tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post6196180615469718292..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: A past that never wasMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-88307816805678531222016-06-22T06:55:10.927+01:002016-06-22T06:55:10.927+01:00Right said Mim!
I made the mistake of turning on t...Right said Mim!<br />I made the mistake of turning on the BBC & CNN news the other with Brexit baloney being harped on to no end. People are scared around the world right now, I think primarily because of financial reasons but it manifests as xenophobia and hate. YUK.Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-35123135384558323852016-06-21T18:49:37.051+01:002016-06-21T18:49:37.051+01:00Oh, I am fully with you about the mental health is...Oh, I am fully with you about the mental health issues. People simply do not get the help they need, in so many areas of society. It's terrible. And I think a lack of opportunity for young working class people is only going to make things worse - but don't start me on that rant! Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-68391625140024305692016-06-21T18:48:03.637+01:002016-06-21T18:48:03.637+01:00I honestly can't understand how our politician...I honestly can't understand how our politicians can (rightly) applaud the work of people like Nicholas Winton, then reject the opportunity to do their own good work along the same lines.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-30125403584494006862016-06-21T18:46:34.702+01:002016-06-21T18:46:34.702+01:00Yup, the good old days weren't very good if yo...Yup, the good old days weren't very good if you needed healthcare or workers' rights.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-14387669404076890942016-06-21T18:46:04.971+01:002016-06-21T18:46:04.971+01:00It'll be interesting to hear how you find it. ...It'll be interesting to hear how you find it. I think we're all thoroughly fed up of it now, and everyone of every persuasion is convinced we're all DOOMED.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-32051399029414402152016-06-21T18:45:17.586+01:002016-06-21T18:45:17.586+01:00You're right, the good stuff doesn't make ...You're right, the good stuff doesn't make the headlines in the same way. There are so many decent people out there.<br /><br />(On which note - big my goddaughter also did phone banking for Bernie. I think you'd like her!)Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-58429572786561771632016-06-21T18:44:11.189+01:002016-06-21T18:44:11.189+01:00Odious is too good a word for that lot!Odious is too good a word for that lot!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-71962222634457693422016-06-20T20:56:03.149+01:002016-06-20T20:56:03.149+01:00Really well put Mim. I cant seem to find the words...Really well put Mim. I cant seem to find the words to express what I have been thinking but I'm glad you wrote this. Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-43769884964294220552016-06-19T19:52:26.891+01:002016-06-19T19:52:26.891+01:00Well said, Mim - I couldn't agree more.
Veron...Well said, Mim - I couldn't agree more.<br /><br />VeronicaVronni's Style Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-68006903115974781882016-06-18T08:08:40.846+01:002016-06-18T08:08:40.846+01:00Well said Mim. You're absolutely right about w...Well said Mim. You're absolutely right about what's happening in politics, not just here but across the world. It's horrifying. What happened to Jo Cox has reduced me to tears, several times. But I think that case is not just about politics, but also a reflection of the terrible lack of understanding of and provision for mental health issues. I really hope we are still 'in' frecklefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881334320685123475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-70770816616882919642016-06-17T22:32:44.494+01:002016-06-17T22:32:44.494+01:00Go to agree, Mim. Who would want to return to the ...Go to agree, Mim. Who would want to return to the "good old days"? I am sure that nostalgia is definitely clouding the brains of some people. How can anyone not be moved by the plight of the people in Syria and other countries torn apart by war, famine and all the other disasters that seem to happen on so regular a basis. Immigration is certainly being given an inordinate amount of Mother of Reinventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409826036412353940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-82286349006634132112016-06-17T22:20:33.333+01:002016-06-17T22:20:33.333+01:00What a dreadful few days it's been. I went to ...What a dreadful few days it's been. I went to see Eddie Izzard speak about remaining in Europe earlier the week and he brought Harry Leslie Smith with him, and you know what, listening to that 93 year old man talk about growing up through the depression, fighting in the war, the forming of the E.U afterwards and how life has progressed. Wow! So, so powerful. Miss Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899889154015378547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-25795801803559742422016-06-17T18:19:17.345+01:002016-06-17T18:19:17.345+01:00Very well put Mim! Of course, we've been heari...Very well put Mim! Of course, we've been hearing about Jo Cox's murder here in Belgium, in fact it was front page news. I cannot say I am really following UK politics, as I'm already struggling to keep up here in Belgium, but being off to the UK tomorrow, and being there in the week of "the vote", I'm sure I'll be keeping a close watch on events. xxx<br />Polyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-72835106738743975202016-06-17T17:50:47.094+01:002016-06-17T17:50:47.094+01:00Yeah, I could do without revisiting the, "Goo...Yeah, I could do without revisiting the, "Good old days"of the 1930's/40's but sadly, the same propaganda still seems effective. I mean, a poster of refugees made to look like an invasion? Oh no, there's nothing Nazi about that at all. Debating an issue on the facts rather than appealing to people's worst human tendencies would be refreshing, but the latter requires moreGoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-75562160509096202512016-06-17T15:41:57.819+01:002016-06-17T15:41:57.819+01:00Hear, hear, dear Mim! You and the (usually annoyin...Hear, hear, dear Mim! You and the (usually annoying) AA Gill are spot on there. Much as I love the fashions of the late 1960s & early 1970s I have no desire to go back to the racism, sexism and downright horrid attitudes of the day.<br />Even as recently as the 1980s I was spat at in the street and refused service in local pubs for daring to have a non-white boyfriend. Things have moved on Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.com