briantrumpet
Squire
Yum. Can't wait.
Starmer's vision quest
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Pblakeney
Guru
Said it before. The supermarkets will only stock what their customers will buy. Ultimately it is up to the British people.
Put a big US flag on it alongside "CHLORINATED".
Psamathe
Guru
I'm a bit behind on my newsfeeds but from what I've seen the questionable posts would likely get the poster an arrest and a court hearing.
Also unsure about how the "old" is being portrayed as one report I saw said from 2010-12 which isn't that long ago. And reported on TV news this evening that they've only been deleted after the outcry started.
secretsqirrel
Well-Known Member
Did Mandleson need much vetting? Most of the stuff was out there already. 😆
I only ask as there is nobody claiming ‘the scoop’ ie the Telegraph usually does the scab picking for anything that will undermine the government, but the tweets have been reported as ‘resurfaced‘ or ‘uncovered’.
TailWindHome
Member
I'm happy to condemn both while pointing out the hypocrisy of those who don't; those who called for his release and now want him deported; those who condemn political foes who called for his release but not their political friends who did the same; those who are condemning the government for celebrating his release having sat in a government which demanded it; and those who advocate for free speech for themselves and their fellow travellers while demanding others are stripped of their citizenship
*edit- condemn too strong a word for thinking 'that's a bit grim' and moving on.
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briantrumpet
Squire
There is a long list of things that the public would buy but which are not allowed, for an almost endless list of sensible reasons.
Psamathe
Guru
Problem: For some price will be the crucial deciding factor. Similarly, when incorporated into microwave meals at best customer might get "Produce of several countries".
Dorset Boy
Active Member
As so often on here, the 'lefties' are so happy to be hypocrites on issues such as this when they conflict with similar situations involving populists. I don't recall (m)any posts condemning these tweets
Pblakeney
Guru
True. I am quite happy with the conclusion that a sizeable amount of the British population are stupid.
We "could" boycott anything we want though.
spen666
Über Member
Try turning that round and you can say the same re the left and the situation
Although of course Connolly could not be stripped of her citizenship
Rusty Nails
Country Member
If it's cheap enough and doesn't taste too yuk there will be people ready to buy it.
briantrumpet
Squire
I think you might also be overlooking the subterfuge that crappy food producers will employ to camouflage the cheap shít they'll put in their products to boost their profits.
It's nonsense to insist on high animal welfare for UK farming only to say it's fine to to ignore those standards on imported food.
Pblakeney
Guru
I'm simply suggesting an alternative strategy for when Starmer folds.
I can't help it if the population as a whole is gullible.
secretsqirrel
Well-Known Member
The tweets are truly disgusting, as was Farago’s behaviour in school. I can’t think of anybody who has condoned the tweets, I think they have been universally condemned.
Its the faux pearl clutching that is problem.
Rusty Nails
Country Member
I'm a "leftie" and I condemn these tweets, just as I condemn the racist remarks of young Farage.
They were both a long time ago and neither (especially if those views have genuinely changed) deserve action as drastic as taking away citizenship or deportation. Presumably such action is not even legally possible for Farage.
It is not news that politics and political discussion is rife with hypocrisy, nor that people see it most in the faction they dislike the most.
There is also hypocrisy in this case from right wing politicians in that the Tories, when in power, supported the freedom and return of Fattah but now are condemning Starmer for carrying on what they started.
