Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (27 Viewers)

[Grendel]

The VE stuff is a modern phenomena isn't it? I don't think anybody who actually experienced the war would really partake in something as crass as this will end up.

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I think it’s been done before on landmark dates like the 50th - it’s always had far more acknowledgement than VJ Day and that seems strange I suppose as the war was still going on with many uk troops involved

 

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[shmmeee]

Oh dear, looks like the right wing fake news machine is running again:

 

[PVA]

Haven't posted in here for well over a week.

Does Grendel still think the Tories are doing a good job?

I presume his 'would you rather be in Italy?' line has been quoted over and over again.


Apologies if already posted, but if you read this and still think Boris lad is doing a good job then you are not right in the head

How Boris Johnson refused to fight the virus

 

[Tommo1993]

For the first time during this pandemic, the news has confused me. They’ve told us to celebrate VE day in a safe way. But I’m pretty sure Safeway closed down years ago

 

[shmmeee]

For the first time during this pandemic, the news has confused me. They’ve told us to celebrate VE day in a safe way. But I’m pretty sure Safeway closed down years ago

I assume a Morrison’s is OK.

 

[Nick]

My neighbour is into the Native American culture , he is part of the Lakota tribe in South Dakota he came out on our street in full Native American regalia and did a traditional dance to show support of the keyworkers , it was really good

Get a BB Gun and shoot at him, in support of the keyworkers (obviously).

It's all elevenerife type stuff.

 

[Tommo1993]

Get a BB Gun and shoot at him, in support of the keyworkers (obviously).

It's all elevenerife type stuff.

Haha. It’s all in good spirits!

 

[Ian1779]

Oh dear, looks like the right wing fake news machine is running again:

A complete non-story made into a load of nonsense. Standard Daily Mail fare...

 

[clint van damme]

Oh dear, looks like the right wing fake news machine is running again:

Not just the right in fairness.
Starmer changed Labour's stance on Kashmir in the last week, apparently to 'woo British Indians.'

Is that the route we want to go down as a party? How is it playing out in UK Indian communities? Let's have an adult discussion - nah, let's make up some bullshit about a short video clip.

The fucking world we live in.

 

[skybluetony176]

Haven't posted in here for well over a week.

Does Grendel still think the Tories are doing a good job?

I presume his 'would you rather be in Italy?' line has been quoted over and over again.


Apologies if already posted, but if you read this and still think Boris lad is doing a good job then you are not right in the head

How Boris Johnson refused to fight the virus

The timeline in that article is frightening. How anyone can think this government has done a good job is a complete abandonment of common sense. I’m not even talking about in hindsight. Just look at the timeline. While other governments were cancelling major gatherings and closing schools Boris took his pregnant girlfriend to twickenham to watch a Rugby match with 83,000 other people. Ireland cancelled st Patrick’s day, Boris allows Cheltenham to go ahead where an estimated 250,000 people attended.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

They've well and truly fucked this right up. Honesty and Integrity is a two way street. Where's the honesty and integrity from the Tories? PPE is still a joke, more people are dying here than anywhere else, yet the Tories will try and sugarcoat this shit. Fuck the Tories mate!

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Thing is although we're going to see a massive recession due to exceptional circumstances, when we go back to anything like normal we'll also see unprecedented growth. Bet they'll whack that into an future election guff about how well they rebounded the economy even if it's an overall contraction. Fact is even the Greens would lead us to unprecedented growth when things open back up.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I think it’s been done before on landmark dates like the 50th - it’s always had far more acknowledgement than VJ Day and that seems strange I suppose as the war was still going on with many uk troops involved

Yeah I remember it in 95 but before then?

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[Sbarcher]

I'm making early preparations for the 600th anniversary of the end of the 100 years war in 2053.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

I assume a Morrison’s is OK.

Are we going to celebrate D-Day by invading a Lidl?

 

[hill83]

They are just dropping bollock after bollock. Even this contact tracing app thing. After rejecting Apple and google they are now looking to use them as the NHS one would be illegal. Why wasn’t that worked out before pushing ahead and making a big song and dance about it? Are they genuinely thick or on a wind up.

 

[hill83]

I mean I can guess why they wanted to go with their own as all the data was centralised and would probably be sold on to the highest bidder but I’ll leave that until my next Tesco delivery comes in with some more tinfoil.

 

[hill83]

Also the VE Day stuff. I’ll admit this could be my own issue but I couldn’t even tell you the date and it’s never ever even crossed my mind before. Something to do these days though isn’t it.

