mehall posted:

Surely you could guess from the obvious portmanteau.

quote:

Slacktivism (sometimes slactivism or slackervism) is a portmanteau of the words slacker and activism. The word is usually considered a pejorative term that describes "feel-good" measures, in support of an issue or social cause, that have little physical or practical effect, other than to make the person doing it feel satisfied that they have contributed.

Pissflaps posted:

I don't recognise myself in that definition because I seek nor feel any satisfaction from contributing: I'm just a voter with opinions, not an activist of any sort.

mehall posted:

You're telling me you don't feel better when you're posting your opinions on here and twitter and letting people know how you feel?

Pissflaps posted:

Though I do gain satisfaction from successfully arguing a point in good faith, with sources where necessary. Not the same thing though, imo.

Pissflaps posted:

arguing a point in good faith

Pissflaps posted:

good faith

Pissflaps posted:

I do gain satisfaction from successfully arguing a point in good faith

Pissflaps posted:

It seems the point is to gain satisfaction from feeling like you're part of a movement without actually doing much - Like shouting about making a small charitable donation.

Though I do gain satisfaction from successfully arguing a point in good faith, with sources where necessary. Not the same thing though, imo.

spectralent posted:

This is a pattern.

My nan lives in an all-white suburb in the midlands, and whenever she goes into town loudly goes "It's like you've gone to some other country!" when there's a street with like one muslim family visibly existing.

Conversely, gran goes to church with a load of arab christians and has started organising clothes drives for refugees and knits sweaters for refugee children.

WeAreTheRomans posted:

Jippa posted:

Who is this guy? He is the ugliest looking fucker I have ever seen but people always post gifs of his weird rubber face.

JFairfax posted:

donald trump is his barber

goddamnedtwisto posted:

"Is that Muslim supposed to be there?"

MikeCrotch posted:

Also how many of the thread actually live in London? Some of the staunchest Remainers here are from the north of England, not to mention scotland

HJB posted:

Was she expecting a couple of kids to knock on the door asking if they can have their Muslim back?

ThomasPaine posted:

Yes I'm not saying garbage pizzas are bad necessarily. Dominoes probably takes it as far as they go though. I used to like Papa Johns since his face is on everything and I now know he is the absolute worst bourgie poo poo I lost my taste for them.

e: by which I mean he is bad even by the standards of bourgie shits


I don't trust anyone who uses something other than a photo of themselves as a social media avatar. At least it's not just a flag so that's something.

LemonDrizzle posted:

the election expenses investigations are making things a little backstabby at conservative hq:

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/841712936062132224

LemonDrizzle posted:

https://twitter.com/MrHarryCole/status/841704762919780352

itshappening.gif ?

JFairfax posted:

donald trump is his barber

LD marketing message posted:

we are the only party united in fighting to keep Britain in both the UK and the EU.

EmptyVessel posted:

Just had an email from Tim Farron which included this:

I'd really like to know more about the possibility of Britain leaving the UK and when I can vote for it.

EmptyVessel posted:

I'd really like to know more about the possibility of Britain leaving the UK and when I can vote for it.

Guavanaut posted:

That's the one that Sinn Fein want a vote on.

Pochoclo posted:

It's part of the secret plan we London Elites(tm) have been machinating all along - the UK will be reduced to only London, and will remain in the EU, a veritable Fortress of Finance, while the rest just devolves into a wasteland of roving road gangs. I admit I'll be sad to see Cornish clotted cream go, but such are the sacrifices we have to make.

Lord of the Llamas posted:

Well, they want Britain to be the UK.

MikeCrotch posted:

Isn't saying you like Sabra the best like saying your favourite Italian food restaurant is Pizza Hut

TinTower posted:

Green Party Conference actually passed a pretty decent trans policy last year, which passed several hundred to eight.

So now those people (who include Bea Campbell) are now called the Hateful Eight.

HJB posted:

Was she expecting a couple of kids to knock on the door asking if they can have their Muslim back?

Daily Torygraph posted:

Online supermarket shoppers could soon be offered a "Buy British" button to filter out foreign produce as part of post-Brexit plans, MPs have said.

Under the scheme online grocery retailers would update their websites to let shoppers click to restrict the items they can see to UK-grown food only.

At present it can be difficult for online shoppers to find out where their food has been grown as they are relying on small on-screen images of items.

By contrast buying British food is far easier for in-store shoppers, who can look out for distinctive Union Jack logos on packs.

Yesterday in a Westminster debate the Environment Minister, George Eustice, revealed he has met with senior figures at the National Farmers' Union to discuss the possible labeling revolution.

The idea has been backed by MPs, who are now urging the Government to introduce a policy to encourage supermarkets to launch Buy British buttons, which they argue could provide a welcome boost for UK farmers once the UK leaves the EU.

Paxman posted:

A "Buy British" button could allow online shoppers to filter out filthy foreign groceries as we take back control from European cucumbers.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/14/buy-british-button-could-let-online-shoppers-filter-foreign

About time in my view

Torygraph posted:

Nicola Sturgeon is a liar and a traitor - off with her head!
ALLISON PEARSON

I used to have a lot of time for Nicola Sturgeon. You might disagree with her about the Union, but she was undeniably a brilliant politician. The love-child of a Bay City Roller and a Shetland Pony, what Sturgeon lacked in charm she made up for in cunning and strength. While Labour at Westminster made itself progressively more unelectable, Sturgeon’s victorious SNP rolled out Socialism in Scotland, and – how clever is this? - got evil Tory taxpayers down South to pay for it.

