I’m amused by this article on Murdoch's cowtowing to Maggie Thatcher in order to get his greasy paws on the Times. I'm amused, that is, that the current scandals in England are going back so far. The major things afoot in the gimcrack world of the Great Moderation, constructed out of “free” trade (a curious beast, which was hatched when the standard elite policy of lowering taxes on businessmen suddenly generated metaphysical wings), the worldwide exchange of democracy for mucho security against the high improbability of terrorist mugging, and the other trade of all things on heaven and earth (including the future composition of the atmosphere) for a little comfort in the present overshadow the comical Murdoch scandals. Still, the timing shows that God, or Nemesis, really is the greatest stand up comedian. What better con-fuckup than this one, involving the heavily bribed police, celebrities, and the lizard like fourth estate? During the twentieth century, th
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