 

[skybluetony176]

I'm making early preparations for the 600th anniversary of the end of the 100 years war in 2053.

I think the Tories counted the years. It’s a few short.

 

[Nick]

Also the VE Day stuff. I’ll admit this could be my own issue but I couldn’t even tell you the date and it’s never ever even crossed my mind before. Something to do these days though isn’t it.

I doubt 99% of the country could tell you if it wasn't on the news and there was no social media pressure to be mad for it.

 

[PVA]

The timeline in that article is frightening. How anyone can think this government has done a good job is a complete abandonment of common sense. I’m not even talking about in hindsight. Just look at the timeline. While other governments were cancelling major gatherings and closing schools Boris took his pregnant girlfriend to twickenham to watch a Rugby match with 83,000 other people. Ireland cancelled st Patrick’s day, Boris allows Cheltenham to go ahead where an estimated 250,000 people attended.

Yep.

Yet I posted this link on Facebook and two of the comments so far include 'if only these people with all this hindsight had spoken up at the start of the pandemic' and 'give it a rest'

The government can do no wrong in these peoples eyes. Even when it's laid out in front of them in black and white they ignore it or deflect. It's embarrassing.

 

[clint van damme]

Sky news reporting 332 new deaths but doesn't look like they're including care home deaths which they usually do

Any reason for that? Bank holiday maybe?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Sky news reporting 332 new deaths but doesn't look like they're including care home deaths which they usually do

Any reason for that? Bank holiday maybe?

Want to let us out without scrutiny?

 

[David O'Day]

Yeah the 332 is hospital deaths only

Regarding the VE day stuff, so many buffoons out there seem to think this was the end of the war.



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[clint van damme]

Want to let us out without scrutiny?

You're too cynical mate!

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Yeah the 332 is hospital deaths only

Regarding the VE day stuff, so many buffoons out there seem to think this was the end of the war.



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Why is it the norm now that unless you're going mad clapping, banging pans, putting bunting everywhere and generally making a big song and dance about things you're somehow not as good a person as the ones that do all that stuff?

 

[David O'Day]

Why is it the norm now that unless you're going mad clapping, banging pans, putting bunting everywhere and generally making a big song and dance about things you're somehow not as good a person as the ones that do all that stuff?

But the cunts don't even know it's August that will mark the 75th adversary of the end of ww2

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[xcraigx]

I think the Welsh announcement gives us a pretty good idea of what Boris will say tomorrow. Very little change and another 3 weeks of it.

 

[David O'Day]

I think the Welsh announcement gives us a pretty good idea of what Boris will say tomorrow. Very little change and another 3 weeks of it.

Not sure we'll even see garden centres opening. We could see just extra exercise which is pointless as people leave the house multiple times

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[Grendel]

But the cunts don't even know it's August that will mark the 75th adversary of the end of ww2

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The official end of the war was the 2nd September David

 

[wingy]

The official end of the war was the 2nd September David

Shall I tell him ?:emoji_confused:

 

[chiefdave]

Yet I posted this link on Facebook and two of the comments so far include 'if only these people with all this hindsight had spoken up at the start of the pandemic' and 'give it a rest'

The government can do no wrong in these peoples eyes. Even when it's laid out in front of them in black and white they ignore it or deflect. It's embarrassing.

Ending up spending a while reading comments on a similar post last night. Person after person blindly defending the indefensible. In his last election campaign Trump said he could stand in Times Square and shoot someone and still get elected, that really seems like the level we're at over here now.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

I think the Welsh announcement gives us a pretty good idea of what Boris will say tomorrow. Very little change and another 3 weeks of it.

I hope so, but it begs the question what the past week of hinting has been all about.

 

[djr8369]

Dr Jenny Harries has let herself down.

Blaming the 5th day in a row of sub 100k testing on a technical issue over the weekend in a lab?

Yes a technical issue in 1 lab out of the many used for 2 days will always resulted in almost a week of missed targets

Also the new cases amount is scandalous and the death numbers are not dropping at the rate they should

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She has come across as arrogant and sneering the whole time so I had my suspicions from the start. She then came across very badly in front of the select committee.


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[Ian1779]

I hope so, but it begs the question what the past week of hinting has been all about.

Maybe the press declared what ‘they’ wanted and Boris changed his mind?

 

[Grendel]

Maybe the press declared what ‘they’ wanted and Boris changed his mind?

Yawn