Rayvin

That's probably all true but i wasn't saying anything supportive of the EU here. I was critical of them for their so far fairly poor handling of it. Unless I've missed something in what you're saying.

He has one advantage over Clinton IMO, and that's the fact that Trump has actually been in power. Removing Trump is significant, maybe he just needs to build everything around that one point. I still don't know if it'll be enough but honestly, I hope it is. I don't think Biden is going to fix very much at all for the Americans, but that's their problem and not mine. He's better for the rest of us than Trump is.

Those videos of Biden touching visibly uncomfortable children are going to be in a campaign ad from Trump, I'm sure of it. "Who would you trust with your children?" At least we get to see if the centre's collapse really was an anomaly.

The right decision from Sanders, he clearly wasn't going to win. Well, now we get to see how Trump is going to handle it. Let's hope Biden can really start to hurt him.

Which bit? The EU thing was reported in the news this afternoon, and the aspect concerning countries stealing medical supplies and requisitioning items intended for other countries has been in the news generally. Turkey stopped a shipment of ventilators to Spain, the US have upset both Germany and Canada by interfering with supplies , Canada has threaded to retaliate. I just have a feeling that some of the cracks are starting to open up.

I've been playing this recently and was thinking to myself earlier that they should have pandemics as a global event

Looks like the EU is struggling to put together a package to sort things out financially - not impressive so far. I'm starting to get a slight sense that the change that COVID is going to give us all might not be the socialist utopia vision, but the ultra isolationist, dog eat dog collapse of the international order. We're starting to see countries clambering over each other to ensure they get supplies already, which will (I would imagine) lead to countries determining that they cannot trust the international markets in times of crisis, and conclude that their only option is to produce themselves to make sure they're protected against future eventualities. I think overall it's another blow for globalism.

Laying the groundwork to blame everyone else. Which will succeed for the most part because Americans are so insulated against the outside world they'll just believe it.

How is it even an example of tolerance. Fuck PJW, he's a fuckwit at the best of times, but it's not like "the left" have been out there stopping anyone clapping for the deranged egomaniac. We just don't give a fuck. That's still tolerance.

It's genuinely not worth it on some issues man, for the sake of my sanity I'm better off keeping quiet

Perfect. Yeah I'm feeling a lot better about my lack of concern for him after reading some of her earlier work.

Fidel Castro was a father, a grandfather, and someone with family and friends. He was a fellow human being and was desperately unwell. Stupid right wing cunts should just try to remember that Hypocritical dickheads.

I think Renton both hates and loves bad news. I'm a bit that way so maybe I'm projecting, but i do feel like it's a thing.

Aye that was pretty savage from Cat Ouch.

I have no sympathy. I tried to, I know I should, but I just don't. He spent years fucking the country over to get to where he is, and now there's a sense of karma about the whole thing. I don't wish him dead, but I will not, on any level, shed a tear if he goes. If that makes me a cunt, I don't care. That's what his shitshow Brexit project has reduced me too. I won't celebrate his passing if it comes to it, but I certainly won't give a single fuck.

EDIT - you're completely right and I have to stop having an opinion on here about this Carry on.

I still think he's going to sail through this. As for the left wingers not supporting Biden, I can see their rationale. The Democrat party consistently takes their votes for granted. It's not the same as Labour in the UK because Blair's Labour was in actual fact left wing, albeit centre left for us. So the quibbling within Labour is less pronounced. The democrats are politically right wing by our standards but a lot of young Americans are left wing by our standards too. I can completely see why they would look at Trump and Biden and conclude that while Biden might be a little bit better, kicking the democratic party in the nuts, again, is worth having Donald Trump in power again. And you can consider them stupid all you want, but if they support people like Clinton and Biden they'll never get what they want. If they dig their heels in, someone might have to actually work for their votes. One positive lesson they can take from the Corbyn experience over here is that Labour actually has to listen to the proper left in the party now. Starmer went out of his way to hold up their principles and policies, he had to acknowledge them. So far the Democrats have failed to do this on their side, and maybe they simply never will. Sadly, I think that probably means neither they or the left are going to win. Or more likely, there's going to be a grassroots takeover of the party in a few years same as with Labour. The signs are all there already. Maybe Biden/Covid/Economic calamity will come together in a perfect storm of urgency to rally the young left wing voters and save the day, but I'm not sure I can see it.

It's on reddit but here's Biden being just fucking weird.

My view on Labour has been consistent since Brexit, it's 10-15 years of the Tories IMO. There is no way a centrist, pro Europe Labour politician could have won the last election, and that particular issue may be watered down in 5 years, but it won't be gone. I don't agree that Johnson has been exposed here, I'm seeing little genuine criticism from anyone other than the usual circles. I like Starmer because of his European views and he seems genuinely progressive, but I have no hope or optimism for the future. I'm a member of the party but might resign membership tbh, I just don't believe in it anymore. That's not a consequence of him, just the position I got to pre-Corbyn coming back once again. No vision, no direction. I'm pleased you feel able to support someone again, and I'll be right behind him when it comes to voting (I think), but in my view we're turbofucked no matter what happens now. Double that for the US.

Have you seen some of the videos of Biden putting his hands on younger women and girls who are actively leaning away from him? I mean i know he's probably just socially inept but fucking hell. I'd only seen images of it, the videos are painful. I'm pleased Starmer won too but can't see Labour winning anyway.

I'm starting to worry that even despite stuff like the above, Trump is going to look good next to Biden and all the videos of him being downright fucking weird with young girls. I don't understand at all how anyone thinks his candidacy was a good idea. Trump seems less creepy than Biden by a comfortable distance. Have also seen signs in some of the leftie talking spaces that they aren't going to vote for Biden. Doesn't mean anything potentially but I'm starting to feel like this is going to be another trainwreck for the democrats.

Yep, good news indeed. He can't do much but at least he's the most pro-Europe person in there.

IDK man, she's exactly how I picture you when you post on here, right down to the pose

I couldn't get my phone to save the screenshot in a small enough file but i got an 83% match with Daniel Jackson from Stargate. I don't know that show. I flicked the universe over to GOT and got 72% on Tyrion though, so I'm gonna bank that. Also Gandalf LOTR