Video of the day: The Broken Window Fallacy
If everybody in the world really understood this simple lesson, and what it really means, the entire world and political landscape would be vastly different place.

If everybody in the world really understood this simple lesson, and what it really means, the entire world and political landscape would be vastly different place.
An excellent 4-parter from the prolific Mr. Molyneux. For those with a short attention span, video 3 is a quick wakeup call. I’m personally a big fan of the latter half of video 2. But if you have the time make sure to listen to the whole set as they are well worth listening to; [...]
After some heavy discussion about the merits of gun ownership I think some lighten content is in order. With that in mind, I recently recalled these Viz strips that particularly tickled me; I feel they deserve a wider audience: [click for full size]
Further to my previous post, somebody gave me this link and I think it’s worth sharing here: Remember. In this country there really isn’t any legal way to forcibly defend yourself against vicious cunts. You try using Kung-fu against somebody brandishing a Machete or a shot-gun.
In the UK it is almost sacrilege to suggest that the 1997 Hand-Gun ban was anything less than a triumphant step towards a utopian peace. Over here comedians, pundits, papers and television routinely mock the USA for it’s gun culture; we are more enlightened, more “progressive” is the underlying sentiment. But as anybody with any common sense [...]
This is an important point, and this article addresses it perfectly: You can’t fight violence with violence [New Scientist]