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Amethyst
Mar 28, 2004

I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
plz notice me trunk-senpai
https://twitter.com/lukesesh/status/1176453113982533632

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hooman
Oct 11, 2007

This guy seems legit.
Fun Shoe

Jonah Galtberg posted:

you have the political instincts of a slime mold

Extremely unfair on the non-sapient slime mold IMO.

EDIT: Also I read the title of that article from Devine and though, oh wow, criticism of all the insane fuckheads abusing her, that's a refreshing change from her usual garbage.. and then I read more, and now I have brain-spiders. Thanks 'dav. Probate yrself before you h8 yrself.

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

Amethyst posted:

Boris is probably going to win but that isn't Corbyn's fault

I dont follow

Doctor Spaceman
Jul 6, 2010

"Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Amethyst posted:

Boris is probably going to win but that isn't Corbyn's fault

Corbyn's lovely half-arsed non-committal loving useless approach to Brexit is entirely why Boris is going to win.

hooman
Oct 11, 2007

This guy seems legit.
Fun Shoe

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Corbyn's lovely half-arsed non-committal loving useless approach to Brexit is entirely why Boris is going to win.

Thanks for your input Rupert Murdoch.

The Peccadillo
Mar 4, 2013

We Have Important Work To Do
This new angle on The Child Who Doesn't Like Apocalypse is pretty funny

The Peccadillo
Mar 4, 2013

We Have Important Work To Do
They can't quite find a take, it's genuinely just nonsensical furious static

Climate change is fake, so the kid who says it sucks on TV must be surrounded by some kind of strange societal evil BUT WHAT? Not enough spanking, derangement, brainwashing, too much spanking?

The devious mastermind/chollicy baby/innocent puppet telling me to gently caress off and go gently caress myself remains an ineffable force of danger

The Peccadillo fucked around with this message at 06:31 on Sep 25, 2019

cohsae
Jun 19, 2015

Child abuse: when priests were doing it, it was harmless. But know we must ask ourselves, has society gone too far?

Imagine being this much of a raging sack of poo poo.

ShoeFly
Dec 28, 2006

Waiter, there's a fly in my shoe!

I can't believe that no one here is talking about the big news of the day!

https://twitter.com/GuardianAus/status/1176680786692640768

The Peccadillo
Mar 4, 2013

We Have Important Work To Do

ShoeFly posted:

I can't believe that no one here is talking about the big news of the day!

https://twitter.com/GuardianAus/status/1176680786692640768

Man Canberra's not the coolest town but it gets all the coolest test cases

bowmore
Oct 6, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

ShoeFly posted:

I can't believe that no one here is talking about the big news of the day!

https://twitter.com/GuardianAus/status/1176680786692640768
nice

thatfatkid
Feb 20, 2011

by Azathoth

Amethyst posted:

The idea that political organization is too capitalist is the epitome of slacktivist holier than thou bullshit leftism. Tell me about how fake Rosa Parks was next

Sorry that pointing out the blatantly obvious is so upsetting for you.

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

hooman posted:

Thanks for your input Rupert Murdoch.

Its not a right wing point - Corbyn has for decades been for living the EU on docialist grounds and he ran dead on brexit because he agreed.

The Before Times
Mar 8, 2014

Once upon a time, I would have thrown you halfway to the moon for a crack like that.
it'd be cool if you could actually explain how greta thunberg's activism fits into the meaning of neoliberalism

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN
Jun 26, 2009



thatfatkid posted:

Sorry that pointing out the blatantly obvious is so upsetting for you.