It takes some nerve to offer free university education to Scots and to young people from every single country in the EU, except England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Particularly when such largesse is only possible because Scots get £1600 more per head than the English. “I know, we’ll discriminate against you Sassenachs using your own money!”

As I say, it was hard not to have a sneaking admiration for the canny Sturgeon.

Well, not any more. At a critical moment in our history, one of the biggest, most anxious times many of us will live through, this self-serving little bism has handed EU negotiators a stick to beat us with. By calling for a second referendum on Scottish independence when she knows there is maximum mischief to be made, Nicola Sturgeon proves herself to be not just dishonest, but a traitor to boot.

“We’ve made very clear our belief that constitutional referenda are once-in-a-generation events,” said Nicola, and she meant it most sincerely, until she lost that first referendum. Now, after the vote for Brexit, the SNP leader’s “belief” has conveniently altered. And why not? I mean, total loss of personal integrity is a small price to pay for shafting the United Kingdom, isn’t it, hen?

Instead of putting her padded shoulder to the wheel to help Theresa May get the best possible deal, the self-styled queen of Scots goes behind the UK’s back and flirts with the Continent. In the forthcoming negotiations, imagine the way that EU leaders could parade Scotland’s First Minister at a press conference, like a prize Highland Moo, just to stick it to the Brits.

It’s shameful, it really is. But Nicola couldn’t give a tartan duck about betraying sixty million of her fellow citizens if it advances the dream of three million people who want an independent Scotland. I’m struggling to think of a more poisonous display of political opportunism.

This is how much Sturgeon hates us. The woman seemingly cares nothing for the United Kingdom of which Scotland is such a precious and integral part. She owes the UK no loyalty. In fact, it gives her sly pleasure to undermine it at every turn. Look at the way she stepped in front of the cameras at Holyrood on Monday and delivered her “I wish we weren’t in this position” lament. Pained regret? Give me a break. Nicola Sturgeon puts the truck into truculent. The woman has an ego the size of a HGV.

Sturgeon’s contempt for the English is a given. What is truly shocking is the way she is prepared to play fast and loose with the future of her beloved Scots. (The same Scots who, only two and a half years ago, voted to remain in the UK.) If Nicola thinks that Britain leaving the Single Market counts as “going off a cliff” just wait until she tries to get an independent Scotland into the EU.

As one economist said tersely on Twitter, “Scotland is skint.” With oil prices tanking and a budget deficit of £15billion per annum, the country doesn’t even meet the entry criteria for EU membership. And if Sturgeon thinks that Brussels will fill the gaping hole in Scottish finances once London stops sending the cheques can I suggest she spends a long weekend in Athens? Greece is a good example of what happens to a debt-ridden small country once it’s strapped into the Euro straitjacket.

Make no mistake. The rest of the UK, grown aweary of Sturgeon’s nationalist tantrums, is not going to let Scotland keep the pound. They will have to take their chances with the Currency of Doom.

If you have achieved your lifelong goal and made Scotland an independent sovereign nation, why would you instantly sign that sovereignty away to Brussels? Why would you insist on holding a referendum concurrently with Brexit negotiations, causing a huge and costly distraction, when you could bide your time, wait until after the 2020 general election and see how things pan out?

Because it’s all about her, that’s why. This is about Nicola’s survival, Nicola’s career, making Nicola feel important, Nicola strutting about like a puffed-up little pouter pigeon in her scarlet peplum cooing, Me, Me, Me!

Another chronic attention-seeker, who has used Brexit for her own ends, is Gina Miller. On Monday’s PM programme, Mrs Miller told an astonished Eddie Mair that MPs should have been allowed to “vote in secret” on the Brexit bill. The same Gina Miller who lectured us all on the need for “transparency” seriously believes our elected representatives should hide their decisions. Consistency is for the little people, darling.

What stories do you suppose the Sanctimony Sisters, Sturgeon and Miller, tell themselves about their motives?

I prefer Her Majesty the Queen who, yesterday morning, was believed to be giving Brexit the Royal Assent, without further ado, over toast and Buckingham Palace Seville Orange Marmalade. As the Queen is believed to have said at a luncheon: “I don’t see why we can’t just get out. What’s the problem?”

You tell ‘em, Ma’am!

I reckon it’s already clear that Nicola Sturgeon has made a historic miscalculation. A third of SNP voters supported Brexit and plenty more decent Scots will feel that now is not the time to toss a caber in the works. They will wish Theresa May well as she goes forth to do battle for Scotland and England and Wales and Northern Island, each and every special part of this island nation.

The Prime Minister, with our full permission, should tell Nicola Sturgeon exactly what she can do with her second referendum, until such time as we are in calmer waters.

Meanwhile, if Nicola wants to go behind the back of the UK and flirt with the Continent, then be our guest.

Maybe just bear in mind, hen, what happened the last time a queen of Scots did the dirty on us. She lost her head while England and Queen Elizabeth emerged triumphant.