brianm822.bsky.social
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Ahhhhh... You're a Corbynite
That explains everything
I don't think we need take this any further
You think there's a magic money tree. I think we're broke
And neither of us is going to change our minds
Good luck!
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To be fair that tank is 80 years old
It's entitled to squeak a bit!
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Might I suggest you have a look at this?
I appreciate it's half an hour but I think you'd find it a half hour well spent
My only big gripe is the complete omission of the damage done by Brexit
Panorama, Is Britain Broke?: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002d37n via @bbciplayer
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Sounds fair 👍
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MAGA cultists are SO woke... 🙄
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I am absolutely *not* saying he was bad
But was he really *that* good?
Or does it just *seem* that way when he is inevitably compared to his predecessor/successor?
Who is, of course, the worst President in US history...
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I'll try not to be condescending either but there really isn't - as is explained frequently on the news, Newsnight, Peston, etc, etc...
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You have a point...
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No they didn't. It was a combined effort
Plus they did sod all against Japan until the last minute, or in the Mediterranean
And, before Barbarossa they were providing naval basing to Nazi Germany for use against the allies:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basis_N...
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Sadly we now live in a world where you cannot easily distinguish jokes from genuine lunacy
Welcome to the post Brexit / post Trump world where the the truth is often a bigger joke than comedy...
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That is one of the items we were discussing
We have no problem with the fact that some people would strongly benefit from a car
But does it have to be a new one?
What's wrong with something 4-5 years old?
It would save a fortune
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Has he not paid his tab?
Sorry... Couldn't resist! 😀
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It's times like this that I wish I'd splashed out & bought the world's tiniest violin...
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Please tell me that's a mock up someone has made because they think they're funny
If not... Words fail me...
Just... Will someone please test that man for dementia...
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While I was totally opposed to leaving the EU, to be honest I'm much more ambivalent on the subject of the ECHR
After all, we did have virtually all of this before 1953 and more would have been introduced regardless since
I'm not in a hurry to see it go but would we really miss it in the UK???
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To be fair he's up against some pretty crap opposition
But then a win's a win... 😀
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1,500 seems somewhat excessive but it does raise the interesting question of how much additional progress would we have made?
I suspect its not that much
We'll obviously never know - partly because it would depend on what replaced it - but I'd go nearer 50-100???
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Wow! You really are some kind of fuckwit!
Or are you just some MAGA loving cultist out to make the trans supporting community look like a bunch of fuckwits?
So hard to tell...
But then I suppose it makes you a fuckwit either way... Just a question of flavour...
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Thick doesn't appear to do you justice
You're a genuine frothing at the mouth psycho
Fell free to fuck off and get a life...
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Thick by name, Thick by nature it seems
Try READING the posts and, once you've understood them, you can apologize too...
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Me: Makes the totally fair point that the OP is flawed
You: Goes on a moronic caps filled rant because I haven't written precisely what you want to read
Try engaging your brain, look at the posts above again, and then make an apology
Or are you genuinely too fucked up for that? Time will tell...
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Unfortunately it probably is unrealistic
How do you realistically get Israel to give up its nuclear weapons?
And then guarantee compliance?
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Very good point...
Sad but true
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Couldn't agree more! 👍
And, when it comes to those who disagree, it's astonishing just how ignorant of the Bible they usually are...
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Thank goodness for that!
Others may disagree but I'd *very* much prefer NOT to fight World War Three
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Why make posts like that???
By all means defend your position but posting wishful nonsense like that & hoping no one picks up on it is not going to do you - or your position - any help...
You need to be more careful
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08...
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I agree in general but am unsure about "Either slavery has always been immoral, or it's been ok all along."
What exactly is morality? Who says what is moral? Society?
Differing societies reach different conclusions
And societies have often had an ever-changing view on just what is & is not moral
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Sorry but not even close...
The far left is just as bad as the far right
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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Excellent point and well made! 👏
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I do sympathise but things could be far, far worse...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Actually 3 of 3...
And you completely ignored our changed financial status
Where is the extra money coming from to make up for what has been lost?
Especially when anyone who suggests we tax more will be out of power before you can say: "Get them to do it for free on a Saturday morning..."
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2/2 Who?
eg Some of the people my cousin has cared for who receive far more in benefits than he & his colleagues looking after them do in wages
Or my cousin's husband who decided to live on benefits as he couldn't get that much money working - although to his partial credit he did voluntary work
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1/2 God save us from zealous extremists! 🙄
Please tell me you are familiar with the word "some" and recognise its usage in my post because you seem to have brushed straight over it
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Yep. I don't make fucking stupid posts
You could learn something...
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That's been going on since (before?) day one, surely? I've heard people talk about it so much I don't bother listening any more. It just repeats old grounds
I don't mean to sound harsh but it is surely now time to start enacting policies and stop denying us our rights
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Would you prefer we cut health spending instead?
When are people going to realise that the 2008 crash, Brexiteers, Covid, Putin, Truss & Trump have all made us poorer
We cannot afford what we used to. It's as simple as that
Outside the protected depts everyone else *needs* to take modest cuts
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I really don't see how stupid posts like that are helpful to anyone...
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Bit of an odd statement...
If you're being "offered" an assisted death (under the proposed plans) by definition you have a significant health problem
There's a fair chance that health problem is going to entail some disability...
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There need to be SOME disability cuts
1) Some people are paid far too much & others not enough. Assistance has to be better targeted toward those most in need
2) The 2008 crash, Brexit, Covid, Putin, Truss & Trump have all helped make the UK a poorer nation & we cannot afford what we used to
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The trouble is that those offended by it are the ones most likely to pretend it never happened
We need to work things so these blockheads do learn from it & change their ways
Not saying there's no room for offense but we must recognise that it can be counterproductive in some cases
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Fantasy politics can be so much fun. It doesn't matter if the numbers add up or not
We ALL, including the super rich, need to pay more
The 2008 crash, Brexit, Covid, Putin, Truss & Trump have all seen to that
We are a poorer nation & people need to realise that
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😆😅😂🤣😂
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Agree in theory but in practice its not so easy
Europe is moving toward that position but it may take some time...
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Passports should contain a note of a person's sex as that information may be required on medical grounds
But if people want their gender on there too, i see no reason why it shouldn't be recorded
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Was it his nap time?
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Correction...
It's going to be *another* mad few years...
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It varies...
Sometimes politicians get an easy ride
Sometimes the interviewer gets it right
Sometimes the questions are just bloody stupid
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There is an argument that they get too much screen time
Not sure I entirely agree with it (Exposure can mean getting exposed) but you could certainly make one
And where they have control of the media is GB News, print, & much of social media - not so much BBC where they're routinely exposed
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We have to reach those we can - and that will take differing methods/tactics
But I am far from confident
Let's hope enough people are paying attention to what is happening in the US & make the connection to The Whatever Farage Is Calling His Party/Company This Week Party...