rob9872
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Not at all mate, just on the wind up as usual. Now the GE has been called I should probably retreat again and leave this conversation for the grown ups
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JAM See
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duffer
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Oh do give over with the "snowflake/wokerati" rubbish. If anything you're the one being overly precious here by endlessly banging on about it - and those phrases are really just meaningless gibberish intended to insult.
Anyway, people fought and died for our right to protest too. On that basis I demand that you go on a protest next weekend, otherwise you are disrespecting their memory. No?
It's such a poor argument, the "fought and died for" one.
Regardless, I can just as reasonably state that Peterloo etc. was a fight for the _right_ to vote, not the compulsion to do so. Or was that in the small print on the placards?
JAM See
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Ian1779
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Bloody hell you are patronising.
Philosoraptor
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Of course, the speech for whomever wins on July 4th will be going against the greatest political speech in history.
Skybluekyle
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Americans talking about the implication of the date chosen. If we consciously tried to ensure we did not conflict with a country celebrating independence from the UK, we'd have very few dates to choose from. Same as Coventry City, it's tough being fucking huge
duffer
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No invective mate, that's all from you with the usual meaningless 'snowflake' bullshit.
Clearly you've figured out this is an argument you can't win via rational debate so you're down to playground level now.
A bit poor, but if it shuts you up on it for a bit, that's got to be a win for me I guess.
Would you like a medal for second place, or would that be too 'woke' for you? x
Brighton Sky Blue
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Sunak must have thought he was being so clever by saying the election would be ‘in the second half of the year’ knowing it would be in July.
The last desperate throw of the dice from a doomed government
The last desperate throw of the dice from a doomed government
JAM See
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Typical Tory language.
It's not about winning and losing my dear.
It's about right and wrong.
Crack on with your 'medal' chat darling.
I'll concentrate on fighting the good fight.
Brighton Sky Blue
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How far would you go in enforcing this law out of interest? Fine? Prison?
JAM See
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Thirty quid fine.
No criminal record or anything, just make it a pain in the arse for people not to participate in the democratic process.
Like parking, but more important.
Skybluekyle
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Do we now call Rishi the wally without the brolly?
clint van damme
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You'd end up with the uk equivalent of the donkey vote.
Every constituency in the country would have a candidate called Aaron Aardvark on it!
shmmeee
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It’s the flag of the country he wants to lead. Literally every head of state and leader across the planet stands in front of their flag.
I really don’t get why we’re especially weird about it.
shmmeee
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Literally no one is saying that. Just that it means something to a lot of people that isn’t what overly online bigotry obsessed politics nerds think when they see it. Most people don’t think of Tommy Robinson or whatever, especially with the Union Flag, they think of Geri Haliwell and Austin Powers and GBBO.
JAM See
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Nice pithy comment, but complete bollocks.
Aaron Aardvark would lose their deposit.
I've said it before, I'll say it again.
Any c**t who doesn't vote is a c**t.
duffer
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So as previous, you've got no actual rational argument.
You're not fighting the good fight, you're walking away from it!
Make your case for compulsory voting if you've got one.
I've got no problem with having a reasonable discussion on it, but don't think a handful of cheap slurs and a circular insistence that you're right because you're right somehow proves your case.
JAM See
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I honestly don't think I'm patronising, but I WOULD have put a comma after "hell" my dear. X
JAM See
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Voting. Good. Paying tax. Good.
Not voting. Bad. Not paying tax. Bad.
Is that simple enough for you?
fernandopartridge
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If the vote was between two fascist parties would voting still be better than not?
JAM See
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Another non sequitur.
What's that question got to do with the thread?
Open a new one called "Thought experiments" or something.
Meanwhile, let the grown ups crack on with having a debate.
Skybluekyle
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Would it not be a comma after "hell"?
duffer
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Voting good. Compulsion to do so bad. Is that simple enough for you?
Face it mate, you've got an opinion you can't support except by mindless repetition and unnecessary unpleasantness. It's fucking boring.
Get someone coherent if you want to win your 'good fight', you're obviously not quite up to it.
Ian1779
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Given your advocacy for voting, and the importance of doing so - your condescending attitude will put far more people off than anything we say.
Liquid Gold
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Thank fuck the Tory years are finally at an end.
I have a feeling that the "wait until the manifesto" lot are going to soon be the "wait until they're in government lot" though.
I have a feeling that the "wait until the manifesto" lot are going to soon be the "wait until they're in government lot" though.
Liquid Gold
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Rumours that something big and bad is about to happen, I've heard a water company or big university going bust, and that is why he's gone now to try and pin it on Labour.
Liquid Gold
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Anyway, Greens for me. I think they can genuinely turn my seat and it's a Green/Lab marginal so I can do it with a clean conscience.
Ian1779
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My wife thinks there’s an asteroid, or another pandemic coming.
Was it Dowden that said stock up for a disaster yesterday?
duffer
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I think if there was a genuine natural disaster on the way, the Tories would be desperate to hang on for it - they've shown they're brilliant at making money for their mates, out of others' grief.
Nuskyblue
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It is, my missus works for the Civil Service, she said it will be announced soon.General Election imminent?
Please God, let it be true...
Rumours about general election feel different this time
Westminster is gripped by talk of a snap election - all eyes are now on Rishi Sunak to clear it up.www.bbc.co.uk
clint van damme
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Thanks for confirming mate.
Nuskyblue
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It would have had more clout if I'd actually hit send earlier
