The I cant believe it’s not politics thread.

[leicsmac]

32 minutes ago, foxile5 said:

I thought the work as a French official way preceded the reign of terror? 

 

Wasn't it insurrection - holding to account of corrupt monarchy/government - attempted suicide - execution in relatively short space of time? 

Yeah, that's about the size of it.

 

I was just looking at it in terms of overall mid-term outcome. Robespierre had the right idea but the application did lead to Napoleon and a long time continental war.

[urban.spaceman]

Even the Daily Mail comments are outraged by this  

[Daggers]

On 15/05/2022 at 01:34, Heathrow fox said:

Viz has got it’s very own Conservative MP. The one and only Sir Anthony Regents-Park Fulchester Sunny Oak seat

[Daggers]

On 15/05/2022 at 10:57, foxile5 said:

Jack Munroe is sueing Lee Anderson for libel. 

 

I should be firmly in the corner of Munroe but she's a tedious tool. Her inflated sense of superiority is galling. 

 

Even this lawsuit has been elevated to a grandstand of self elected moral high ground.

 

Well done Jack. You're better than everyone else. 

 

 

Eh?

[kingkisnorbo]

On 15/05/2022 at 12:57, foxile5 said:

Jack Munroe is sueing Lee Anderson for libel. 

 

I should be firmly in the corner of Munroe but she's a tedious tool. Her inflated sense of superiority is galling. 

 

Even this lawsuit has been elevated to a grandstand of self elected moral high ground.

 

Well done Jack. You're better than everyone else. 

 

 

Out of interest, what is your issue with her? 

[ozleicester]

lol, just got a ban from facebook for telling people to burn a statue of thatcher...and, "eat the rich"
 

[Dames]

The Conservative Party have nothing to offer the people of the UK.

 

All they offer is a managed decline of every essential service whilst telling us we have to pay more for the honor. They manage to convince vast swathes of the country that it would and could be much worse under the other guy so its best to stick with us because its shit but its less shit.

 

Sadly its not going to get better because the people of this country are easily led and scared of change. 

[leicsmac]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-61457983

 

Sturgeon may be wrong on some things.

 

She's not wrong on this.

[yorkie1999]

11 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-61457983

 

Sturgeon may be wrong on some things.

 

She's not wrong on this.

You're right, she's not wrong, much in the same way that almost everyone on the planet is not wrong but, talk is cheap and a vote winner, so as a world leader who is in a position to actually do something about it, what are her proposals? She says that wind power is already the cheapest form of power in scotland, fairly obvious when it's free, but here's one,  how about banning the use of Scotlands waters to drill for oil and gas or stopping workers from scotland being employed off scotlands waters in those industries! 

[foxile5]

40 minutes ago, kingkisnorbo said:

Out of interest, what is your issue with her? 

Oh she's so tedious and boring. 

[leicsmac]

14 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said:

You're right, she's not wrong, much in the same way that almost everyone on the planet is not wrong but, talk is cheap and a vote winner, so as a world leader who is in a position to actually do something about it, what are her proposals? She says that wind power is already the cheapest form of power in scotland, fairly obvious when it's free, but here's one,  how about banning the use of Scotlands waters to drill for oil and gas or stopping workers from scotland being employed off scotlands waters in those industries! 

I'd certainly be in favour of her working on phasing out those industries over the next decade or two.

 

Also keep lobbying and badgering the major players, that's important too.

 

NB. You'd be surprised at the amount of people in important places who *are* wrong on this matter,  which is a big reason why not enough is getting done.

 

3 minutes ago, foxile5 said:

Oh she's so tedious and boring. 

Substance over style IMO.

[Jon the Hat]

On 15/05/2022 at 17:57, foxile5 said:

Jack Munroe is sueing Lee Anderson for libel. 

 

I should be firmly in the corner of Munroe but she's a tedious tool. Her inflated sense of superiority is galling. 

 

Even this lawsuit has been elevated to a grandstand of self elected moral high ground.

 

Well done Jack. You're better than everyone else. 

 

 

She is ****ing brilliant.  I’m sure she can also be quite dull like anyone with a rather one track agenda, but you really can’t argue with her points or her achievements.

[Strokes]

3 hours ago, yorkie1999 said:

You're right, she's not wrong, much in the same way that almost everyone on the planet is not wrong but, talk is cheap and a vote winner, so as a world leader who is in a position to actually do something about it, what are her proposals? She says that wind power is already the cheapest form of power in scotland, fairly obvious when it's free, but here's one,  how about banning the use of Scotlands waters to drill for oil and gas or stopping workers from scotland being employed off scotlands waters in those industries! 

