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by sdgsdgsdg 4435 days ago
Nope, me too. It's the same in the UK.

rant This is a rare glimpse of the true nature of our world. We really do live in a time when individuals are owned by corporate entities. I cannot express the depth of my anger and revulsion at this horrendous state of affairs. Yet people talk about it as if it's something that is OK. They talk about it for a few minutes, shrug their collective shoulders and move on. It is not OK, this is not just one of those things. We seem to believe ourselves in some bright new dawn, an enlightened age full of magic, gods and joyous, eternal, unbroken song. It is a non-sense that the pitfalls of the past no longer apply. Do not make believe that things have changed, that the human spirit is no longer corruptible. I honestly think we need to be mindful of the fanciful seeming visions of some of our finest prophets. I will leave you with a quote: "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." rant