Zompist Bboard Again

Yay, donuts!

Has anyone ever thought about contesting these super- and hyperinjunctions in the European Court of Human Rights? (In case anyone is wondering, no, that shouldn't be affected by Brexit, since the European Convention on Human Rights is separate from the EU (or at least it was the last time I checked)...

In the case of a new election, there might also be a hung Parliament. In which case, if the Lib Dems end up being good negotiators, there might... ... ... ...wait, did I just write the words "if the Lib Dems end up being good negotiators"? Ok, wait, there might be a small problem with what...

Vijay wrote: ↑Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:48 am Never heard of "rough sleepers" in American English

Yeah, so is there any way in it to distinguish between people without a formal residence and people actually sleeping in the street?

Ah, thank you. I noticed it recently and wondered about it because it's so different compared to what I'm used to from American English. Hm, now I wonder how - and if - American English makes the distinction you talk about.

Not sure whether to post this here or in the Random Thread in Ephemera, but when all is said and all is done, it is a language-related question: When and why did some British media outlets start calling homeless people "rough sleepers"? It sounds like a rather callous euphemism to me.

Unfortunately, the markets' political instincts are a lot more solid than you're giving them credit for. Apparently, "Brazil’s most valuable exported product are soya beans followed by iron ores and concentrates, sugar, crude oil then poultry meat." http://www.worldstopexports.com/brazils...

Back to Bolsonaro, apparently, the Wall Street Journal endorses him: https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazilian-swamp-drainer-1539039700 Apparently Haddad is taking hints "from the Hugo Chavez playbook" Ah, if Venezuela didn't exist, we would have to invent it! Related to that, "the mark...

No Bolsonaro discussion yet? I mean, granted, it's yet another right wing fascistoid populist amongst a bit of a tidal wave of right wing populists, but Brazil is a pretty big deal. Hey, the longest post in this thread so far is about him! As for discussion, I guess the problem is coming up with ne...

chris_notts: One possible interpretation is that May was pro-EU until June 23th, 2016, and then, as they say, adjusted her sails.

Thank you!

A question about 21st century Chinese: I think I remember that, long ago, on the predecessor board, a native Chinese speaker explained that writing text messages on Chinese cellphones works in the way that you start to type in Pinyin, and then the phone suggests possible Chinese characters you migh...

A question about 21st century Chinese: I think I remember that, long ago, on the predecessor board, a native Chinese speaker explained that writing text messages on Chinese cellphones works in the way that you start to type in Pinyin, and then the phone suggests possible Chinese characters you might...

Ok, Salmoneus, you've succesfully let of steam. Now, feel free to proceed to providing some actual arguments.

Interesting analysis, Salmoneus, but I think it suffers a bit from your apparent conviction that economic policy is the "proper" measure for what is right-wing and what is left-wing in politics and every other possible axis is a deviation from the way things ought to be. If you look at the...

No idea. Probably nothing good, though, given their conservative roots.

Ok, update from yesterday on the Bavarian election: The Provisional Final Result (that is a thing in German elections, despite being, strictly speaking, a contradiction in terms) is: CSU 37.2 percent; Greens 17.5 percent; Free Voters 11.6 percent; AfD 10.2 percent; SPD 9.7 percent; FDP 5.1 percent; ...

I'd honestly say that revoking article 50 is flat-out impossible. Even if a majority of the population realises that staying in the EU is the only way to actually have a stable (and united ) UK, and even if a majority of MPs realise the same thing, I can't see Brussels allowing it. Good point. On t...

Re the palace intrigues reported by Salmoneus: I don't understand why the "rebels" would want to remove May now . If I was a British Tory MP with the ambition to be Prime Minister some day, I still wouldn't want to be PM right now - I would want to ensure that someone else than me has to p...

In summary, I give it 70% that we crash out chaotically in March, 25% that we crash out chaotically at the end of the transition period with either no agreement or one inadequate to our economic needs, 4% that the exit is successfully managed to minimise economic disruption, and 1% that we decide t...