There's an old saying in Schelling—I know it's in Hegel, probably in Schelling—that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as... as... tragedy... the second time as... as... it's funny if it happens again
En 48 heures, une Angleterre insoumise émerge à l'appel de Jeremy Corbyn et Zarah Sultana. En 48 heures, 400 000 personnes ont donné leur adhésion. La première condition du succès est remplie : rompre avec le Labour, ses mensonges, son néolibéralisme et la filiation pourrie avec Tony Blair et s'avancer de façon autonome et indépendante. Bravo Jeremy et Zarah ! Bravo les Anglais libres !
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
In case you missed Flep24/7's debate episode between @PhMarliere and @broderly, check it out here.
Pessimism about the left's prospects, diverging views on what Mélenchon and LFI's role should be.
Saw someone joke about Timothee showing up at the end of this like “I’m forming a team,” but I would find it funny if they did a bunch of these leading a dramatization of that Greatest Night In Pop “We Are The World” movie