Could you actually explain what that piece you linked is saying please

bell jar
Feb 25, 2009

je ne re-greta rien

bell jar
Feb 25, 2009

you can't trust that neoliberal child, she's in the pocket of Big Boat. of course she doesn't want water levels to rise, that will lower the value of nautical real estate

bell jar
Feb 25, 2009

victory Greta lining her pockets with the cool billion euros brought by huang xiangmo in a biodegradable shopping bag on behalf of the upper class renewables industry fatcats

Jezza of OZPOS
Mar 21, 2018


GET LOSE❌🗺️, YOUS CAN'T COMPARE😤 WITH ME 💪POWERS🇦🇺

The Before Times posted:

it'd be cool if you could actually explain how greta thunberg's activism fits into the meaning of neoliberalism

We live in a society

GoldStandardConure
Jun 11, 2010

I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow

Pillbug

bell jar posted:

je ne re-greta rien

The Before Times
Mar 8, 2014

Once upon a time, I would have thrown you halfway to the moon for a crack like that.

Malcolm Turnbeug posted:

We live in a society

you claim to care about the environment but you're typing on a COMPUTER which you BOUGHT and which uses ELECTRICITY, checkmate green capitalists!

hooman
Oct 11, 2007

This guy seems legit.
Fun Shoe

Lid posted:

Its not a right wing point - Corbyn has for decades been for living the EU on docialist grounds and he ran dead on brexit because he agreed.

Corbyn being personally neutral on Brexit is kind of moot. He campaigned hard against it prior to the referendum (even according to his own party at the time, because Tory Brexit is a very different beast than a left wing approach to Brexit i.e. escaping austerity as the solution to all problems and the economic control and advantages that central Europe holds). His most recent stance of, renegotiate, then offer a second referendum on Labor Brexit or Remain, I think is probably the best way out of a political situation that is at best a trash fire. Given how over-promised and polarised the discussion has become. Any of the previous are not right wing talking points.

This however:

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Corbyn's lovely half-arsed non-committal loving useless approach to Brexit is entirely why Boris is going to win.
is.

EDIT: 'WHY WON'T YOU FIX BREXIT JEREMY? WHY AREN'T YOU FIXING BREXIT??'

hooman fucked around with this message at 07:07 on Sep 25, 2019

LIVE AMMO COSPLAY
Feb 3, 2006

Nah there's probably just enough idiots who buy into his awful persona and love it to swing an election.

Solemn Sloth
Jul 11, 2015

Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

The Before Times posted:

it'd be cool if you could actually explain how greta thunberg's activism fits into the meaning of neoliberalism

Um it’s perfectly clear in my screed which reads like it was typed by someone on a bender after getting rejected by true crime weekly, green left weekly, and catallaxy in the same day

GoldStandardConure
Jun 11, 2010

I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow

Pillbug

LIVE AMMO COSPLAY
Feb 3, 2006

The biggest joke in political cartoons is that they sign their names on that poo poo.

Amethyst
Mar 28, 2004

I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
plz notice me trunk-senpai

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Corbyn's lovely half-arsed non-committal loving useless approach to Brexit is entirely why Boris is going to win.

This doesn't make sense at all, though. Remainers won't vote conservative

Amethyst
Mar 28, 2004

I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
plz notice me trunk-senpai

thatfatkid posted:

Sorry that pointing out the blatantly obvious is so upsetting for you.

The PR guys working with thunberg just mobilized a massive youth movement. Millions of people marching in the streets. If you're going to choose to be cynical about that because modern political organization involves media strategy and stuff that isn't just sitting around in community centers comparing brain surgery haircuts you are beyond hope.

Whitlam
Aug 2, 2014

Some goons overreact. Go figure.

Amethyst posted:

This doesn't make sense at all, though. Remainers won't vote conservative

I'm at work so no source (the UKMT could probably fling some your way if you're actually interested) but iirc it's not as simple as left = stay and right = leave. There are lexiters and Tories who want to remain. Remain is the official position of the Lib Dems these days.

TheMostFrench
Jul 12, 2009

Stop for me, it's the claw!



BrigadierSensible posted:

Can I say I really don't like this new tactic of the climate change denier.

