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Extremism Via Michael Roberts "Inequality of wealth is more extreme than inequality of income in OECD countries. On average in the OECD the richest 10% of wealth holders own 53% of all personal (net) wealth, while the richest 10% of income holders own 24% of all personal income. It's wealth that matters - wealth being property and financial assets less any debt. Most people have little wealth at all. But note the ratios are much higher in some countries. In the US, the richest 10% of wealth holders own a staggering 79% of all personal wealth, followed by the Netherlands and social-democratic Denmark. The least unequal major country is Japan where the top 10% own 'only' 41% of all personal wealth. OECD graph (2015)
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Beyond Today Let's not forget what happened 10 years ago when Taliban militants landed on the Isle of Wight and the bravey of our men in defending our country from bearded monsters who wanted to spread their medieval values in Britain by force. On the deadliest day 5 commandos lost their lives in repelling the invaders. Prince Harry, expressing a steely face , made a resounding speech in which he stated:  "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." But the militants kept coming in and a guerrilla war dragged on for weeks. K. still remembers how he lost his comrades. He now suffers from post traumatic stress disorder that makes him smash things in the kitchen sometimes. A captured Taliban militant, Ahmed Masood, was quite determined: " We fought you four times now. We will keep fighting you until we convert you to our values.&q
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Breaking news The BBC: "On Tuesday,  the UK raised the threat to British shipping in Iranian waters in the Gulf to the highest level." Iranian boats in Iranian waters were threatening a British ship. The Iranian navy claims that the British ship was carrying weapons of mass destruction that could hit Tehran in 45 minutes. The Iranian supreme leader, in a speech broadcast on state TV, said: " I strongly believe that the British ship was carrying WMD. I do believe that the British developed them with the knowledge of the 'international community', and they pose a threat to the whole region. We will defend our people and our land with whatever means possible..." No one was able to very the claim that the British ship was carrying any WMD. Jeremy Hunt, a would-leader of the free world, was open about it: "We are desparate for a war and we will stand shoulder to shoulder with our American, Saudi and Emirati allies against the Mullahs and their way
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"'O my body!  Make of me always a man who questions!'  It is a plea that remains as relevant as ever today, as we question the structure of power and oppression in the digital age."
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