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Post by herbiedumplings on Aug 3, 2024 15:54:01 GMT
FWIW, a couple of paragraphs before that, it says: ‘Punks have blocked protesters chanting about Tommy Robinson and to “stop the boats” in Blackpool town centre.‘It's Rebellion weekend. Racists chose the wrong town there ... Probably so stupid they thought the punks would be on their side.
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Post by bigmartin on Aug 3, 2024 16:01:54 GMT
It's Rebellion weekend. Racists chose the wrong town there ... Probably so stupid they thought the punks would be on their side. Ha. Yes. Stupid b*stards. Not many musical sub-cultures more all-embracing than Punk. Something I loved about it (despite being a Prog Rocker at heart). I don't know if Dead Kennedys or Jello are playing there this weekend but if they do and don't play "Nazi Punks f*ck Off" then it's a miserable day in the history of punk rock.
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Post by Imposter on Aug 3, 2024 16:08:13 GMT
FWIW, a couple of paragraphs before that, it says: ‘Punks have blocked protesters chanting about Tommy Robinson and to “stop the boats” in Blackpool town centre.‘ Yeah really not a good weekend to have a far right protest in Blackpool!
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Post by canterbury on Aug 3, 2024 17:02:24 GMT
If it helps, the incident made me concerned and worried. Still very much am. In my humble, that was the moment that sealed it for him. I didn't outpour it on here, I was ironing, but I'll outpour it now. The world is shortly about to enter a very dark place. You mean if he loses? Or you think he's going to win? He will win, the assassination attempt cemented it. It feeds perfectly into that cult of personality thing of his, he's now a victim, a martyr, a survivor, they tried to jail him, they tried to shoot him, etc etc, the campaign strategy now writes itself centred around that perfect heroic fist pumping photo with the flag behind him.
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Post by scfc73 on Aug 3, 2024 17:10:18 GMT
You mean if he loses? Or you think he's going to win? He will win, the assassination attempt cemented it. It feeds perfectly into that cult of personality thing of his, he's now a victim, a martyr, a survivor, they tried to jail him, they tried to shoot him, etc etc, the campaign strategy now writes itself centred around that perfect heroic fist pumping photo with the flag behind him. That most definitely would've been the case if Biden had remained as a candidate. I'm not sure it's so clear cut now though.
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Post by Philcounty on Aug 3, 2024 17:23:07 GMT
It's be going on all day in Hanley too. A bit of counter-protest from the Muslim Defence League as well who appear to be the other side of the same coin. Reports of hammers, axes and swords with at least one person having been badly hurt. It's turning into a real mess and something needs to be done to quell it all quickly.
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Post by suedehead on Aug 3, 2024 17:29:00 GMT
Yep, totally. Everyone is held to the same standard. Good morning all. I'd firstly like to point out that just like many of you I voted against Rishi Sunak in the last General Election. Quite ironic really, as he is the only person in government who has given me anything during my working life and that was £2,500 a month for a few months during furlough. I do get the impression (rightly or wrongly) that this is a pro-Labour only board. This has also been mentioned to me by others by direct message. If that's what you want then maybe consider making it a closed group by invitation only? As stated previously, I have never posted any bad language, abused other posters, posted nothing racist or sexist, not posted any questionable pictures. I managed to keep out of the thread about shooting Donald Trump which was in very poor taste. So I wouldn't agree that "Everyone is held to the same standard". After the dreadful scenes at Southport earlier in the week, this past week for me has been a period of contemplation and reflection, particularly as I have six grandchildren aged between two and twelve. We were planning to go to Manchester this morning but have decided to give that a swerve just in case. Have a good day. You’ve posted a load of inflammatory and, in some cases, downright lies to try and point score against Labour. You said yourself you hadn’t checked it over but still made the conscious decision to copy it and post it on here. Shit like that is what fuels these dickhead parades we’ve seen over the past week. There’s a clear link between internet nonsense, like the kind you’ve posted, and people’s behaviour. Think about what it is you’re posting and the consequences it can have. But as has already been said, you know exactly what you’re doing. You’re not here trying to have sensible conversations, you’re here stirring the pot. It never has been ‘a pro-Labour only’ board. That’s the weak deflecting statement from those who get challenged on their posts. Heard it before. I’m sure most on here voted Labour, they’ve just won an election after all, and you’d have to be thick in the head to vote Tory after the past 14 years, but we have always said anyone is welcome as long as you’re respectful. You’re mistaking by a Reform voter, which you are and proudly displayed on Marion’s, with being someone who posts nonsense. You’re not challenged/jumped on because you’re Reform, you’re challenged/jumped on because you post brain dead nonsense a lot of the time. Dumb memes, proudly go on about snowflakes, the whole China thing, posting things which just aren’t true. If anyone posted the stuff you do they’d be challenged, regardless of their views. So either contribute with stuff you can back up and engage on or just back out of this thread. It’s telling that almost all your contribution on this board is on this thread. It does nothing to dispel the feeling you’re here on a wind up.
