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Dr. Livingstone’s famous essay informed the world that the headwaters of the Nile were actually a vast inland ocean occupied by sea-faring gods. Meanwhile, the occupation of Ireland is plagued by mists and islands that are only present at
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“In contemporary capitalism, in contrast to the colonial period, the enforcement of neoliberal policies is the chief means of imposing income deflation on the working people of the periphery.”
― The Veins of the South Are Still Open: Debates Around the Imperialism of Our Time
― The Veins of the South Are Still Open: Debates Around the Imperialism of Our Time
“Are you conspiring, little duck?"
"When one has neither gold, soldiers, name nor honour, what else is a woman to do?”
― Ithaca
"When one has neither gold, soldiers, name nor honour, what else is a woman to do?”
― Ithaca
“But structures are processes are not thereso that organisms can survive and reproduce. It is the other way round: organisms survive and reproduce because these structures have happened to gradually develop. They reproduce to populate the Earth because they are functional.”
― Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
― Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
“He's a whole new species. He's audacious. He's resourceful. He's ingenious. He's cool. He's bad. He's scary. He's got a two-foot cock.
Aye, very good.
He's a wanker, that's what he is.
All terrorists are wankers. Whatever flags they wrapped themselves in, whatever religions, histories or myths they attached to their crusades, they were to a man, just wankers. They told themselves and anyone bored enough to listen that they were in it for the glory of their cause or the welfare of their 'people' (few of whom were ever consulted about this), but the truth was they were in it because they liked killing people. Every last fucking one of them.”
― A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
Aye, very good.
He's a wanker, that's what he is.
All terrorists are wankers. Whatever flags they wrapped themselves in, whatever religions, histories or myths they attached to their crusades, they were to a man, just wankers. They told themselves and anyone bored enough to listen that they were in it for the glory of their cause or the welfare of their 'people' (few of whom were ever consulted about this), but the truth was they were in it because they liked killing people. Every last fucking one of them.”
― A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
“Scared is how you see the spear coming for your eye. Scared is how you choose where and when to strike.”
― Ithaca
― Ithaca
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