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More reasons why I like Frank Turner

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Apart from the fact that he made this rather awesome song: He also just posted this blog, which has this rather nice paragraph: “Incidentally, here’s some things I’m not: “Tory”, “conservative”, or “Republican”. If you don’t know the difference between these and libertarians, I suggest reading up a little before slagging me off. I don’t consider myself “right wing” either. I’m just not a leftist.” The rest of his music is pretty good as well, so go read the blog article then go listen to and buy some of his music (For the record I’m not in the pay of … Continue reading →

Not in the news

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With the recent G20 summit in Mexico you’d have thought all things Mexican would be in the news but oddly not. It would seem that they’ve got a bit of a student protest movement going on over there which has inevitably been dubbed the Mexican spring. It’s got all of what should be the required ingredients to make the news: Student protests Loose connection to the occupy movement Easy to remember group name “Yo Soy 132” Pro-democracy/anti-corruption stance And yet it’s been really quite absent from the mainstream news as far as I can see. In fact the only reason … Continue reading →

Thought for the day

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I was pondering something walking through my local meadows earlier today, which I may write about if I remember and get round to it etc.. But in the meantime the Punk Rock Libertarians posted a quote which is very much along the lines I was thinking, so I thought I’d share. “I believe in communism, or a community of people working together and sharing resources in a manner of their choosing. I believe in laissez-faire capitalism, or a recognition of property rights and free trade. I believe in a free society with a government by the people and for the … Continue reading →