He’s good buddies with Kirill, the Patriarch of Moscow. My family’s congregation had a schism some time ago, leaving the Patriarch of Moscow and joining the American Russian Orthodox church, probably for good reasons.

Oh no! A knee contusion!!!!

No

I didn’t listen to Marchman’s latest, but please show some respect for the Original Café Mix cereal list take. I find it hard to believe that this universe sustains enough energy to displace that take.

Wow who are these people giving you stars? You guys are into lawless savagery? You want to be barbarians?

I don’t have a point beyond likening your question to the British Raj’s position before the end of British rule in the Indian sub-continent.

Compared to American political protest, I don’t see the protest against the British Raj as an exception to just dissent. Satyagraha remains the moral bedrock of non-violent non-cooperation protest in the world today.

I’m just picturing your question as one British soldiers may have asked themselves when facing a satyagraha protest. Of course the British empire eventually learned that subjugating the non-violent protests for the sake of it itself as an end point was self-defeating.

I know it’s hot to dump on the political relevance of democratic monarchies and without any understanding of the difference between monarchies and republics, but I would hope these kids at least understand the constitutional monarchy they are the stewards of. Sure it’s all just ceremonial fun and games when things are…

You would rather we be a republic then?

What will we do about these non-violent Indians? Terribly improper behaviour.

Not unlike organized nationalism.

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.”

I hope he got out of that in less than 16 shots.

Neighbours are hell.

He’s reffering to Melania swatting trump away twice on the trip, which was probably more widely reported in the US than the actual political news events.

Wasn’t camo really chic in 1913?

Not what I said.

NATO is an American construction for it’s own global security interest. They’re punting global hegemony because of money when their militarists would probably rather more direct control. It’s not about the money. And if it is it looks like a bad checkers move. The US self interest is painfully exposed with this…