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[flemmings]

Sovay was talking about The Last Battle. I have no problem with eschatological Christianity positing an end of the world as a eucatastrophe. Christians are Like That. What got me down as a kid and why I will never reread the book again is its (probably still eschatological but sheesh bring me the head of whoever included John's psilocybin drug trip on Patmos in the biblical canon) insistance that the good guys cannot win, that blatant manipulation of stupid people by the evil clever will always be triumphant. This is not what I want to believe on the day of an American election.

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[smokingboot]

I read this and feel for you today.

[flemmings]

Yes. And I'm not even American.

[incandescens]

Not taking any bets here about whether the Uk goes similarly wabbling to the Conservatives in a few years, but this doesn’t make me optimistic.

Having a Gods of the Copybook Headings moment.

[flemmings]

Would the general electorate ever go for Badenoch, though? I know you don't have that kneejerk No way! reaction to women in power that the US does, but Truss tried to do Thatcher II and look what happened.

[incandescens]

It could even be worse. Farage…

[flemmings]

Farage is worse, by a very long shot. One would hope the sight of him spanielling in delight around Trump would put some people off him. What a buffoon.

[incandescens]

He is utterly revolting, yes.