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hedgehog50 Croydon 12 Jan 17 9.33am | |
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Originally posted by legaleagle
You may be right. The world economy puts us in the middle of the ocean in a lifeboat.Trouble is, Brexit means our limited supply of food and water is about to spill overboard too... Bloody Brexit, I expect all those unemployed young Spaniards, Greeks and Italians are laughing at us and are so relieved their countries are on the mighty SS EU (aka Titanic).
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legaleagle 12 Jan 17 9.36am | |
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Did you never hear of the South Sea Bubble?
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.TUX. 12 Jan 17 9.48am | |
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Originally posted by legaleagle
You may be right. The world economy puts us in the middle of the ocean in a lifeboat.Trouble is, Brexit means our limited supply of food and water is about to spill overboard too... Regardless of Brexit, this'll probably happen anyway (to some degree).
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hedgehog50 Croydon 12 Jan 17 10.09am | |
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Originally posted by legaleagle
Did you never hear of the South Sea Bubble? Angela Merkel worrying about bring re-elected?
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serial thriller The Promised Land 12 Jan 17 4.39pm | |
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Originally posted by We are goin up!
Take away the fact he's wrong on pretty much everything, his ability to interact with voters is pitiful. Not only does he not reflect any of their concerns, nor does he have any solutions to them. Plus he can barely string two sentences together. Chocolate teapot. My ideas have never even been nearly enacted by a rime minister in my lifetime mate, I don't expect it to change! But I can at least be confident in Corbyn trying on matters I think are important. I think us letting tens of thousands of refugees drown in the sea is a scandal. I know it's something he cares about. I think inequality is a f*cking joke in Britain. It's what he's spent his whole life campaigning about. I think the very idea of establishing an NHS then let it fall in to ruin is a sign of a sick society. Ditto him. Ok so his delivery's s*** but it's hardly helped by a media with a fairly explicit bias against him as Nick says. But compare it to the other side. I mean, what do the Tories even believe in? I honestly find it amazing that this question isn't asked more. Is there actually a firm thing they're moving towards or are they just prattling out empty bullsh*t like 'red white and blue brexit', 'caring society' and hoping everyone continues not to realise that they actually haven't got a f***ing clue what to do?
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matt_himself Matataland 12 Jan 17 5.27pm | |
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Originally posted by serial thriller
My ideas have never even been nearly enacted by a rime minister in my lifetime mate, I don't expect it to change! But I can at least be confident in Corbyn trying on matters I think are important. I think us letting tens of thousands of refugees drown in the sea is a scandal. I know it's something he cares about. I think inequality is a f*cking joke in Britain. It's what he's spent his whole life campaigning about. I think the very idea of establishing an NHS then let it fall in to ruin is a sign of a sick society. Ditto him. Ok so his delivery's s*** but it's hardly helped by a media with a fairly explicit bias against him as Nick says. But compare it to the other side. I mean, what do the Tories even believe in? I honestly find it amazing that this question isn't asked more. Is there actually a firm thing they're moving towards or are they just prattling out empty bullsh*t like 'red white and blue brexit', 'caring society' and hoping everyone continues not to realise that they actually haven't got a f***ing clue what to do? I genuinely don't believe that Jezza believes in a 'big vision'. I believe he supports a number of fractured, single issue pressure groups. He spouts off about a 'fairer society' in a similar manner to May's 'Big society' or whatever that twaddle is called. Both positions have no science behind them and are designed to, A) placate their supporters in their Party, and B) try to get votes. The only leader of a British party who had a vision recently was Nigel. And he delivered his vision to the people. How I miss him...