I’m not sure her devolved powers stretch that far, once again this falls solely at the door of Westminster.

 

[Leicester_Loyal]

7 hours ago, Lionator said:

 

for all those of you on here struggling, it’s your fault because you don’t work hard enough. 

Nothing surprises me at all with this Government anymore, every day the bar gets lower and lower.

[Facecloth]

I think what makes this current government out on its own as the most incompetent is that on top of completely ****ing everything up they don't seem to have the intelligence to know what not say or when to just shut up. Other governments have made errors, but I think they had the self awareness to not rub it in by making completely ridiculous statements. They are crap and their jobs and completely out of touch. A terrible mixture.

[Corky]

Good to see the Tories giving great advice for the peasants.

[Dames]

3 hours ago, Facecloth said:

I think what makes this current government out on its own as the most incompetent is that on top of completely ****ing everything up they don't seem to have the intelligence to know what not say or when to just shut up. Other governments have made errors, but I think they had the self awareness to not rub it in by making completely ridiculous statements. They are crap and their jobs and completely out of touch. A terrible mixture.

Every single cabinet member holds their position due to their loyalty to Boris and not any shred of competence. Their sole purpose is to ensure that nothing stops the overgrown child getting to relive his glory years from the Oxford Debating Society. 
 

The day this country stops being dependant on privately educated simpletons that haven’t experienced a single minute in the real world will be a very good day indeed.

[foxile5]

5 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

She is ****ing brilliant.  I’m sure she can also be quite dull like anyone with a rather one track agenda, but you really can’t argue with her points or her achievements.

Yeah you can't. 

 

It's just all so performative and done for clout that I find her a tool. 

 

Take messaging her lawyer on twitter, publicly, 'got a job for you' or whatever it was. That's absolutely not the way that business is done; It's just done for public clout and I find folk like that very tedious.

[Fazzer 7]

So, the WHO, Bill Gates and the Chinese are going to have control over pretty much all Countries response to the next pandemic. And there will be nothing we can do about it. That terrifying thought is about to become reality. What the heck is all this about. They will have the power to enforce mandatory vaccinations, lockdowns,the lot! Is this how others on here understand it?

[Strokes]

53 minutes ago, Fazzer 7 said:

So, the WHO, Bill Gates and the Chinese are going to have control over pretty much all Countries response to the next pandemic. And there will be nothing we can do about it. That terrifying thought is about to become reality. What the heck is all this about. They will have the power to enforce mandatory vaccinations, lockdowns,the lot! Is this how others on here understand it?

Absolutely but fortunately I love Xboxes, chow mien and Valium, so I’m looking forwards to it.

[Izzy]

1 hour ago, Fazzer 7 said:

So, the WHO, Bill Gates and the Chinese are going to have control over pretty much all Countries response to the next pandemic. And there will be nothing we can do about it. That terrifying thought is about to become reality. What the heck is all this about. They will have the power to enforce mandatory vaccinations, lockdowns,the lot! Is this how others on here understand it?

We won't get fooled again

[Alf Bentley]

9 minutes ago, Izzy said:

We won't get fooled again

 

They're talking about their generation as the kids are alright. Need to substitute vaccinations for Covid (and gin). We better, you bet....

[Dames]

2 hours ago, Fazzer 7 said:

So, the WHO, Bill Gates and the Chinese are going to have control over pretty much all Countries response to the next pandemic. And there will be nothing we can do about it. That terrifying thought is about to become reality. What the heck is all this about. They will have the power to enforce mandatory vaccinations, lockdowns,the lot! Is this how others on here understand it?

Facebook has a lot to answer for… 

[leicsmac]

2 hours ago, Dames said:

Facebook has a lot to answer for… 

I'm getting more and more convinced that the events described in "Don't Look Up" will be in fact a model for the way that human civilisation ends. (Not necessarily an asteroid strike, but the general attitude.)

 

Not with a bang, but with a whimper.

[Finnegan]

10 hours ago, Fazzer 7 said:

So, the WHO, Bill Gates and the Chinese are going to have control over pretty much all Countries response to the next pandemic. And there will be nothing we can do about it. That terrifying thought is about to become reality. What the heck is all this about. They will have the power to enforce mandatory vaccinations, lockdowns,the lot! Is this how others on here understand it?

 

Jesus. Fvcking. Christ.