tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post1638213671401066135..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: Animal CrackersDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-28002099127963887902011-09-27T20:15:22.370+01:002011-09-27T20:15:22.370+01:00Here's a theory; perhaps those companies are r...Here's a theory; perhaps those companies are really just signalling to politicians now in office what they can expect if they behave themselves. After all, Blair has no useful skills to sell and the Gaddafi story illustrates how transient (and/or toxic) his international contacts are. By looking after him lavishly, big business effectively 'buys' the support of current politicians who could not accept money now without going to gaol.Tom Painehttp://www.thelastditch.orgnoreply@blogger.com