in Capitalism today, with the attacks on the poor and disadvantaged, that this will be going on now. Has he urged so called communities to get involved in this? To inform wider society, of the level of deprivation in certain households? Not on your nelly!You say, "I am sure the suggestion by Ofsted is about creating some formal structure and not organising vigilantes." Have you not seen and are you not aware, of the false atmosphere of moral indignation created today, by the state and it's mouthpieces in the press and broadcasting, with regards "benefit cheats", and the false representation that "all" benefit claimants are scrounging, malingering, graballs-do nowts? This, to my mind, is merely a continuation of the same process!What of the two "lil rich kids" who fucked off from school, and did a flit on their credit cards to the Caribbean? I watched the news broadcasts on this, not a mention of "their wealthy parents" being "sanctioned", more an atmosphere of, "oh what a jolly jape. No mention by Wilshaw, that the friends of these parents, should take the long hike up their neighbours driveways and "demand" to know why their kids were not in school, no sireebob. Reminds me of arsehole Blairs kid, Euan, being found pissed as a commoner in the middle of London when underage, this at a time when pro-Capitalist Labour were introducing parenting classes, for the lower classes, who did not tow the line. Once again, our betters were treated differently. "Oh it was the end of his exams and he was 'just' blowing off steam", was the media interpretation.This latest episode is merely one more of the attempts to portray large sections of "us", as morally and socially reprehensable and inept. I do not know were you come from but here, it could indeed lead to a form of vigilanteeiam, as impressionable fall for the "spin" and take matters into their own hands!Come and spend a night in Deneside Workingmens Club and listen to the bile and venom spouted by our fellow workers, towards their "own" class!I'm afraid it is you, Alan, who are out of touch. I do not recognise your "Peter Pan, never never land, interpretation of "Community".As to the debate about "my" kids, existing in Socialism, you are introducing a straw man. We live in "Capitalism" and it is not so much "my" kids but Capitalism kids that exist today. In a sane and rational society, kids would indeed be treated as the "responsibility of all" but I'm afraid to bust yer bubble comrade, we aint there yet.
moderator1, you are having a laugh right? A comment, to a non specified neighbour, and you remind me of rule 7! moreover, mention trolling in respect of the same? How can one "troll", a non existent person? The comment was made, to show how seriously I take this state sponsored intrusion into workers lives. If you cannot see this, well, mores the pity!I'm very sorry if I mention this on this thread and do not take it up elsewheres but this is ridiculous and needs to be shown as such.Warning Rule15. Queries or appeals relating to particular moderation decisions should be sent directly to the moderators by private message. Do not post such messages to the forum. You must continue to abide by the moderators’ decisions pending the outcome of your appeal.
As do I Vin, as do I! By the way Vin, I had better ask you here, as my email is'nt working.Have you been able to get back on the Party facebook site? (Sorry for the off topic)
After the ffing, cursing, ranting shit that came out of Geldofs mouth, to get pesos from peasants, for other peasants in Ethiopia, what does he have planned for the near future? Oh thats right, the loony has paid 125k for a 5 minute flight to the edge of space, in Barmy Bransons soon to appear new "spacecraft". I suppose he has fucked the poor and starving over, to enjoy the wealth that band aid and the dying in Ethiopia afforded him. Loser to user. Who says the starving don't have their uses!
Just one of the anti fracking sites; Kate Sinding’s BlogNew Scientific Evidence on Fracking's Risks Shows Cuomo Should Stand Firm on MoratoriumPrint this pagePosted November 1, 2013 in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living SustainablyTags:cuomo, drinkingwater, fracking, health, hydraulicfracturing, hydrofracking, newyorkMore Sharing ServicesShare | Share on twitter | | NRDC and a coalition of environmental and public health advocacy groups today sent a memo to Governor Cuomo outlining a variety of new scientific evidence showing the magnitude of potential risks from fracking has grown significantly. In light of this new evidence, we are urging the Governor to stand firm in maintaining New York’s moratorium on the controversial practice while the state thoroughly evaluates the science around risks to public health and the environment.We are further urging him to take the state’s on-going review of health impacts to the next level – by committing to perform a formal health impact assessment that would, among other things, provide for full public participation and input from New York State medical professionals.This new evidence includes:Evidence linking water contamination to fracking-related activities has increased. New evidence from across the country – in Pennsylvania, Colorado, North Dakota, Kentucky and elsewhere – is increasingly showing that fracking-related drilling, spills and accidents have conclusively resulted in drinking and surface water contamination.The disposal of fracking wastewater has been causally linked to earthquakes. From Ohio to Oklahoma – and with the new prospect of fracking in California on the horizon – the risk of earthquakes from the disposal of fracking wastewater through deep well injection is raising alarm bells.Air quality impacts from fracking-related activities are clearer than ever. They include evidence of unsafe levels of pollutants such as ozone, benzene, and silica dust – pollutants that are linked to costly, disabling health problems.The economic benefits of the fracking boom have been challenged as being over-hyped and short-lived. As the industry has overproduced its own product, driving the price of natural gas down to historic lows, companies have been forced to shut in operations in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.This new information comes to light just days before New York State GOP Chairman Ed Cox is expected to launch an attack on Governor Cuomo over fracking. Cox will take aim at him for not greenlighting the controversial process quickly, and instead taking the time to evaluate the risks and learn the lessons from the consequences we’ve seen unfold in states around the country.The evidence also comes out while we learn more about the people who are pushing for fracking to move forward, and insisting that it is safe. A Mother Jones piece out this week revealed that one of the more vocal proponents of fracking (including in New York State)—the deceptively named American Council on Science and Health—is, perhaps not surprisingly, solicits funding from the oil and gas industry, including the American Petroleum Institute, Chevron, and ExxonMobil.This group—whose Executive Director spent two years in prison for defrauding the NYS Medicare program of $8 million—claims that its mission is to debunk what it calls “junk science” about environmental and public health risks from advocacy groups like NRDC (yes, we’re named specifically on their website – alongside the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and Environmental Working Group).
Adam, my argument is specifically about gas exraction by using Fracking. I am not, nor have not mentioned oil in this respect.
Using oil to make plastics is not only much more intelligent than burning it to generate energy, it is also an insignificant usage in terms of volume, as opposed to oil used in trains, plains, automobiles, shipping, power generation et al.
Adam, as you are no doubt aware, in Socialism, the amount of R&D that could and would be afforded research into the likes of Solar, Tidal, Hydrothermal technology etc, would leave the need, in my personal opinion, for the use of hydrocarbons, irrelevant. The firms dependent upon these in Capitalism, for their "profits", who use the "necessity" argument, would be shown the middle finger.
