Commenter Thread Comments on Separated by a common language by Liberal Japonicus 2026-02-08 23:37:37 I feel like this whole thing is like a Rorschach test, pick the thing out that really pisses you off the most and you'll see it. You've got Marina Hyde's piece saying that the scandal is the misogyny Tories saying that the scandal is Labour Left Labour saying the scandal is McSweeney Other left saying the scandal is capture Russia and China! Palantir! and on and on By starting a list like this, I don't mean to be dismissive (except for the Tory complaints, perhaps). Multiple things can be true, so it feels like the attempt to define this as one thing means it doesn't become anything.
I feel like this whole thing is like a Rorschach test, pick the thing out that really pisses you off the most and you'll see it. You've got
By starting a list like this, I don't mean to be dismissive (except for the Tory complaints, perhaps). Multiple things can be true, so it feels like the attempt to define this as one thing means it doesn't become anything.