James Delingpole James Delingpole

A different species of argument

They are capable of emotion, but only when it suits their predetermined agenda of things that matter

Because I used to go to venues like Bataclan an awful lot myself, I’ve been dwelling a great deal on what the fans must have gone through that night. And the conclusion I’ve reached is how utterly random the whole business must have been: whether you survived or died was almost entirely dependent on being at the right or wrong bit at the right or wrong time.

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