European Tribune - Comments - 1. of May Open Thread

1. of May Open Thread | 205 comments (205 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Turning on Exxon (4.00 / 4)

Serendipitous, if not weird..

Dunno about Abby, but her son organised the gig I attended in Seattle a couple of weeks ago.

Really nice guy. He said she's always been the black sheep of the family...

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 01:00:02 PM EST
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Re: Turning on Exxon (none / 0)

Does that mean we can´t be mean to the ´elites´ any more?

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. --Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 01:40:17 PM EST
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Re: Turning on Exxon (none / 1)

Sure, anytime that demonising unspecified groups of people is what you're looking for, "elites" are the people to go for.

Elite marathon runners are especially pernicious.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu May 1st, 2008 at 02:13:36 PM EST
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