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Post by Philcounty on Aug 3, 2024 17:35:57 GMT
It's be going on all day in Hanley too. A bit of counter-protest from the Muslim Defence League as well who appear to be the other side of the same coin. Reports of hammers, axes and swords with at least one person having been badly hurt. It's turning into a real mess and something needs to be done to quell it all quickly. Will be interesting to find out if he was hit by one of his own side, as we know they have form. I heard about one of the far right thugs apparently running around Stoke in a Liverpool shirt with Salah on the back today.
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Post by ebbs on Aug 3, 2024 17:37:14 GMT
As has already been said, it's societal rather than political. Bored disaffected chavs taking to the streets and claiming its a protest without one political brain cell between them. I wonder how many of them actually voted. Then you get the dark nihilistic loons who go everywhere for the chance of a tear up with the police. Its happened before, several times in my lifetime, and will happen again, but it's so absolutely immoral, cowardly, sick and gut wrenchingly offensive to hide behind the death of 3 little girls and use it as an excuse.
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Post by bigmartin on Aug 3, 2024 17:48:20 GMT
You mean if he loses? Or you think he's going to win? He will win, the assassination attempt cemented it. It feeds perfectly into that cult of personality thing of his, he's now a victim, a martyr, a survivor, they tried to jail him, they tried to shoot him, etc etc, the campaign strategy now writes itself centred around that perfect heroic fist pumping photo with the flag behind him. I'm not saying you're wrong. But the polls didn't hardly budge and they've swung full circle against him. People may have cottoned on to him that he's full of shit. You may be 100% right of course. The direction of travel on the polling though suggests his popularity has deteriorated. And he's getting more and more desperate with his outbursts and his attacks which is telling. Harris is ahead in almost all polls now, with the exception of the very partisan right wing media polls.
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Post by canterbury on Aug 3, 2024 17:57:51 GMT
Yep, totally. Everyone is held to the same standard. I do get the impression (rightly or wrongly) that this is a pro-Labour only board. Eh? Surely lots of posters have been very critical of Labour? I have called them out plenty of times on here and don't feel any of the posts were unwelcome on the thread. Here are some posts from me that were not "pro-Labour only".
I think it's more your scatter-gun approach. Your starting point is you don't like them, and then you scrabble about desperately reaching for things you might be able to tar them with and stories you can hang that opinion on, some of which stretch credibility beyond its limit, and other times you're so intent on smearing them you contradict yourself (weren't you in favour of benefits being capped to two children when the Tories introduced it, if you are the master of bullock smithy from the other board?)
Do it the other way round, so that being either pro or anti Labour is the conclusion, not the starting point.
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Post by herbiedumplings on Aug 3, 2024 18:10:36 GMT
You mean if he loses? Or you think he's going to win? He will win, the assassination attempt cemented it. It feeds perfectly into that cult of personality thing of his, he's now a victim, a martyr, a survivor, they tried to jail him, they tried to shoot him, etc etc, the campaign strategy now writes itself centred around that perfect heroic fist pumping photo with the flag behind him. I also think he will win. This may be useful: www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Fallout-Shelter
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Aug 3, 2024 18:11:04 GMT
As has already been said, it's societal rather than political. Bored disaffected chavs taking to the streets and claiming its a protest without one political brain cell between them. I wonder how many of them actually voted. Then you get the dark nihilistic loons who go everywhere for the chance of a tear up with the police. Its happened before, several times in my lifetime, and will happen again, but it's so absolutely immoral, cowardly, sick and gut wrenchingly offensive to hide behind the death of 3 little girls and use it as an excuse. Similar happened in 2011 around this time of the year.. it started in London with the killing of Mark Duggan, and then it spread across the country with attacks against the police, lots of looting etc etc
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Post by voodooray on Aug 3, 2024 19:12:58 GMT
As has already been said, it's societal rather than political. Bored disaffected chavs taking to the streets and claiming its a protest without one political brain cell between them. I wonder how many of them actually voted. Then you get the dark nihilistic loons who go everywhere for the chance of a tear up with the police. Its happened before, several times in my lifetime, and will happen again, but it's so absolutely immoral, cowardly, sick and gut wrenchingly offensive to hide behind the death of 3 little girls and use it as an excuse. Similar happened in 2011 around this time of the year.. it started in London with the killing of Mark Duggan, and then it spread across the country with attacks against the police, lots of looting etc etc It's political. They are chanting racist and nationalist slogans. They wrap themselves in the flags of St George and the Union. Certainly there will be those among them simply looking for a tear-up. But this violence is political in character, a surge of right-wing extremism. And these thugs on our streets, and the leaders who fuel them, from Farage to Yaxley-Lennon, are the enemy within.
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Post by badgersc on Aug 3, 2024 22:25:24 GMT
James Anderson had some very unpleasant views as a Chief Constable back in the 80’s but he certainly knew had to put down a riot. AnderTon. And he did. And might have had a lot more success if he hadn't spent most of his time and budget in charge confiscating bongo mags and arresting gay people for hugging. Ah, some student memories. Was on the union steps when the TAG attacked in the “Battle of Brittan”. Also only a few yards from Heseltine when he was splattered with red paint.
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