ltrojan.bsky.social
Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist...
Interests: #environment, #climate, #biodiversity, #ecosocialism equality, devolution and community-driven policy making
in my spare time I develop software at @wildersensing.com
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Because the vast majority of people are absolute morons with a pathological fetish for violence, laziness, and mindless consumerism...
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Sorry Caroline, this is utter bollocks...
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A lot of nasty things are becoming more and more common unfortunately 😥
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Because green voters typically want truth...
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An honest pm...
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Blimey! You really hate the guy!!! Haha, ok, suits yourself!
Shame tho, because I don't think you are being objective...
As I alluded to above, I do think Zack is an honest and thoroughly nice fellow, and if I'm wrong, I'll stand corrected!
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Do you really think Zack is the same as the "Farage of your side"? Seriously? As dishonest, unprincipled, hypocritical?
Do you realise he's far, far more likely to care about fixing bicycle lanes and potholes than pretty much any other politicians?
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Farage is an overt populist... He has mad policies...
And I wouldn't say he's "irrelevant"...
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Fig leaf isn't big enough I'm afraid....
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Well... Given that the word "antisemitism" has completely been hollowed out of its actual meaning, you may be right...
Nevertheless, I do think Corbyn and Zack are very different people and Zack will be far more resilient against attacks of this kind...
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It seems not all rich people are born the same...
And guess which kind does Rachel love to pander to?
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Do they really chant that??? Do you have a vid of it?
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Can't wait to see that pair of radical ecosocialists on Springwatch replaced by Nigel or Richard...
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Corbyn was a totally different beast...
Also, a bit trickier to accuse a Jew of being antisemitic...
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How did that work out for you?
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Apparently there's nothing to worry...
They're all in "good spirits"...
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2017
And we were many.......
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Didn't you know Hamas fighters love to drink baby formula??
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Shouldn't a professional journalist verify that a claim has any validity before asking questions about it?
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No, that unionists are identified with brexit and republican with rejoining is not a conjecture, it's been happening already: the shift to leaving the union is a direct evidence
I do agree that the numbers are disappointing tho. But I'm still confident: it's gonna happen, just a matter of time 😜
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Conjecture...?
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That may be true, but most people in northern Ireland are for rejoining the EU, regardless of what side of the fence they sit on, and in a lot of people mind, a vote for union is a vote for Brexit
And that's exactly how republican parties would campaign
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It's the same as for Scotland independence: a lot of people who would ideally prefer independence still voted for the union purely on financial arguments
But I don't believe these numbers: an actual referendum would be almost entirely fought over Brexit, and that would completely shift the balance
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That's nowhere near an accurate picture
A referendum on reunification would be fought over Brexit and rejoining the EU
If a campaign were to start, masses of moderate unionists/protestants would be split and the old balance would totally detail
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fyi (attribution)
bsky.app/profile/elga...
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wanna have a laugh??
👇
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British politics is in desperate need of a left option
Go get 'em, @zackpolanski.bsky.social !!!
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Sometimes I get confused between US politics and the Kardashians...
Not sure I can tell the difference anymore
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Really?
It's been on my BBC front page all bloody morning...
Both an article and a live stream too (???? A live stream?????)
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Maybe...
What can I say...
I want it all, and I want it now!
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I'm sorry Owen,
But this is a bit petty and childish...
We need to be mature adults and recognise that there's an institutional role that top officials must adhere to, which may go beyond and occasionally be in conflict with their personal opinions and positions
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Why do I feel like a mangy dog who's just been thrown a tiny bone?
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both Tory and Labour parties credibility is in tatters...
I don't see this changing anytime soon, no matter what Bojo, Starver and Kermit do or think...
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It's been years since they've been working tirelessly on creating monsters and public enemies......
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I'm not sure this is supposed to be celebrated......
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Are the ones responsible for the catastrophic British privatisation bonanza going to be held responsible for the damage they caused?
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I'm discovering that my gut reaction to the world may be because it is used almost exclusively as a negative one in Italian
Fyi this is what chatgpt has to say about it
And I would still question it: there's so many good words in English, why using one which can evoke such a negative perception?
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The world "populist" is frequently (mostly) used with negative connotation: populists would be people like Farage, Trump, Milei, Berlusconi...
I do get what Zack is going for, but the choice of words do matter, especially in politics
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There's a world of difference between being "popular" and "populist" mate
One can be popular without necessarily being a populist
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What makes you think I'm not a member?
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Even more importantly: I bet every single person moving from the "non-voter" bucket to the reform one is an ex Tory voter...
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Say goodbye to the rolling green hills, sleepy sheep grazing, and the old oak trees dotting the countryside...
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Now, ask the same question and swap "Israel" with "Russia"