The Politics Thread

This guy is a natural orator.

Warning: do not play this in the presence of impressionable children or prissy maiden aunts.

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Canā€™t really argue with that.

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Dear Lord. There are some extraordinarily stupid people around, if they are not Russian shills.

Someone on a board local to here is asserting as fact that the current outbreak of riots was ā€œstirred up by HNHā€ ie by Hope Not Hate. What that organisation did was warn people on their website that there might be a bunch of thugs in the town centre yesterday, and that the shops and market might be closed so it would be a good idea to check with them before going to them. I am sure she believes what she is saying. Probably. She also claims to be able to quote the Koran because she is widely readā€¦

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While ā€œweā€ are rioting and the police are cheering ā€œusā€ on but spreading warnings about the ā€œviolent counterā€“protestorsā€, perhaps we should be demanding that Christians born in Wales shouldnā€™t be allowed to move to England?

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We donā€™t actually know he was a Christian. He was seventeen: he may have been at that phase of adolescence which denies religion fervently because it is something his parents espouse. (Coming from Rwanda even his parents may have been nominal Christians but not observant much once they didnā€™t have to be, too.)

I donā€™t think the police are cheering on people attacking them and injuring them, setting fire to cars and buildings, and looting; the police are rarely in favour of these things.

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Anyone brought up Muslim who does something bad is reported as a ā€œMuslim terroristā€. Fairā€™s fair.

I have reports from several places of police cheering on the National Front EDL marchers right up to the point the vandalism and violence start.

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I pity the poor PSNI

The crowds yelling the following at poor immigrants

Are you a protestant or a catholic Muslim?

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I have long held this view.
But then I once spent a wet Sunday afternoon in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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Itā€™s the bardic types I worry about. And the ones who come over the bridge to Bristol without passports and invade jazz pubs to sing songs about kitchen implements in a foreign language.

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ā€œNot while Iā€™m on duty, Madamā€
[koff koff]

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Been on duty at riots in the past

When itā€™s 500 to 10 one tends to find cover and stay there

Coffee jar bombs exploding beside you kinda spoil your dayā€¦

Nail bombs do the same thing!

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I hugely dislike all nazis. Go me, the bee.

Soo xx

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I have just been told (by the same loon) that antifa are fascists.

o o o o o o kay

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We must try to stay lucid and engaged, without becoming mad. This is a personal opinion/wish. Dearie me.

Soo xx

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ā€œIā€™ve heard that left-wing activists* are occupying my office** and the safety of my staff must be prioritised in this crisis***.ā€

*me
**next to my bedroom
***Iā€™m going back to bed

ā€” RolloTreadway: "@DJDarren@mendeddrum.org I've heard that left-winā€¦" - beige.party

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I can just weep in the corner

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Iā€™ll join you, Twellsy. No words.

Soo xx

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< helpful > I can suggest some if you would like

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Do please

So long as they are disparaging

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