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 Cucking Funt  Clapham on the Back 10 Aug 18 10.23am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Time for the Tories to remember their core voters, who would think the Tories would be weak on crime, defence, foreign policy. A Tory party devoid of a post Brexit vision. I am fed up with Mrs May we need a leader that is not afraid to upset the snowflakes and stand up for this country. They've seriously alienated a large section of their core vote, ie. the self-employed and contractors, upon whom they've taken a particularly large and noxious dump. They should not only be removed asap but many of them need to be taken out and shot.
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 Stirlingsays 10 Aug 18 11.28am |
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Originally posted by Cucking Funt
They've seriously alienated a large section of their core vote, ie. the self-employed and contractors, upon whom they've taken a particularly large and noxious dump. They should not only be removed asap but many of them need to be taken out and shot. Figuratively seconded.
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| Stirlingsays 10 Aug 18 11.31am |
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Originally posted by silvertop
But not Boris! Somebody with principles and integrity not someone who lashes his pony to any populist cause. If you want a Bexiteer, pick IDS.
How things have been framed....with Mogg seemingly not wanting leadership it appears that its going to be Boris. I don't see the word 'populist' as a dirty word. Edited by Stirlingsays (10 Aug 2018 11.33am)
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| Matov 10 Aug 18 4.38pm |
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Personally I loathe Boris but it seems almost impossible to envisage anybody else other than him now emerging as the next Tory Leader/Prime Minister. And the hysteria around the virtue signalling from the usual suspects is almost like Brexit, Trump and Salvani/5 star movement never happened. Nor are the Swedish Democrats about to emerge as the biggest party in the elections coming up and neither have the AFD surged in Germany. It is almost as if, and surely the progressive types cannot honestly be this stupid, that they have their heads firmly buried up the own arses when it comes to understanding what is happening out there in the real world.
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| dannyboy1978 10 Aug 18 5.01pm |
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With 4 out of 10 muslims wanting some sort of sharia law in the UK do the politicaly left minded people see why alot of people are concerned with how things are progressing in this country. I believe wearing the burker is a sign of supporting every aspect of Islam and being one of those people who support sharia law in the UK. I think wearing the burker is now a show of defiance rather than religion it self.
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| chris123 hove actually 10 Aug 18 6.00pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Figuratively seconded. IR35???????
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| silvertop Portishead 10 Aug 18 7.11pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
How things have been framed....with Mogg seemingly not wanting leadership it appears that its going to be Boris. I don't see the word 'populist' as a dirty word. Edited by Stirlingsays (10 Aug 2018 11.33am) I think I see where you come from. Our politics is traditionally patrician. Politicians vote with their conscience rather than follow their grass roots support. This is not democratic. However... As a consequence, homosexuality is not a criminal offence, we have no death sentence, the pill is licensed, sexual equality exists on a statutory footing and the Irish "troubles" are essentially historic. All "progressive" steps that you may deplore but which would have got nowhere under a populist government that seeks to precisely reflect every twitch and gripe of the blue rinse daily mail readership (or dyed in the wool red, socialist worker type). Populism = easy solutions for difficult issues. Thought through nuanced policies replaced by knee jerk emotion led reactions. That is, precisely the reason why we have a patrician system. Boris would be a diluted poor man's Trump. Vacilating from one reactive popular cause to the next while Rome burns. He would be a disaster as leader.
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| Stirlingsays 10 Aug 18 7.26pm |
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Originally posted by silvertop
I think I see where you come from. Our politics is traditionally patrician. Politicians vote with their conscience rather than follow their grass roots support. This is not democratic. However... As a consequence, homosexuality is not a criminal offence, we have no death sentence, the pill is licensed, sexual equality exists on a statutory footing and the Irish "troubles" are essentially historic. Funny how political decisions that you don't deem populist are political decisions you agree with....eh...get where I'm going? Unlike you I don't agree that all of those decisions led to positive outcomes...In certain aspects I'd agree with all of them but not what has accelerated from them.....also homosexuality being a criminal offence wasn't a majority view in the early seventies....So repealing it was actually more a populist choice...Even Thatcher voted for it. Originally posted by silvertop
All "progressive" steps that you may deplore but which would have got nowhere under a populist government that seeks to precisely reflect every twitch and gripe of the blue rinse daily mail readership (or dyed in the wool red, socialist worker type). Like I say, some of that 'progressivism' has been good and some of it pretty damn awful. Originally posted by silvertop
Populism = easy solutions for difficult issues. Thought through nuanced policies replaced by knee jerk emotion led reactions. That is, precisely the reason why we have a patrician system. Boris would be a diluted poor man's Trump. Vacilating from one reactive popular cause to the next while Rome burns. He would be a disaster as leader. I think you are just showing your prejudices against opinions you don't like. By calling them 'populist' you are perhaps attributing them to people you just think are less intelligent than you.
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| Stirlingsays 10 Aug 18 7.29pm |
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Originally posted by chris123
IR35??????? TG84!!!!!!!
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| silvertop Portishead 10 Aug 18 9.48pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
I think you are just showing your prejudices against opinions you don't like. By calling them 'populist' you are perhaps attributing them to people you just think are less intelligent than you.
How do you deal with people who express opinions but are less intelligent than you? That is, when their views are clearly informed by ignorance or blind stupidity? Btw I will admit one error with further thought. Boris will take the top job through nakedly pandering to Tory grassroots. However, never forget his background. Once in situ he will revert to type and patrician politics and pragmatic balancing of his party's views will take over. Noone will hate him more than the so called grassroots who put him there and who will feel betrayed.
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cryrst  The garden of England 10 Aug 18 10.53pm |
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Originally posted by silvertop
How do you deal with people who express opinions but are less intelligent than you? That is, when their views are clearly informed by ignorance or blind stupidity? Btw I will admit one error with further thought. Boris will take the top job through nakedly pandering to Tory grassroots. However, never forget his background. Once in situ he will revert to type and patrician politics and pragmatic balancing of his party's views will take over. Noone will hate him more than the so called grassroots who put him there and who will feel betrayed. Strange how intelligent you think you are, when in the same sentence you state someone's opinion or view is not to your express recommended standard because of their ignorance or blind stupidity.
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| Stirlingsays 11 Aug 18 6.46am |
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Originally posted by silvertop
How do you deal with people who express opinions but are less intelligent than you? That is, when their views are clearly informed by ignorance or blind stupidity?
You mentioned several but which is the first issue you wish to debate on that score?
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