With the "influencing policy by coercion and threat" comment I was trying to open the discussion up into the toxic role that some businesses are having in eroding the democratic process and… (View Post)

I can see where you're coming from in your arguments about the political and free speech rights of companies, @booinyoureyes. I disagree however with your implication that a company reflects the poli… (View Post)

Now they're all obsessed with terrorism. Which is pretty ironic in a number of countries. In the UK we've had far fewer terror attacks since 11th September 2001 than we had in the decade before it. B… (View Post)

@CaloNord This whole thread puts me in mind of Winston Churchill's quote, "It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government apart from all those other forms that have been tried f… (View Post)

Arguably Birth Control is an example of exactly the kind of things governments should be funding @booinyoureyes & @CaloNord. In and of itself it seem like an expenditure and a luxury, but it help… (View Post)