Interesting Links for 06-03-2012

• Replacing Trident makes no sense
  (tags: nuclearweapons politics uk )
• New mortgage scheme gets go-ahead in Scotland.
  I'm not convinced by this - the reason the banks want a large deposit is in case the prices fall. If this happens then the government will be left in debt.
  (tags: housing mortgages scotland )
• Did you ever read Goats? Would you like it to be finished? There's a Kickstarter...
  (tags: kickstarter Goats )
• The terror inherent in explaining homosexuality to children
  (tags: TheHorror children lgbt )
• The Politics of Star Wars
  (tags: politics starwars )
• Algernon's Law - can anyone spot the obvious flaw?
  (tags: evolution intelligence )
• More left-wing people need to be educated about economics
  (tags: economics )
• Why do people leave their religion?
  (tags: religion christianity )
• The UK is planning on opening up a tax loophole.
  (tags: uk tax )
• Jesus is a Rorscach blot - everyone sees what they want to.
  (tags: religion christianity jesus politics )
• The New Networked Feminism: Limbaugh's Spectacular Social Media Defeat
  (tags: feminism internet society communication )
• Teen rape tackled in Home Office advertising campaign
  (tags: uk rape advertising )
• 24bit 192kHz Music Downloads are Very Silly Indeed
  (tags: music digital sound technology )

Sometimes I feel sorry for Republicans

Because, y'know, some of them might want to vote for people that are just a little to the right of the centre* and they get a choice between various levels of crazy and evil.



(Via The Washington Post and a flocked post)


(via someone on FB who I can't find now)

And you have to wonder if the Republican Party has just given up on appealing to anyone outside of their crazy fringe. Is this them handing off power for the next decade like the Conservatives did in the late 90s?

Do _any_ of these people have a chance at beating Obama?

*Right of the US Centre, obviously. Waaaaaay off to the right of Western Europe.

The Japanese trailer for Brave is significantly better looking than the US one