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What this invasion has really outlined is the staggering hypocrisy on pretty much all sides. Western hypocrisy is nothing new, a few media outlets have run comparisons on the reaction to Ukraine versus Arab/Asian countries. After all a Nobel peace prize was handed out to the guy who routinely bombed Afghan weddings and schools. Every time I see a massive headline on CNN about a civilian casualty in the Ukraine, I can't help but think of the incidents of 'collateral damage' we heard about near everyday a few hours drive across the border from my home in Islamabad. And yet this time it's the 'other side' per say, whose nonchalant double standards bother me more. The representatives and public across many countries in Africa and Asia who seem to be taking glee in this 'challenge to the West'. Despite the horrendous casualties of this conflict. Shouldn't these people, having first hand witnessed what war criminals can do, be the first to jump to the defense of civilians in Ukraine? Apparently not. If we back Putin's senseless violence, then how are we any different from the people that cheered the Afghan/Iraq wars? Do the thousands of deaths in Palestine or Syria make the life of a single Ukrainian kid any less important? Absolutely fecking not is the only answer. Putin may be going up against 'the West' but does that make him any less of a madman? Simple questions a lot of people don't seem to be bothered with.

FFS @Craig What are you playing at here?

Champion. Fuck England.

Rumours that Begovic will start tonight for them. Which is hilarious, England's No1 has been taken out of the game because he loses his head whenever he faces us.

It’s also a genuine view expressed on here (LeazesMag)

I’m in favour of capital punishment for suicide bombers

Can you at least wait until after the game, if you get it in his eye he might not be able to see where the goal is!

I think our team are fucking paggered tbh. Everton are shite but they were clearly absolutely desperate for that and got really fortunate imo. Howe is at the point where he’s playing crap he doesn’t want to field like Krafth and Almiron.

I hope Eddie just said, “ I’m here tonight, aren’t I?”

Think I've mentioned before about my Mam telling me how before unions the shipyards worked on people turning up on the day and being selected by the foreman (who could be bribed). It's taken a hundred years but we're back to square fucking one. Thank you, the people of Britain for voting for cunts for 45 years. (When it comes to workers rights that very much includes so called Labour PMs)

He said something like “Eddie Howe won’t want to finish in the top half in case the owners give him no money in the summer”

I hope the staff mutiny, go full Black Sails and roam the channel boarding other ferries and burying their duty-free loot on Sark.

Ouseburn flat block developers reconsider design over complaints https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-60776505 👍 Thanks to anyone that registered an objection- let’s see what they come up with as an alternative.

Have we all agreed that smb hates the black lads now or is it just me?

Wait on. Holdin fucking watched it that's why

I didn’t see what his t shirt said but looking at him it looks like he wants rights for pedos

Almiron's dog tod like. He looks like someone's daft dog's got on the pitch. In a full Newcastle strip.

Pickford's been telling stories round the campfire.

WHAT THE FUCK YOU YORKSHIRE SEX OFFENDER?!

I made it up. Sorry everyone!

There's your mistake right there

My nark says he is, so we’ll see. Not heard it anywhere else yet but was told that was the team training together yesterday.

Touch wood.

4-0 and our goal difference is -12. 28-0 and it's +12.

Or 9.

I wouldn't have released her. I mean stopping for a piss during a race the dirty doping bitch

Fuck me, we're not going to hear the end of this by Wednesday. He'll be pre-writing his own obituary by the time we play Spurs

Guaranteed the only time this lad’s been inside a vagina was at birth.

Am I the only one thinking Hugh Fearnley Whittingstal has gone downhill?

CT will have his huggies on the neet

We've been poor second half, no getting away from it.

Just pull it tight and strangle the cunt

Wtf was that George Formby sounding shit they played just prior to the second half kicking off.

"ill". He's got bamp fever at the thought of letting another 3 in vs Eddie's Mags.

It took me longer than I care to admit to appreciate that this was a joke

Anyone who thinks capital punishment works should be strung up.

I don't know if anyone on here would disagree with that statement about Trump vs Bush btw, at least in terms of direct and easily visible deaths and associated wrongs. When you look further into the indirect consequences though, I think the water muddies significantly. Bush was a status quo kind of guy and Trump was... well also a status quo guy, but one who was prepared to throw fuel onto the bonfire of things that the status quo doesn't care about (everything other than money). Trump pulled the US back from the world stage and emboldened Putin - I'm not saying Biden is playing a blinder with this, he isn't, but Trump is the anti-globalisation figure. Anti-internationalism. It's directly aligned with Putin and his aims of bringing down the Western framework of the world order, replacing it instead with a return to imperialism and "strong men" politics. Like it or not, internationalism is the thing that provides stability and prosperity for the world. Yes it's flawed, yes it could be a hell of a lot fairer than it is, but it's better than any other alternative that is presently feasible. What Putin and Trump are putting on the table is far, far worse.

Please - just say what you mean, don't sugar coat it.

Absolutely this. If having a relationship with Saudi is such a concern where have all these questions been when the multitude of government, military and commercial deals took place and why aren't they, even now, directed at any of the authorities who actually have the power to do something about it? And then there's organizations like Amnesty International ffs. Is this what the sum total of their efforts comes down to when dealing with Saudi atrocities? Asking the operational manager of an indirectly associated company thousands of miles away to condemn them? It achieves nothing, it's a pathetic attempt at getting into the headlines. How about call out some of the real power figures in this manner as well? Here's a guy who actually just trying to do his job and do it right and he's become an easy target for fashionable bashing by people trying to look good in today's political climate. I think it's absolute rubbish. He is a public figure with responsibilities, yes, but they are limited to the team. If a player said something inappropriate I would expect Howe to say and do something about it, but not for people he has zero control over.

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