| So Mr Bond, http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2014/04/the-prospects-of-the-space-and.html#comment-1953430 This one made my day. My idea for an anti-bond story is along these lines: Bond discovers villain is setting up a tremendous under-ice colony in Antarctica. He's planning on global warming upending the world economy and ecology and the return of tropical conditions to the frozen continent. He's handpicked 50k bright, handsome youths to make the colony a success. Bond is like "You're going to destroy the world to conquer it? You're mad!" The villain is all like "What? No! I've sunk half my fortune into fighting global warming. But I don't think I'll make any headway against these jackass governments so Plan B is the Antactic colony. I'm not trying to destroy civilization, I'm just trying not to be crushed in the debris when it collapses. So, you look like a handsome gent of good stock. I think I could find a place for you here." Bond considers. "How are you stocked for gin and olives?"   The prospects of the Space and Freedom Party reconsidered in light of the crisis of 21st century capitalism - Charlie's Diary »The current buzz-topic of the month is Thomas Piketty's magisterial tome, Capital in the 21st Century—currently at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, #5 in the UK, and in the sights of every right wing pundit, goldbug, and economic quack globally. I have not read Piketty (yet) so I am ... [from: Google+ Posts] |
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