It's so strange that I call myself a 'liberal democrat', and decry the power of the state over the individual, whereas all the 'conservatives' in the west SAY they want LESS government, but SUPPORT government monopoly on information. Witness the case of Julian Assange. PS Beware of 'labels'!
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Assange - like or loathe what he has done?
quote ' Does Assange terrorise people? Emphatically no. Does he terrify governments and their sponsoring powerful corporations? An unqualified yes – using truth and exposure of their lies. It really is as simple as that. ' from http://www.noseweek.co.za/article/2769/Code-Breaker
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Three Gorges Dam is fully operational
World's biggest power generator is finally fully operational http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/07/three-gorges-dam-fully-operati.html
Failure of genetically-modified maize in USA
Short video about how Bt corn is failing in USA because - guess what - the pests have already developed immunity, after only about a decade.
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