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And thus we arrive at the paradox of tolerance that Popper so adriotly warned us all about. Tolerance of cultures extends only so far as feelings of cultural superiority, and, most importantly, acting upon them. If that wasn't clear before, let it be clear now. NB. Not sure how much standing there is about criticising someone's standpoint when ones own appears to allow for the most hideous acts because "human nature".

And, of course, segregation along demographic lines, the various caste and class systems, and the institutionalised acts of cruelty used to enforce them, were so very much better at creating a better world where so many less people suffered. .... right?

Yeah, very much strictly formula Saturday evening popcorn fare, not much of the charm of the original.

The Saffers looking for an equally convincing victory here. I would say they might be dark horses but you know their customary choke is in the post for the semifinal or final.

As was James Corey when he wrote The Expanse series. I have no disagreement whatsoever about the likelihood of human inequality continuing even if we reach out into space. The point is that if we don't, sooner rather than later something will happen that will make us all very, very equal. And, that requires attention and it requires long term resources, as abstract as the idea might be in comparison to the suffering shown to us every day through a variety of media.

Apparently you should only judge a score once both sides have batted...

Some of us are still old enough to remember the 90s and early 00s on that score...

Considering their record leading up to this, it may still be viewed as a missed opportunity once more, though.

Mouat is well known as the consistently best player in the world, but that's twice he's come up second in an Olympic final now.

So damn frustrating. Threw that away in the 9th.

On such fine margins... Can't see Canada giving up three in the last end.

Damn, so close.

When it's all considered to be a massive money laundering market, then it becomes less ridiculous and more realistically criminal, I think. On the general topic, it's been said before, it will be said again here and it's obvious - to guarantee the future, any kind of future, for our species, both of the options discussed above need to be done. That has to be possible, because if it's not the results are dire for a great many people no matter what.

Far too many errors at critical moments for England so far and it's showing.

More projection than an ubermultiplex cinema full of narcissists talking to each other about themselves.

Exactly so, yes. Fantastic news. Think I said when it was first published though; what is it with the timing of NASA astronauts heading for the Moon and the US President being a felon? Weird that it's happening twice.

TBF the Supreme Court did also decline to hear a challenge to Obergefell v Hodges a while back (thus ensuring LGBT people aren't once again reduced to second-class citizens in that regard), so there's at least a little previous of those checks and balances actually working. Would be rather nice to see more of it, though.

Great stuff. Am rather amazed this research got past the current RFK-run Dept of Health over there, though.

Oil companies knew that climate change and their effect on it was real in the 1970s (which of course, they denied). I guess it's in keeping with the overall arch of the programme to have them lie at such a conference, but I'm hoping that lie was made at least reasonably apparent.

Either an England win or maximum embarrassment for the hosts, or both, please.

Do go ahead and keep reinforcing the stereotype

That game turned on that one shot at the end of the 6th.

Get in!

GB had better win this final end or the evening will be really let down.

You better not lose to that bunch of wasters. They've caused enough problems today and before.