Heartofice Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 46 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: Not to restart the discussion from last time, puberty blockers paused in Scotland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68844119 Not going to restart it either, but it's good news. Scotland seemed to want to ignore Cass and say it didn't apply to them, but clearly it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) Reading up about Mark Menzies’ history of drunken and erratic behaviour, I wonder what the Conservatives were thinking, by keeping him as an MP. But then, that applies to so many of the MP’s. Edited April 18 by SeanF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 2 hours ago, SeanF said: Reading up about Mark Menzies’ history of drunken and erratic behaviour, I wonder what the Conservatives were thinking, by keeping him as an MP. I imagine he voted the way they told him to, without any fuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrim Fox Cauthon Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 31 minutes ago, A wilding said: I imagine he voted the way they told him to, without any fuss. He always voted for his party's call and he never thought of thinking for himself at all. So time to make him the ruler of the King's navy! A wilding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 17 minutes ago, Spockydog said: Industrial revo-whatnow? Nah, must be racism innit. SeanF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Heartofice said: Industrial revo-whatnow? Nah, must be racism innit. Where did the raw materials used in the factories come from, such as cotton? Also many of our universities were funded by legacies left by the rich who made money through colonialism and slavery. Glasgow has a lot of areas and streets named after such things and people Edited April 18 by Derfel Cadarn Crixus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 8 minutes ago, Heartofice said: Industrial revo-whatnow? Nah, must be racism innit. Dude, you are nothing if not predictable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 5 minutes ago, Derfel Cadarn said: Where did the raw materials used in the factories come from, such as cotton? Also many of our universities were funded by legacies left by the rich who made money through colonialism and slavery. Glasgow has a lot of areas and streets named after such things and people Did colonialism happen? Yup Were other countries resources exploited? Yup Was this a new phenomenon the British invented? Nope Can Britain's success by explained by 'colonialism' and 'racism'? Nope Did the Industrial Revolution as well as a number of key factors play into Britains success? Yep Has Kemi said anything wrong here? Nope Has it outraged a bunch of keyboard warriors because the answer is always 'colonialism'? Yep Is that a good thing? Definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 8 minutes ago, Spockydog said: Dude, you are nothing if not predictable. And always wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 36 minutes ago, Heartofice said: Did colonialism happen? Yup Were other countries resources exploited? Yup Was this a new phenomenon the British invented? Nope Can Britain's success by explained by 'colonialism' and 'racism'? Nope Did the Industrial Revolution as well as a number of key factors play into Britains success? Yep Has Kemi said anything wrong here? Nope Has it outraged a bunch of keyboard warriors because the answer is always 'colonialism'? Yep Is that a good thing? Definitely. Britain’s success is down to stealing other people’s lands and exploiting the shit out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 2 minutes ago, Derfel Cadarn said: Britain’s success is down to stealing other people’s lands and exploiting the shit out of them. Colonialism is the answer!! What was the question? Doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Just now, Heartofice said: Colonialism is the answer!! What was the question? Doesn't matter. The question was how did much of the world’s wealth wind up in Britain, paying for infrastructure that we still enjoy today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 6 minutes ago, Derfel Cadarn said: Britain’s success is down to stealing other people’s lands and exploiting the shit out of them. To be fair, its only 'a significant amount of' rather than 'absolutely all'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 7 minutes ago, Derfel Cadarn said: The question was how did much of the world’s wealth wind up in Britain, paying for infrastructure that we still enjoy today. Might explain why it's all crumbling around us then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Thieves keep thieving. First we as a whole plunder it from others. Then we plunder it from ourselves. That's how it works, amirite. Fragile Bird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Week Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 4/17/2024 at 7:38 AM, Matrim Fox Cauthon said: When a person claims that their primary concern about puberty blockers is the well-being of children, they kind of undermine their own argument there when they then proceed to defend parents physically assaulting their kids. The concern for the health and well-being of kids kind of goes out the window at that point. But defending the well-being of children is certainly more socially acceptable than being more out and openly a bigot against people with gender non-conforming identities. Gamergate ethics in journalism from the same ilk strikes again. Why rewrite the book when it's already been written? Gamergate, Qanon, Brexit -- all purportedly about an underlying social 'good' (ethics, child trafficking, freedum/autonomy/immigration) that were pushed by reactionary/rightwingers for their own pet projects (bigotry, misogyny, power) and actively contrary to their purported goal. Matrim Fox Cauthon, Prince of the North and Heartofice 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 2 hours ago, BigFatCoward said: To be fair, its only 'a significant amount of' rather than 'absolutely all'. This will be tough for HoI to parse since he thinks "Racism is part of the negative reaction to Meghan Markle" is equivalent to "Racism is the only reason for the negative reaction to Meghan Markle." Heartofice, Wall Flower, kissdbyfire and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 2 hours ago, Zorral said: Thieves keep thieving. First we as a whole plunder it from others. Then we plunder it from ourselves. That's how it works, amirite. I think this is an very accurate statement, though to clarify it for some you might have to explain that “plunder it from others” means people in other countries and “plunder it from ourselves” means people in our own countries. You may have been too nuanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 16 minutes ago, DanteGabriel said: This will be tough for HoI to parse since he thinks "Racism is part of the negative reaction to Meghan Markle" is equivalent to "Racism is the only reason for the negative reaction to Meghan Markle." You are confusing me with Meghan Markle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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