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The illusion is ruined when Carl McCoy speaks and sounds like he just popped in to fit a new boiler…

Well enjoy the Musk Reform alliance. The right wing have the backing and the numbers. I just hope that people don’t fall for it and can put their differences aside. I don’t believe any billionaires or tech giants have my interest at heart. Back in the day they just asset stripped companies. They now have their sights set on entire countries and are using every trick in the book to achieve their goals (including divide and conquer). Personally I am making plans to vacate if it happens. Anyhow it’s going off track so I will bow out

Definitely and I appreciate your insight. Personally I am not particularly active on social media and would not talk about this stuff with friends and particularly not with certain family members 😱 So I read comments on BC, the company intranet and BBC news pages to get some perspective about what people think and what they prioritise. I find it very useful to try and second guess the direction of travel. It appears to be off a cliff 🙂 economically i see no solution to inflation, debt or sluggish growth. powers that be are impotent and lacking in vision or mandate. culturally the polarisation is becoming more pronounced and zealotry is rampant in both camps. debate and acceptance of differences is becoming a lost art. the vultures are circling within and outside and the clock ticks. have a great weekend everyone 👍

Is this a name spoiler or a review of the new movie?

I have to say that the 18-34 year old demographic is in a very precarious situation. If anyone needs to wake up and smell the coffee it’s that demographic. Modern day techno serfdom is tantalisingly close. The idea that corporate culture pays anything other than lip service to their values is also faintly ridiculous to me. The moment that the tide changes so will corporate culture.

Well I guess good luck to you all. The blue print is taking shape across the Atlantic. MAGA vs Antifa with troops on the streets. What could possibly go wrong? I hope you all have a road map with a potential exit strategy if it’s required. Edit: Be respectful. If you are clear that you are doing something with respect, not parody, almost everyone sensible will accept it. For now anyway. Totally agree with this one. I would also add prioritise what you have in common with your supposed adversaries and don’t trust anyone who offers no solutions other than to blame others. I would also say that the western world needs to pull its head out of its backside and realise it is falling apart and being leap frogged. Alternatively we can keep up the delusion and self flagellation and just decompose from within. India has certainly moved far from being a colonial nation. It’s economically in better shape than the UK and doesn’t need to be protected or patronised. The idea that middle class university educated call centre workers in Bangalore have anything in common with inner city rap culture is just absurd. If they dig the music or style though then they have as much right to get involved as their UK born counterparts.

My take on all this is the world is divided into 3 groups. Those who rely on income, those living at a subsistence level and those who have wealth and live via extracted rents. This is inter continental and occurs across all races, religions and cultures. The more time people spend getting polarised and dividing themselves into sub-groups with infighting and division the faster the rent extraction group grows and the more people are pushed into the subsistence class. We are entering a new era and it’s time to bury the old narratives and work together to maintain some semblance of economic independence.

Try watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom again! I lasted about 20 minutes. Shocking.

I don’t find it confusing at all. If something inspires you and gives your life meaning go for it. If you are doing it with sincerity I don’t think it’s anybody else’s business to judge. I always got the impression George Harrison was profoundly moved by his experiences in India and had a genuine love for the country and the music. He did things his way. The only way to do things.

How far do we take this though? Are people who meditate, practice yoga or become buddhist guilty of cultural appropriation? Are Indian cricketers that enjoy a nice cup of tea and a crisp ironed shirt and brogues culturally appropriating. How about Bangalore call centre workers in Nike TNs, baseball caps and Jay Z T Shirts? How about if they form a rap group?

Indeed. Not that any of it matters. He was just Bob Marley. One of the greatest songwriters ever.

OK so the criteria is a middle class person can only get involved if the end result is good? So does that include Siouxsie and the Banshees? Would Abel be open to abuse if the words were clumsy and who gets to judge what art is good or not anyway? Edit: My take on this is just be sensitive to the subject matter. If Eric Clapton had covered I shot the Sheriff in a fake Jamaican accent it would have been parody. As it was IMO it was neither offensive nor anywhere near as good as the original.

Just as well the Ukrainian jewish heritage Abel Meeropol had no such qualms or it would never have been written.

Meanwhile whilst we’re all distracted Musk and his cronies steal our future.