Rayvin
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I agree with this. Part of the reason it's so difficult to come to a unified perspective on these matters is that there are so many forces with competing narratives at play. I actually don't really understand why the authoritarian left (I heard these people labelled as the Ctrl-Left as opposed to the Alt-Right which I think is fantastic and will now start using) is so wedded to Islam. It's a regressive, right wing ideology. It's a million miles away from their position on most other factors. I've no problem with giving Muslims or even extremists a fair hearing to understand their motivations, but the Ctrl-Left's dedication to the cause on that front is beyond concerning and at best just muddies the water.
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Ah yeah Maybe Trump is considering that he's unlikely to make the same mistake twice.
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The only remaining argument in favour of our species IMO is that we tend to do well under pressure. When the shit hits the fan, we'll respond effectively - we're just going to be oblivious until that point. And obviously, it's a high stakes game.
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What was he in for again? I remember him having affairs but not anything criminal.
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The loss of the great barrier reef should be something of intense sadness for most people but it'll just be shrugged off as everyone decides either that someone else will do something about it or that actually, they can tolerate looking the other way. We're too stupid and lazy as a species to handle this issue.
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Don't do it to yourself man..
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Why did you tell them you'd dropped it..?
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I love it when they talk apologetically to me Tbf, by current government censorship standards, I'm definitely a deviant. For normal people, probably not.
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Will be interesting to see what effect that has on May...
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:lol: Um, why?!
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Wait, so is it Katie Hopkins or someone else?
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Remarkable to see the gloves come off in the PC stakes at the moment mind you. I think I always had this impression that not saying things like that was legally enforced; very much does seem to be a social thing though. I can see why people think it's liberating to shake it off, but can also see why BAME people are concerned!
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Holy fucking wow. Edit - wait, is that a parody?
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Fucking hell Glad I missed the 80s...
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I wonder which way he voted in the referendum. I notice Abi Wilkinson getting a barb in there though. She penned an article in the Guardian about the suffering caused by the laughing emoji with tears that is used on Twitter. I mention that because it disqualifies her from having an opinion on anything else whatsoever.
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This guy sounds like a monumental fuckwit. So much so that I'm a bit surprised that this sort of thing hasn't happened to him previously.
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I'm shrugging off quite a lot of the whole Trump presidency given that I feel that this was an unavoidable end point, albeit an undesirable one. These things don't just happen and the established order set the scene for it. Like the effects of climate change, I'd say the whole thing was unavoidable with the mindset that has dominated Western thinking for the past few decades. However, I do think that it will shake more people into thinking that actually, we need better solutions. I think Trump might be the great evil that unites the lower and middle classes around a common cause again, if the left can get its game face on and drop the divisive rhetoric. EDIT - along with Brexit here, hopefully.
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I wouldn't worry too much on the climate denial front - we're going to start seeing some very clear indications of it in due course and they're probably unavoidable now anyway. Probably time we accepted our fate on that one.
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Yep, that'll be about the size of it. Although this is really just corporate lobbying taken to its natural conclusion I guess. Keeping it in the family.
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Quitting his business interests after all: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/30/donald-trump-leaving-business-interests Presumably handed over to family though.
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I was reluctant to start any because I'm not gifted at swearing but now that we're done with that, I'll try to be more proactive about it -
Yeah that's interesting, his reference to similar trends in the US. "Born to die for the state" sums it up.
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Now you're getting it.
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I've checked further and he does have a timestamp of an article with the same name pre-dating the published article as proof. Although those can be modified. I doubt we'll ever know for sure, but the article itself was bizarre in my view given that it asserts all of this 'brainwashing' took place and that the guy then just snaps out of it seemingly at will. Agree with you on the newspaper front. The MSM have a lot to answer for. Don't let Gloom catch you criticising them though