Originally Posted by jadis

That’s right: I am a free-thinker, a neutral arbiter, always above the fray. I value nuance, balance, reason, objectivity. My opinions usually coincide with those of the smart folks at Davos, the IMF, the WaPo and WSJ editorial boards. I trust the experts, not those who lead with emotion. I despise Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders alike. I respect Trollheart and I ducking love science. That is the jadis credo.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.