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Lyons550 Shirley 26 Oct 17 11.04pm
With what is going on with Jared O'Mara being hauled over the coals for past discressions on social media...should he be kicked out what would it mean for the aspiring labourites that have been venting their spleans on social media in the last few years? I'd like there to be some sense with this sort of thing and perhaps a statute of limitations be considered for wreckless and mindless posting... What are others thoughts? The Voice of Reason In An Otherwise Mediocre World
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Shirley 26 Oct 17 11.04pm

With what is going on with Jared O'Mara being hauled over the coals for past discressions on social media...should he be kicked out what would it mean for the aspiring labourites that have been venting their spleans on social media in the last few years?

I'd like there to be some sense with this sort of thing and perhaps a statute of limitations be considered for wreckless and mindless posting...

What are others thoughts?

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johnfirewall 26 Oct 17 11.25pm
You are joking? I don't know how I ended up in this bubble but I literally have to disagree (only in my own head, otherwise I would spend my life arguing) with 95% of posts on Facebook. The only person I frequently agree with is a Conservative voting Muslim (benefits his business interests). You've seen the utter bile that comes from all their (voters but occasionally MPs) keyboards and somehow now this idiot's crude and juvenile historic posts of the sort you'd see on here are finally enough to get him booted. I've seen people praise those lads who drew Swastikas on a Conservative MP's campaign posters, in my own extended FB circle. I'm not actually going to bother with political debate on there any more, I'll just take the cop-out option of simply taking issue with people being tw@ts because it's rare people actually put up and maintain an adult argument, even in real life. So no, there a plenty of people on social who only see in red or blue and will defend any member of the party, whitewashing and redirecting the original offence. Edited by johnfirewall (26 Oct 2017 11.28pm)
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26 Oct 17 11.25pm

You are joking?

I don't know how I ended up in this bubble but I literally have to disagree (only in my own head, otherwise I would spend my life arguing) with 95% of posts on Facebook. The only person I frequently agree with is a Conservative voting Muslim (benefits his business interests).

You've seen the utter bile that comes from all their (voters but occasionally MPs) keyboards and somehow now this idiot's crude and juvenile historic posts of the sort you'd see on here are finally enough to get him booted.

I've seen people praise those lads who drew Swastikas on a Conservative MP's campaign posters, in my own extended FB circle.

I'm not actually going to bother with political debate on there any more, I'll just take the cop-out option of simply taking issue with people being tw@ts because it's rare people actually put up and maintain an adult argument, even in real life.

So no, there a plenty of people on social who only see in red or blue and will defend any member of the party, whitewashing and redirecting the original offence.

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Lyons550 Shirley 26 Oct 17 11.39pm
Originally posted by johnfirewall You are joking? I don't know how I ended up in this bubble but I literally have to disagree (only in my own head, otherwise I would spend my life arguing) with 95% of posts on Facebook. The only person I frequently agree with is a Conservative voting Muslim (benefits his business interests). You've seen the utter bile that comes from all their (voters but occasionally MPs) keyboards and somehow now this idiot's crude and juvenile historic posts of the sort you'd see on here are finally enough to get him booted. I've seen people praise those lads who drew Swastikas on a Conservative MP's campaign posters, in my own extended FB circle. I'm not actually going to bother with political debate on there any more, I'll just take the cop-out option of simply taking issue with people being tw@ts because it's rare people actually put up and maintain an adult argument, even in real life. So no, there a plenty of people on social who only see in red or blue and will defend any member of the party, whitewashing and redirecting the original offence. Edited by johnfirewall (26 Oct 2017 11.28pm) thank you for making me laugh The Voice of Reason In An Otherwise Mediocre World
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Shirley 26 Oct 17 11.39pm

Originally posted by johnfirewall

You are joking?

I've seen people praise those lads who drew Swastikas on a Conservative MP's campaign posters, in my own extended FB circle.

So no, there a plenty of people on social who only see in red or blue and will defend any member of the party, whitewashing and redirecting the original offence.

Edited by johnfirewall (26 Oct 2017 11.28pm)

thank you for making me laugh

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jamiemartin721 Reading 27 Oct 17 9.30am
There is no freedom of speech, without responsibility. People should be accountable for what they say, and judged by it (admittedly not in a court of law). If my MP has a history of being a little racist st, sexist fker etc I want to know - because it informs how I might vote. "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Reading 27 Oct 17 9.30am

There is no freedom of speech, without responsibility. People should be accountable for what they say, and judged by it (admittedly not in a court of law).

If my MP has a history of being a little racist s**t, sexist f**ker etc I want to know - because it informs how I might vote.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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becky over the moon 27 Oct 17 9.48am
Will the Abbott now finally be brought to book for her racist quotes in the past, I wonder not holding my breath here....... A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers
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over the moon 27 Oct 17 9.48am

Will the Abbott now finally be brought to book for her racist quotes in the past, I wonder

not holding my breath here.......

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

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jamiemartin721 Reading 27 Oct 17 10.08am
Originally posted by becky Will the Abbott now finally be brought to book for her racist quotes in the past, I wonder not holding my breath here....... Nah, because everyone outside of Labour, see's her a sure fire vote winner. If you're a conservative, the last thing you want is Dianne Abbot out. "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Reading 27 Oct 17 10.08am

Originally posted by becky

Will the Abbott now finally be brought to book for her racist quotes in the past, I wonder

not holding my breath here.......

