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   HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 02-Dec-2024 00:06:51 JST HebrideanHecate

   https://thecritic.co.uk/killing-time/

   The Greens were in favour. Their political tradition is the Thanos approach to humanity: there are far too many of us on the planet, and any measure that reduces the number should be supported.

   So too were the vast bulk of the Lib Dems. Steve Darling voted Aye, along with his guide dog Jennie, currently the only one in the chamber entitled to a swift death if she’s in pain. Or indeed if she’s become too expensive.

   In the distance we saw Rishi Sunak leaving the Aye lobby. That’s not much of a surprise: “Assisted Suicide” would be a pretty good description of the Tory election campaign.

   When the result came, it was greeted with one tiny gasp of horror, and then silence. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard anything like it in the chamber. No cheering, or shouts of shame, or even murmured approval. Just silence from supporters and opponents alike, as though they were taking in what they had done. They had, in the words of Hillier, crossed a Rubicon.

   And then it was time for the next item of business, the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill. Life goes on. Most of the time, anyway.

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   🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Saturday, 25-Nov-2023 04:49:37 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

   I hate to break it to you but the whole "tax the rich" thing is what the rich want you debating... why? Cause you can tax them all you want, but when our budget is 60% military they will still get rich and we will go in debt no matter how much you tax them.

   Ya know what the rich really dont want? You fighting to get the military budget slashed in half leaving more than enough money to cut taxes for everyone (including the rich)... but noooo, any solution that saves everyone money, including the rich, is one that will never be supported.

   So many people just get spoon fed a narrative and then its law.