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  1. Rayvin
    I don't blame them for all the world's ills, I blame them for ignoring them. But yes, the press is not always a collective entity. On some issues it is though. Corbyn was one. Trump is another fwiw. Russia seems to be as well.
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    They're definitely to blame for the 'received wisdom' of his unelectability. In your world, are the press an entirely passive, non-partisan force or something?
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    Personally, I think this is because Trump is correct when he labels the media as the opposition party. He's not saying that just cos he wants it to be true, he saying it because it's exactly how they're acting. Because Trump's victory wasn't over the democrats, it was over the status quo. If the democrats choose the left wing change option, it'll be interesting to see what the media does. I suspect they'll throw their lot in behind it because they can't do anything else. I suspect they'd overwhelmingly prefer the centrist option though. EDIT - if they give the Corbyn treatment to a more left wing Democratic party, then we'll know which option they'd have preferred, I guess.
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    Missed this altogether but I think we can safely say that if they choose the former they will immediately become an unelectable laughing stock, a dismal opposition, and out of touch with everyone.
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    There are a number of people on the Brexit side who seem convinced that we have the upper hand in negotiations for some reason, and for the life of me I just can't see how. What frustrates me more than anything here though is that both the EU and the UK governments will present the outcome as 'a great deal' by couching it in utter gibberish so that we don't really know what it means. And then there'll be a public inquiry or review 10 years down the line when those involved have either left office or died (basically, have become unaccountable), which will reveal that actually, the deal was beyond shit.
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    The Israelis didn't do it. We did it. And generally when that sort of thing happens, the invading country doesn't displace the existing populace with it's own citizens. I can't imagine any other historical example of this being done having gone any better than what we're seeing now. Moreover, this happened at the birth of the 'civilised' age. We should know better than this.
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    Quite a few people on spurs boards now consider him to be the worst signing, pound for pound, that they've ever made.
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    So what? It changed hands in living memory and the expectation is that the displaced just get over it? It should have never happened. Of course, it did happen. But only the most rational of the displaced peoples will be ambivalent about that. We wouldn't meet that standard, dunno why we should expect it of them.
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    Yeah I can see that rationally but to be fair, this happened with no consideration for the Palestinian people and they will see this as an enforced occupation. If it had happened to us we'd probably not like it either. I daresay most of us would believe the state that was created in our country had no right to exist. This isn't really Israel's fault mind, but if Europe was going to give them anything, it should have given them part of Europe. Unbelievable arrogance for us to do what we did.
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    I meant more the creation of the state altogether. Can't comment on the apartheid bit, don't know enough of the particulars.
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    Yep, both good points. It does seem obvious that the Palestinian side can't be placated and that Israel responds accordingly. That said, I still understand why the Palestinians are pissed off. This whole shambles remains one of the stupidest acts of politics ever considered IMO.
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    Yep, good article. Ignores the atrocities committed but makes a good case for the basic position.
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    Didn't he mention using the national guard for that...? Not a good sign on the 'is this fascism' chart I have to say.
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    I wasn't trying to. Meenz strikes me as one of the most intelligent people on here actually. And far wiser than me I just meant that you can't leave the MSM unquestioned either, and that when people do question them, they find inaccuracies.
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    True, but that comment cuts both ways. That's actually the problem.
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    I would suggest what the media are doing with pewdiepie at the moment is a good example of how they lose people's trust. The guy has 53m subscribers, untold numbers of whom will now think the media lie about anything.
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    Just to complete the bingo, good post HF.
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    In other news, Kid Rock is considering running for Senate. By considering I mean that republicans are trying to persuade him to do so.
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    Amen to that last bit
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    I think there'll be widespread civil unrest if they oust him, all the more potent if they do so without a really good reason. He was elected as a protest against the established order, and it absolutely will look like the establishment trying to tear him down again. I wonder if Sanders could be persuaded to run again if they bin off the whole administration.
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    I know, I was loathe to even mention the word
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