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Flipswitch posted:I think it was WhatEvil(?) who left for Canada, not CoolCab. Yeah it was me. forkboy84 posted:Seems funny this chatter coming from someone who hosed off to a country lead by a guy who did blackface repeatedly, how much of your leftism did you trade in there going by your own logic? I'll leave you to judge how much of my leftistm I've "traded in". How much leftism have you traded in by continuing to live in a country led by a guy who refuses to say whether he thinks black people are mentally inferior? In any case, my mental health is better now I'm not surrounded by miserable shitbrained overtly racist idiots on the daily. By and large that's what Brits are now (before they were just those things with a bit less of the "overtly racist"). People ITT mostly excepted. E: Whelp what a snipe. gently caress you I'm not sniping 88. No Pasaran.
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Skull Servant posted:I also think it's unfair to argue that someone is less leftist because the PM of the country they moved to did blackface. That is, unless, they specifically moved there because they were a huge fan of Trudeau's blackface, which would be a pretty odd reason to go anywhere. Yeah, happy to confirm, that's not why I moved here. I have moved to a country led by a oval office, but I've moved away from.... Anyway yeah, Milliband, that's kind of what I was saying, I like him more personally since his podcast stuff etc. but still don't think he is, was, or would be PM material in the eyes of the public.
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No. Also I love your av, VG.
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Oddly enough, a blairite authoritarian policy of simply banning the public would solve the issue there.
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Jedit posted:Hearing that the bookies have Starmer at 1/7 to be the next leader. Betfair have it 1/12 and Unibet 1/14. Gonzo McFee posted:Change UK did what it set out to do, syphon a bunch of votes from Labour that never came back and turn them into the anti Brexit party. Nobody told Chuka that was the plan then.
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forkboy84 posted:62.00% of Scotland voted Remain. A higher percentage than in any other region. London would like a word
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VideoGames posted:But the public can it be trusted. Well I'm the public and I can't be trusted so, no.
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Love how much the media is trying to focus this Caroline Flack stuff onto the unwashed masses on social media where the great crime of single, ordinary people being mean to a celebrity goes on every day, and not the actual media where the tiny crime of billionaire-owned newspapers read by a whole country relentlessly hound people the billionaire doesn’t like can be safely ignored.
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https://twitter.com/RLong_Bailey/status/1229809646304669697?s=20 RLB urging developers not to build on.... a golf course. gently caress sake.
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Isn’t the issue there that it’s cheaper to purchase the brown field sites to build on in the first place as opposed to things like a golf course which will be stupidly overinflated?
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Sanitary Naptime posted:Isn’t the issue there that it’s cheaper to purchase the brown field sites to build on in the first place as opposed to things like a golf course which will be stupidly overinflated? Eh. Depends on a lot of things whether it'll be overinflated or not. If it's in what is now a prime location for real estate, it won't attract higher golf membership prices because of that but it does make the land more valuable, for example. A developer has offered £30m and seems to think they can make money on that. Just saying, the land is currently classed as "for recreational use" but only about 5% of people play golf. It's not really fulfilling that designation like it would be if it were a park.
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Guavanaut posted:when u realize ur opera low key promotes miscegenation of germanics with celts Wow - is that a photo of Wagner or Cummings? In other news: Graham Durham (one of the NEC candidates) has been suspended from the Labour party (rumours have been going on for a few days as his name was off some lists but on others, but he had nothing from the party until today). Not sure of the official reason yet though as he is a supporter of human rights for Palestinians I can guess.
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The golf course idea is bad because it'll probably be anti-human poo poo like this: With one 'affordable' house which will be a one bedroom made from the sales office and go on the market for £250k Whereas at least the brownfield sites might be something interesting. Jaeluni Asjil posted:Wow - is that a photo of Wagner or Cummings?