Nah, because everyone outside of Labour, see's her a sure fire vote winner. If you're a conservative, the last thing you want is Dianne Abbot out.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 27 Oct 17 10.32am
Originally posted by johnfirewall You are joking? I don't know how I ended up in this bubble but I literally have to disagree (only in my own head, otherwise I would spend my life arguing) with 95% of posts on Facebook. The only person I frequently agree with is a Conservative voting Muslim (benefits his business interests). You've seen the utter bile that comes from all their (voters but occasionally MPs) keyboards and somehow now this idiot's crude and juvenile historic posts of the sort you'd see on here are finally enough to get him booted. I've seen people praise those lads who drew Swastikas on a Conservative MP's campaign posters, in my own extended FB circle. I'm not actually going to bother with political debate on there any more, I'll just take the cop-out option of simply taking issue with people being tw@ts because it's rare people actually put up and maintain an adult argument, even in real life. So no, there a plenty of people on social who only see in red or blue and will defend any member of the party, whitewashing and redirecting the original offence. Edited by johnfirewall (26 Oct 2017 11.28pm) You've just summed General Talk up in a nutshell there. On a site which exists because of red and blue, many only view the world through one or the other and have forgotten the basics. Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.
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Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 27 Oct 17 10.32am

Originally posted by johnfirewall

You are joking?

I've seen people praise those lads who drew Swastikas on a Conservative MP's campaign posters, in my own extended FB circle.

So no, there a plenty of people on social who only see in red or blue and will defend any member of the party, whitewashing and redirecting the original offence.

Edited by johnfirewall (26 Oct 2017 11.28pm)

You've just summed General Talk up in a nutshell there.

On a site which exists because of red and blue, many only view the world through one or the other and have forgotten the basics.

Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.

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npn Crowborough 27 Oct 17 10.41am
People say stupid things. People write stupid things. To then drag them up later and use it as categorical proof that person is racist (or any other ist) is disingenuous at best. Think of the case of MPs who have changed parties (Tory to Labour for the purposes of the example) - you wouldn't use their words praising Tory policy as proof they are still a Tory would you? Words of the time, stupid sometimes, less than honest other times, says nothing about the person other than what was going on at that precise moment they wrote/said it
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Crowborough 27 Oct 17 10.41am

People say stupid things.

People write stupid things.

To then drag them up later and use it as categorical proof that person is racist (or any other ist) is disingenuous at best.

Think of the case of MPs who have changed parties (Tory to Labour for the purposes of the example) - you wouldn't use their words praising Tory policy as proof they are still a Tory would you? Words of the time, stupid sometimes, less than honest other times, says nothing about the person other than what was going on at that precise moment they wrote/said it

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hedgehog50 Croydon 27 Oct 17 11.09am
Will Social Media Be The Downfall Of Labour? Doubt it, it's their policies that will be. We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]
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Croydon 27 Oct 17 11.09am

Will Social Media Be The Downfall Of Labour? Doubt it, it's their policies that will be.

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

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steeleye20 Croydon 27 Oct 17 11.17am
Most of us can filter out 'social media' like other media not to be taken seriously.
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Croydon 27 Oct 17 11.17am

Most of us can filter out 'social media' like other media not to be taken seriously.

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npn Crowborough 27 Oct 17 11.30am
Originally posted by steeleye20 Most of us can filter out 'social media' like other media not to be taken seriously. I wish it were so. How many times do we see this stuff brought out "oh, so-and-so has said something non-PC, he must be a {insert 'ist' of choice here}. Is Diane Abbott a racist? Doubt it. Has she said racist stuff? Definitely. People (politicians particularly) get questioned by people whose sole purpose is to trip them up, then when they are tripped up, everyone says it exposes their true colours. People are hypocrites. What they may see as perfectly good for the populous, they may rally against if applied to them (like tax avoiding MPs, people sending their kids to private schools, etc). The hypocrisy I cannot abide, though, is people who choose to use these slips as proof another is a racist, then say it clearly doesn't apply to them when they, themselves, are caught out.
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Crowborough 27 Oct 17 11.30am

Originally posted by steeleye20

Most of us can filter out 'social media' like other media not to be taken seriously.

I wish it were so. How many times do we see this stuff brought out "oh, so-and-so has said something non-PC, he must be a {insert 'ist' of choice here}.

Is Diane Abbott a racist? Doubt it. Has she said racist stuff? Definitely. People (politicians particularly) get questioned by people whose sole purpose is to trip them up, then when they are tripped up, everyone says it exposes their true colours.

People are hypocrites. What they may see as perfectly good for the populous, they may rally against if applied to them (like tax avoiding MPs, people sending their kids to private schools, etc). The hypocrisy I cannot abide, though, is people who choose to use these slips as proof another is a racist, then say it clearly doesn't apply to them when they, themselves, are caught out.

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mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 27 Oct 17 11.51am
As an aside, even Southern Rail are cottoning on to the need to keep certain people with prejudices separate. I was on a train the other day that had an entire section of the carriage with "Ist" on the windows and headrests. The people within didn't appear to be obviously sexist, ageist, Marxist or racist, although they did have an air of elitist about them. Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.
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Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 27 Oct 17 11.51am

As an aside, even Southern Rail are cottoning on to the need to keep certain people with prejudices separate.

I was on a train the other day that had an entire section of the carriage with "Ist" on the windows and headrests.

The people within didn't appear to be obviously sexist, ageist, Marxist or racist, although they did have an air of elitist about them.

Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.

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