Re the forum

[morqthana]

To dispose of one reason some people might have for not reading it, the article linked is only tangentially Brexit related.

But it says things relevant to the way this forum is - things we could all do with thinking about.

Nowadays, “opponents” are regarded as “enemies”.

I have seen this at first hand. On my way back from the Hay festival this month I was told by a local man that we were in a time of war. He was not talking about Ukraine or Iran. He was referring to Westminster as a battleground. “They are all enemies and this is a war,” he repeated, before calling anyone who voted Labour, Green or Conservative “traitors”.

When refugees are called invaders, when political opponents become enemies, when people who vote differently are accused of being traitors, it becomes easier to dehumanise the other.

Dualities in the shape of “leave versus remain”, “woke versus anti-woke”, “us versus them”, “natives versus immigrants” are being further amplified by social media platforms and tech empires that make enormous amounts of profit from climates of anxiety, anger and animosity.

Things become worse when political tribes turn into epistemological tribes and people start getting their information from “alternative” sources, abandoning the common ground of shared truth. When we cannot even agree on what the reality is, we have no reason to listen to each other.

e.g.

Get a grip, you leftie twit.

Far right types like you think everyone who's not a thick xenophobic turd is a lefty.

Says Tubbs who is trapped in her bubble of slogans and clichés along with all the other anti-British traitors on this forum.

 

[King Billy]

To dispose of one reason some people might have for not reading it, the article linked is only tangentially Brexit related.

But it says things relevant to the way this forum is - things we could all do with thinking about.



e.g.

I agree social media is very much to blame for the demonising of those that have different agendas to one's own, thereby magnifying the us versus them attitudes.
And trolls who adopt an opposite and extreme view just to troll are the worst of the worst.

 

[Mottie]

And trolls who adopt an opposite and extreme view just to troll are the worst of the worst.

 

[Dec27]

Yawn

 

[King Billy]

And you think I'm responsible for setting the culture here?
Please do take the time to answer my question in the other thread:

When was that?

 

[Dec27]

And you think I'm responsible for setting the culture here?
Please do take the time to answer my question in the other thread:

Yawn

 

[King Billy]

Yawn

Two posts, both with the same one word, and your brain has faded.

 

[Koolpc]

Two posts, both with the same one word, and your brain has faded.

Yours faded a very long time ago old chap...

 

[King Billy]

Yours faded a very long time ago old chap...

you regularly are frozen, incapable of a sensible response, so you resort to your usual purposeless response.
And you think I'm suffering from brain fade?

Of course!!!! Woof!

Woof, woof woof, woof!!

Woof!

Woof!

Woof!

etc, for ever and a day.

 

[Koolpc]

you regularly are frozen, incapable of a sensible response, so you resort to your usual purposeless response.
And you think I'm suffering from brain fade?





etc, for ever and a day.

Woof!

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

To dispose of one reason some people might have for not reading it, the article linked is only tangentially Brexit related.

But it says things relevant to the way this forum is - things we could all do with thinking about.



e.g.

You sound like Starmer telling the opposition not to talk about Henry Novak's murder as it would upset his dad. Just manipulative silencing of debate.

The socialist crackpots that are currently in charge are destroying the country, and some of that damage will be irreversible. People are absolutely right to be angry.

The most shouty, violent and abusive people at any protest are usually the government-sponsored lefties with their factory made placards.

Lefties will be protesting against the next right-wing government. But I'm sure they'll be tolerated and listened to, not shut down, insulted, beaten up and locked up as current anti-government protestors so often are.

 

[aveatry]

The most shouty, violent and abusive people at any protest are usually the government-sponsored lefties with their factory made placards.

Have you noticed that all carry the exact same placards at every demo or counter demo they attend, not home made like they felt the need to say something and write it on a bit of card with a Sharpie, but they are professionally produced. Who is behind it who is paying for it who is paying for the mini busses, placards saying "smash the right" --not very peaceful is it.. Always all white people, seems to me they are paid. The same ones are at Katie wots her name shows too.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

Have you noticed that all carry the exact same placards at every demo or counter demo they attend, not home made like they felt the need to say something and write it on a bit of card with a Sharpie, but they are professionally produced. Who is behind it who is paying for it who is paying for the mini busses. Always all white people, seems to me they are paid. The same ones are at Katie wots her name shows too.

They're usually organised and transported by various unions, which are effectively part of the Labour party so part of the government now.

There have been allegations that some have said that they're paid to attend. Probably dressed up as "expenses", but money is money.

There's lots of footage showing the van arriving with all the placards in, all ready on stakes, usually bagged up in lots of 10 or so. They get delivered directly to the protest site then handed out by the organisers.

It's all a stageshow. We're living in Russia.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

There are lots of companies that manufacture placards, here's one of many examples...

Placard Signs

Custom printed and lightweight, our placard signs—commonly known as protest signs or signs on sticks—are the perfect solution for making your message stand out at protests, strikes, rallies, marches, public awareness campaigns, directional signage, and promotional events. Crafted from durable...

www.universalbanners.co.uk

But genuine grass roots protestors don't usually use them, they're just not organised enough and nobody's going to pay for them.

 

[King Billy]

Woof!

So you had no intention or producing these 'facts' then?
Why am I not surprised.