Those crazy Yanks

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  1. Fon

    Fonzie Well-Known Member

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    Casual Tyke forgot to log out of his second account by the looks.
     
    Fonzie, Jul 1, 2024
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  2. Tyke The Tree-Frog

    Tyke The Tree-Frog Well-Known Member

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    I think that's mad to think, but I respect your opinion on it mate.
     
    Tyke The Tree-Frog, Jul 1, 2024
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    Same thing could happen here if Reform UK Ltd and Farridge take over what's left of the Tories and Labour don't reform our electoral system.

    Fascism only needs good people to do nothing...
     
    Brush, Jul 1, 2024
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  4. man

    mansfield_red Well-Known Member

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    How do you mean?
     
    mansfield_red, Jul 1, 2024
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  5. fit

    fitzytyke Well-Known Member

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    Thought I’d taken a wrong turn and landed on Truth Social then. ;)
     
    fitzytyke, Jul 1, 2024
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    Song from the 80's. Seems to fit. Cockburn is a Canadian btw.

     
    John Peachy, Jul 1, 2024
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  7. Mr BFC88

    Mr BFC88 Well-Known Member

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    I assume you mean me? Despite me categorically stating that I do not support Trump. What I do support is fairness on both sides.

    No honest, unbiased person can detest Trump for his wrong-doings but have nothing to say on the clear-as-day corruption from the other side.

    I've mentioned several things and I've yet to see anyone defend them, only ignore them and say something else about Trump.

    As it goes, I think this is the problem we're facing. The fact that we're arguing about who's worse is the issue, and large part of the reason why I don't engage with our current political process.

    It's designed to get us arguing over Punch and Judy (Biden or Trump, Sunak or Starmer (Farage too I suppose)). It keeps everything binary, tribalist and aggressive. And stops us from asking the actual pertinent questions beyond the binal.

    Come on, we're arguing about who is WORSE. There are no positives from either of them, US or UK. They're all mouthpieces for their respective backers....and those aren't you and I.
     
    Mr BFC88, Jul 1, 2024
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    Gegenpresser Well-Known Member

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    "way past a competent age" is somewhat vague and ageist.

    In principle there ought to be no reason why an 80+ year old should not be the head of a country. In fact Mick Jagger ought to be running ours. Or Sir David Attenborough.

    Biden has become twice a child though. Poor chap.
     
    Gegenpresser, Jul 1, 2024
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  9. man

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    Way past the age at which he was sufficiently competent to hold the post is what I was meaning.
     
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    That's simply ageist then. And wrong.

    Why should you not be able to have continuing faculties at 80+ which, with accumulated experience, make you perfectly competent to hold office?
     
    Gegenpresser, Jul 1, 2024
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  11. man

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    I'm not saying there's a set age where everyone is incompetent to hold the post, just that whenever that point was for him, it's gone.
     
    mansfield_red, Jul 1, 2024
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    Gegenpresser Well-Known Member

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    Me an' all.
     
    Gegenpresser, Jul 1, 2024
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    Trump should have been shot and his corpse stuffed in a gibbet next to the Whitehouse after his refusal to concede the election. He's a traitor who cost several people their lives when his mob stormed the Capitol of the USA.
     
    kestyke, Jul 1, 2024
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    fitzytyke, Jul 1, 2024
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    Yea,but Biden.
     
    winged avenger, Jul 1, 2024
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    thetykester Well-Known Member

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    TBF that reply is straight of the MAGA hand book deflect & blame someone else.
     
    thetykester, Jul 2, 2024
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    A bunch of American spys around the world died mysteriously shortly after Trump demanded the list of American spys around the world... did he kill them with his own hands? No. Were they killed because he is corrupt? Quite possibly.
     
    ScubaTyke, Jul 2, 2024
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    RedInBlackrod, Jul 2, 2024
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    mansfield_red, Jul 2, 2024
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    The final outcome is the same
     
    RedInBlackrod, Jul 2, 2024
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