Maybe people will go back to Church!

Atom is the same.

Well put.

Interesting quote and I think it rings true. Though I think it's not uncommon for someone to posses two of those three qualities, certainly having all three is rare.

Could you link me that thread?

This is so blatant that it is almost satirical.

Had to double check the domain because I really thought it was a joke.

Long story short: use their names and feed their egos. Ignore all the stuff about sincerity and real connection, since the author does.

I called it a 'good start' for a reason. Obviously there is a lot more to social success than charm and flattery, but they are important regardless.

What do you think of the American Revolution?

I was just listening to the Mad Dogs and Englishmen podcast. In the most recent episode they point out that the American Revolution was different precisely because it wasn't a make-a-society-from-whole-cloth revolution like most, but a return to the ancient rights they had previously enjoyed as British citizens. In the French revolution, they changed everything including the calendar. The hubris involved in that kind of revolution rarely works out.

Hall is an engineer. So why is he trying several new ideas at once? Is it hubris or just civil engineering?

> Immigration is only unrestrained within the EU; EU free movement doesn't apply to either refugees from Syria or non-EU immigrants.

I think people are definitely frustrated with how the refugee crisis was dealt. There is a perception -- whether true or not -- that Merkel opened the floodgates for unfettered extra-EU immigration. You are right in that there seems to be no serious solutions to these perceived problems, just a build-up of anger.

Which opinion piece are you referring to? I thought that they outed him as gay?