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Poking fun at foreigners

Posted: July 24, 2010 by ifyoutoleratethis45 in Football, Uncategorized

Ok, ok, we’re all internationalists here… but upon seeing Liverpools draw for the Europa League qualifiers, I was most amused to see that they were playing a team by the name of FK Rabotnicki. For those who grew up playing Sonic the hedgehog, it is obvious that this team was named after Sonic’s arch-nemesis Dr [...]

Communist Manifestoon

Posted: July 11, 2010 by ifyoutoleratethis45 in Uncategorized

As the spectre of Communism was missing from the rap battle (see previous post) it was felt Marx deserved a look in, and an acceptable video was selected. Here is perhaps Marx’s most widely-read work – the Communist Manifesto – set to a background of old-timey American cartoons. A winning combination, I’m sure you will [...]

Further Video-Based Economics Lessons

Posted: July 11, 2010 by ifyoutoleratethis45 in Uncategorized

Keynes and Hayek clash in a titanic rap battle to decide whose approach to boom and bust is best. Best diss line probably comes from Hayek – “In the long run, my friend, it’s your theory that’s dead.”

I read some Marx (And I Liked it)

Posted: July 3, 2010 by ifyoutoleratethis45 in Uncategorized

Hope Adam Smith don’t mind it…

I thought I’d share a recent story from those hard working folks at The Onion. Indulging the far left/right penchant for behind the scenes, slightly sinister innuendo and half truths that sort of add up to something kind of, possibly unsettling.   –  J Chisem 2,000 MILES BENEATH BAVARIA, GERMANY Mytron the Fifth, Illuminati ruler and secret mastermind [...]