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Julio Cruz posted:London would like a word Not according to Wikipedia. 59.93% Remain for Greater London. Obviously more in raw voters but I was careful to say percentage. WhatEvil posted:I'll leave you to judge how much of my leftistm I've "traded in". How much leftism have you traded in by continuing to live in a country led by a guy who refuses to say whether he thinks black people are mentally inferior? gently caress all. I cannot afford to up sticks to another part of the country, never mind a foreign land. Sadly loving off abroad is a bit of a luxury for most people so we're stuck in this dystopian shithole. Sure wish we did a better job of teaching foreign languages but that'd risk opening up some minds a tiny bit and that's not British.
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forkboy84 posted:Not according to Wikipedia. 59.93% Remain for Greater London. Obviously more in raw voters but I was careful to say percentage. Well yeah. I realise I am very lucky to have had the opportunity to get out. I just don't think it's fair to say that moving somewhere else means you've "traded in your leftism" because where *can* you live that isn't a right wing hellscape? Sure there are places where things are more leftist, but if you only speak English as you say (like me), well... And yeah like Skull Servant said, I didn't say "Hmm where shall I move? Well, that guy sure likes blackface, SOLD!". That stuff actually came out after I moved here. Still, I knew he was a liberal so it wasn't exactly a surprise.
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Sanitary Naptime posted:None of us are real. Nothing is real.   Sanitary Naptime posted:To be a true and proper Star Wars name it has to be incredibly out there, like Salacious Crumb, Elan Sleazebaggano, or Sheev.
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big scary monsters posted:There are plenty other difficulties with moving abroad, but I think people overestimate the language barrier. Basically any large city in Central or Northern Europe is going to be completely fine to live in speaking only English. Plenty of other places too tbh - to pick an example at random young Latvians likely speak better English than most French or Germans cos no other fucker speaks Latvian and you're probably going to want to move abroad for education or work at some point. Same for Czechs, Hungarians, Greeks, and a lot of the other less populous countries. Rural areas with older populations might have fewer English speakers, but that's not where the jobs are anyway. Those dreaded Eastern Europeans you've heard so much about going places and taking jobs manage just fine, a native English speaker if anything has it far easier. I get your point, from when I've been on holiday to Latvia, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Czechia... they have all spoken English and you could probably get by living there. That said, both my wife and I work in technical fields which have specific technical language which is always more of a problem when it comes to learning new languages and for natives (even those who are good English speakers) knowing the words in English. It's not like, an absolute solid barrier but it does make things a little more difficult.
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WhatEvil posted:That said, both my wife and I work in technical fields which have specific technical language which is always more of a problem when it comes to learning new languages and for natives (even those who are good English speakers) knowing the words in English. It's not like, an absolute solid barrier but it does make things a little more difficult. Just find out the words for "thingamabob" and "wotsit" and Bob is your non-binary family member 
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WhatEvil posted:Well yeah. I realise I am very lucky to have had the opportunity to get out. I just don't think it's fair to say that moving somewhere else means you've "traded in your leftism" because where *can* you live that isn't a right wing hellscape? Sure there are places where things are more leftist, but if you only speak English as you say (like me), well... Yeah, you just got caught in the crossfire of me trying to snipe at CoolCab. 'Twasn't really aimed at you, which I'm sure is great consolation as you lie bleeding on the floor.
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WhatEvil posted:https://twitter.com/RLong_Bailey/status/1229809646304669697?s=20 I mean it's one of the few big green spaces in the area so I think it's completely fair that she doesn't want it developed.
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forkboy84 posted:Yeah, you just got caught in the crossfire of me trying to snipe at CoolCab. 'Twasn't really aimed at you, which I'm sure is great consolation as you lie bleeding on the floor. I don't think there's a need to snipe at CoolCab. He implies that the LibDems are a SNP plot to blame Brexit on the English and then moves directly to doubling down on anti-Welsh racism. And I'm just going "am I witnessing that slide from leftism to blood-and-soil fascism by forum posts?". He implies that the Scottish tricked English people that would have otherwise voted for Labour into opposing their own good and that... I don't think sniping nor mocking are the right plan here.