The "Hey, all this talk of environmental doom, whilst true, is exaggerated, and is making the widdle kiddies sad and anxious. So lets not talk about it ever again, or do anything to stop it. Won't somebody think of the children, and their mental safety?"

gently caress off! They can't deny the science anymore, so they moved on to attacking the messenger, (that Swedish girl is autistic! You are just a greenie tree hugger! etc.), and now it's on to "Hey, calm down, stop being hysterical. I am calm, and therefore the better more smarterer and righter person."

edit: With an extra helping of "Hey, they over there, (China), are doing it, so we will only stop when they do." whataboutism.

Pretty accurate, I've encountered all three of these today, sometimes in that specific order. The China stuff has been especially stupid with 'Anything China and India do will offset our CO2 reductions, so trying to do anything is futile.'

Doctor Spaceman
Jul 6, 2010

"Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Amethyst posted:

This doesn't make sense at all, though. Remainers won't vote conservative

They are going to the Lib Dems, who have gained about 10% in the polls in the past 6 months (about the same as Labor's decline) and who got more votes and more seats than Labor in the European Parliament elections earlier in the year.

Amethyst
Mar 28, 2004

I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
plz notice me trunk-senpai

Doctor Spaceman posted:

They are going to the Lib Dems, who have gained about 10% in the polls in the past 6 months (about the same as Labor's decline) and who got more votes and more seats than Labor in the European Parliament elections earlier in the year.

They will obviously form a coalition with labor if necessary

hooman
Oct 11, 2007

This guy seems legit.
Fun Shoe

Doctor Spaceman posted:

They are going to the Lib Dems, who have gained about 10% in the polls in the past 6 months (about the same as Labor's decline) and who got more votes and more seats than Labor in the European Parliament elections earlier in the year.

Lib Dem increases are actually them returning toward their historic norms after the disaster of 2015.



Please stop uncritically repeating right wing british media talking points in this thread.

Amethyst
Mar 28, 2004

I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
plz notice me trunk-senpai
What corbyn seems to understand better than most internet people is that there are lot of voters who strongly dislike the idea of completely ignoring the referendum result. Corbyn has been strongly anti-no-deal, which is the really important thing, and has consistently backed a sensible exit or second referendum.

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN
Jun 26, 2009



TheMostFrench posted:

Pretty accurate, I've encountered all three of these today, sometimes in that specific order. The China stuff has been especially stupid with 'Anything China and India do will offset our CO2 reductions, so trying to do anything is futile.'

Geez I remember Abbott using that line when he was pm

thatfatkid
Feb 20, 2011

by Azathoth

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN posted:

Could you actually explain what that piece you linked is saying please

quote:

We must never lose sight that the terrifying news regarding our rapidly deteriorating natural world is real, but the reason for the media saturation (spectacle) has nothing to do with protecting the natural world nor the climate – and everything to do with rebooting global economic growth and saving the capitalist system itself. Consider the Global Optimist meme shared by We Mean Business: “People are desperate for something to happen.” The message is this: No one can save you but us. Accept our solutions, or die. Another world is possible, but only if that world is designed by the ruling classes that maintain and expand current power structure. One could call this psychological manipulation, or hegemonic coercion.

Tldr the woke angry about climate change 16yo is being used as a mascot for the capitalist class to profit off of the climate crisis.

thatfatkid
Feb 20, 2011

by Azathoth

Lol I've not said anything against greta, just been commenting on the transparent media narrative that's been crafted around her 🤦‍♀️

Whitlam
Aug 2, 2014

Some goons overreact. Go figure.

Amethyst posted:

They will obviously form a coalition with labor if necessary

I'm guessing you're being sarcastic but for anyone who doesn't know, they formed a coalition with the Tories in 2010. You can argue they lost seats over it and therefore have learnt, but it's not like a Labour coalition is a given based on recent history.

JBP
Feb 16, 2017

You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

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Amethyst
Mar 28, 2004

I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
plz notice me trunk-senpai

Whitlam posted:

I'm guessing you're being sarcastic but for anyone who doesn't know, they formed a coalition with the Tories in 2010. You can argue they lost seats over it and therefore have learnt, but it's not like a Labour coalition is a given based on recent history.

I don't think this holds in the election where the tories are the brexit party.

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