"....[he] saw in the growing pile of civilization only a foolish heaping that must inevitably fall back upon and destroy its makers in the end." conclusion of H.G. Wells' *The Time Machine, reflecting the narrator's despair about humanity's progress leading to its own downfall. Published in 1895!

Well, really, what did we expect?

I say we nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Of course it is! The U.S has 8 times the number of gun homicides in Europe, with half the population. Not rocket science.

The Guardian is pretty good too

Trump is a Russian asset. Could not be more obvious.

A FIFA peace prize?? Whatever next? A F1 prize for literature? How ridiculous.

And yet, 28k likes

"Díos mío, man"

Yes. I don't understand why they haven't named the men who raped them.

Yes, why don't they do that anyway? Or have I missed something?

Maybe they should try ordering tortilla de patatas in Dublin

And I bet 50 years ago people were saying how much better everything was 50 years before that.....it's just nostalgia for lost youth.

In Orwell's '1984', doublethink is the act of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both as true... individuals are expected to suppress logic and reality to align with the Party's narrative, even when it directly contradicts their own memories and perceptions.

Doublethink

Still too close for comfort, no?