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warey4life · 2026-01-23T22:07:06+0000

pete01 said:
Wonder if Trump will ban Prince Harry from returning to America? I hope not

Why don't you like Harry?

pete01 · 2026-01-23T22:08:37+0000

warey4life said:
Why don't you like Harry?

I do actually, but I dont like how hes treated the royal family....I know I know two sides....

fillyboy · 2026-01-23T22:09:41+0000

warey4life said:
Why ask for a link then?

**** me, because before post 461, I didn't know. I knew he's approved of it, but not in as strong terms.

SPLINE · 2026-01-23T22:25:45+0000

warey4life said:
Why ask for a link then?

Keep this going for another 10 pages, it's really interesting.

warey4life said:
Why don't you like Harry?

Boring items guaranteed to send me to sleep are the saga of Harry and Megan, the saga of David Beckham's family, and MNW67's AI copy-and-pastes.

Highway Man · 2026-01-23T22:34:52+0000

SPLINE said:
Keep this going for another 10 pages, it's really interesting.

Boring items guaranteed to send me to sleep are the saga of Harry and Megan, the saga of David Beckham's family, and MNW67's AI copy-and-pastes.

Highway Man · 2026-01-23T22:35:23+0000

pete01 said:
I do actually, but I dont like how hes treated the royal family....I know I know two sides....

Can't stand him myself.

pete01 · 2026-01-23T22:36:38+0000

SPLINE said:
Keep this going for another 10 pages, it's really interesting.

Boring items guaranteed to send me to sleep are the saga of Harry and Megan, the saga of David Beckham's family, and MNW67's AI copy-and-pastes.

Spoiled brat that Brooklyn Beckham

pete01 · 2026-01-23T22:37:30+0000

Highway Man said:
Can't stand him myself.

He always seemed a good laugh, bit of a div now

Highway Man · 2026-01-23T22:41:27+0000

pete01 said:
Spoiled brat that Brooklyn Beckham

Surprising that isn't it.

Highway Man · 2026-01-23T22:43:18+0000

pete01 said:
He always seemed a good laugh, bit of a div now

I think he ought to go back there as all he does is come over here to cause agro with his family and sue our papers to fund his lavish lifestyle. I have the same lifestyle as he has but I work to fund mine.

Highway Man · 2026-01-23T22:47:46+0000

Highway Man said:
Surprising that isn't it.

I find it all pathetic these who live privaleged lives all acting like children. as though any of us actually care. I didn't even know he was married.

Munroast · 2026-01-23T22:54:03+0000

warey4life said:
Why don't you like Harry?

he is a complete and total plonker, an embarrassment to the UK. i hope he and his vile wife never return to the UK

Highway Man · 2026-01-23T22:58:39+0000

Munroast said:
he is a complete and total plonker, an embarrassment to the UK. i hope he and his vile wife never return to the UK

He is that mate. I have blocked him and his wife on X.

Justin Passing · 2026-01-23T23:06:23+0000

I bet Vicky B insists on being called "Lady".

I remember someone telling me that Lady (Bradley) Wiggins parked in a Dr's slot at her local GP.
She loudly declared who she was, when challenged, but still had to move her 4x4.

fillyboy · 2026-01-23T23:28:43+0000

MNW67 said:
I asked another quite complex question:

'is the us sliding into autocracy faster than russia, hungary or turkey'

AI Overview

Based on analyses in 2025, some researchers and experts have warned that the United States is undergoing a rapid, and in some ways faster, "autocratization" process compared to the early stages of democratic backsliding in Russia, Turkey, and Hungary. While Russia, Turkey, and Hungary are already considered firmly established hybrid or autocratic regimes, observers note that the US has seen a faster, more intense, and wider-ranging authoritarian turn in a shorter period (often cited under the second Trump administration) than those countries experienced in their initial phases.

Key Findings on the Speed of Backsliding:

Faster Than Precedents: Researchers like Steven Levitsky have indicated that the U.S. democratic decline under Donald Trump has been faster than the authoritarian turns in Hungary (under Orbán) or Turkey (under Erdoğan).

Outpacing Putin's Russia: Some former U.S. diplomats have stated that the dismantling of democratic norms in the US has moved faster than Vladimir Putin's initial consolidation of power in Russia, which took years to achieve, whereas the US shifts were occurring within months.

"Fastest Evolving Episode": The V-Dem Institute’s 2025 Democracy Report identified the U.S. as undergoing the "fastest evolving episode of autocratization" in modern history, particularly regarding the intense testing of executive power limits.

Comparison to "Competitive Authoritarianism": Political scientists have argued that the U.S. has transitioned into a "competitive authoritarian" system—a state with democratic trappings but an uneven playing field—moving at an "alarming speed".

I found this interesting:

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