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hedgehog50 Croydon 12 Jan 17 5.31pm | |
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Originally posted by serial thriller
My ideas have never even been nearly enacted by a rime minister in my lifetime mate, I don't expect it to change! But I can at least be confident in Corbyn trying on matters I think are important. I think us letting tens of thousands of refugees drown in the sea is a scandal. I know it's something he cares about. I think inequality is a f*cking joke in Britain. It's what he's spent his whole life campaigning about. I think the very idea of establishing an NHS then let it fall in to ruin is a sign of a sick society. Ditto him. Ok so his delivery's s*** but it's hardly helped by a media with a fairly explicit bias against him as Nick says. But compare it to the other side. I mean, what do the Tories even believe in? I honestly find it amazing that this question isn't asked more. Is there actually a firm thing they're moving towards or are they just prattling out empty bullsh*t like 'red white and blue brexit', 'caring society' and hoping everyone continues not to realise that they actually haven't got a f***ing clue what to do? It's actually a strength of the Tories not believing in specific things that become millstones around their necks, they can adapt as things change, doctrinaire socialists cannot.
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steeleye20 Croydon 12 Jan 17 6.14pm | |
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Originally posted by serial thriller
My ideas have never even been nearly enacted by a rime minister in my lifetime mate, I don't expect it to change! But I can at least be confident in Corbyn trying on matters I think are important. I think us letting tens of thousands of refugees drown in the sea is a scandal. I know it's something he cares about. I think inequality is a f*cking joke in Britain. It's what he's spent his whole life campaigning about. I think the very idea of establishing an NHS then let it fall in to ruin is a sign of a sick society. Ditto him. Ok so his delivery's s*** but it's hardly helped by a media with a fairly explicit bias against him as Nick says. But compare it to the other side. I mean, what do the Tories even believe in? I honestly find it amazing that this question isn't asked more. Is there actually a firm thing they're moving towards or are they just prattling out empty bullsh*t like 'red white and blue brexit', 'caring society' and hoping everyone continues not to realise that they actually haven't got a f***ing clue what to do? PM's feel under pressure to 'mean' something and if they can find a phrase that resonates with the public they must trot it out even tho its 'meaningless.' I like 'brexit means brexit' the PM did well to say nothing there.
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serial thriller The Promised Land 12 Jan 17 6.16pm | |
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Originally posted by hedgehog50
It's actually a strength of the Tories not believing in specific things that become millstones around their necks, they can adapt as things change, doctrinaire socialists cannot. So we should vote for politicians who have the fewest beliefs then? I find your analysis really intriguing. What do you feel the Tories have managed to do with their visionless chamelionism? To my mind, their lassez faire attitude to ideology has seen them set up an insane referendum which has divided both themselves and the country, and then jumped in to bed with Trump at the first chance! It is political blairism at its most nauseating.
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serial thriller The Promised Land 12 Jan 17 6.19pm | |
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Originally posted by matt_himself
I genuinely don't believe that Jezza believes in a 'big vision'. I believe he supports a number of fractured, single issue pressure groups. He spouts off about a 'fairer society' in a similar manner to May's 'Big society' or whatever that twaddle is called. Both positions have no science behind them and are designed to, A) placate their supporters in their Party, and B) try to get votes. The only leader of a British party who had a vision recently was Nigel. And he delivered his vision to the people. How I miss him... But i thought he was a stalinist! It seems, occasionally, like you will use any stick to beat those you disagree with my friend, even when theyattack from totally different angles
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hedgehog50 Croydon 12 Jan 17 6.42pm | |
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Originally posted by serial thriller
So we should vote for politicians who have the fewest beliefs then? I find your analysis really intriguing. What do you feel the Tories have managed to do with their visionless chamelionism? To my mind, their lassez faire attitude to ideology has seen them set up an insane referendum which has divided both themselves and the country, and then jumped in to bed with Trump at the first chance! It is political blairism at its most nauseating. Yes, up to a point. Better to have leaders who can react to reality without worrying about sacred cows, zealots tend to plough on with policies that are not working because their 'theory' tells them it's right. Like the Remainers who, in the face of an obviously failing EU, refuse to abandon their pipe-dream of it working.
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matt_himself Matataland 12 Jan 17 6.46pm | |
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Originally posted by serial thriller
But i thought he was a stalinist! It seems, occasionally, like you will use any stick to beat those you disagree with my friend, even when theyattack from totally different angles I said he had Stalinist tendencies and being a control freak, given the whole Momentum thing is about control of Labour, I stand by that. Please ignore what I say with deflection. I will answer the deflections but it makes you look like you can't back up what you say or debate in a cogent manner.
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