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WhatEvil posted:That said, both my wife and I work in technical fields which have specific technical language which is always more of a problem when it comes to learning new languages and for natives (even those who are good English speakers) knowing the words in English. It's not like, an absolute solid barrier but it does make things a little more difficult.
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What happened to the Russia report and that police investigation into Johnson and his IT teacher? Are they still going to be released at some point or did that get cancelled when he won?
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Dabir posted:at least golf courses have grass on them And trees. Did a GIS, and that course looks like quite a nice piece of parkland from the air. 
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Sanitary Naptime posted:Strictly it wouldn’t have if Scotland hadn’t had a million people vote for it. Ash may be disagreeable but there's certainly good reasons to be that way in the current situation, and the logic is solid. I've seen very few arguments that independence would turn Scotland into a socialist wonderland. Scottish independence is, to a very large degree, about getting the hell away from English nationalism, especially now. The Tories will absolutely do everything in their power to erase devolved powers and try to make Scottish independence into an impossible idea. And where you can argue that Scottish independence isn't consistent with the overall goal of international socialism, none of you have put forward an argument that explains on how the Scots passing up their chance of independence helps anyone but the Tories in any way, shape or form. If they do it under a Labour government, then sure, that's less true, but I don't think they can afford to wait that long. Nobody can afford to wait for Labour to save the day.
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Guavanaut posted:Elon Musk's pederasty skyway Mods please I'm begging you
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Darth Walrus posted:And trees. Did a GIS, and that course looks like quite a nice piece of parkland from the air.
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endlessmonotony posted:I don't think there's a need to snipe at CoolCab. seriously i'm getting like two lines in and my eyes are glazing over, am i the only one who's noticing this?
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I don't take issue with green spaces etc. and I don't actually necessarily think that golf courses should be the first thing we build on, but they're green spaces which are only enjoyed by a privileged few, which is a bit poo poo. Anyway in other news: https://twitter.com/AhirShah/status/1229832568822009856?s=20 Lol.
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endlessmonotony posted:I don't think there's a need to snipe at CoolCab. ahhahahahaha i actually read it blood and soil fascism for thinking guto bebb is a star wars name
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I have seen this before and it feels like there is an obvious solution, which is loving make a path. Machetes exist. If it's tougher going, so do chainsaws, and places that rent out mini-diggers.
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You're right, that's how public right of way is established under Common Law. Enough people do that blatantly, repeatedly, and without being reported, you get yourself a footpath. People seem more reluctant to do that when there's a fence though. Maybe build a stile instead so it looks purposeful. CoolCab posted:blood and soil fascism 
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Guavanaut posted:
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loving gently caress me forever: Wages back above pre-economic crisis levels Just 13 loving years later. Lost decade, what's that? Oh but it's a cause for celebration. Sure. quote:Average weekly wages in the UK have reached their highest levels since before the financial crisis. At least the "expert" analyst points it out: quote:It's always good to have some cheerful news to report, such as the news that wages, after stripping out the effect of inflation, have finally squeaked above their level in March 2008. In other words, your wage can finally buy a little bit more than it could before the banking crisis. So let's celebrate. Hooray. But the BBC commenters are absolutely loving undeterred: quote:even good news is viewed negatively, quote:Every comment on this HYS complaining about the lack of regular wage increases over 10 years, totally ignores the accompanying low rates of inflation gently caress yeah how horrible to have 15% interest rates! quote:I retired from the C S in 2011 and at that time of you did not perform according t o your annual appraisal you didn't get an annual pay rise and you were barred from promotions.
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The greatest shame of the 20th century was not doing Operation Unthinkable, but the second greatest was not forming an Imperial Federation. Think about it. We could have oppressed the Irish Catholics, the Metis, Aboriginal Australians, the Maori, and both blicks AND the wrong kind of white seth efricans all at once!
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Guavanaut posted:You're right, that's how public right of way is established under Common Law. Enough people do that blatantly, repeatedly, and without being reported, you get yourself a footpath. You assume anyone would notice other than the people who want to actually use it.
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