Therein lies the problem - what is edgy? Is it fixed? Does it change, can something reasonable today be edgy tomorrow? Who decides what’s right? A few years ago anyone could say a man cant be a woman yet now it’s blasphemy of the highest order. You quickly stigmatize the opinions of large swathes o...

About the time of the Covid wars the US government interfered in the social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to actively police any narrative that went against government policy and mandates, and even today YouTube will put a warning against videos that do not follow the CDC party line... ...

1964white wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:17 pm Nice, similar to Robins Hood Bay & some of the Cornish villages we visit.

Yes, it's a quaint walled town with its little jitties and fine old buildings.

Lots of puffins on Lindisfarne, I would think? I've never seen puffins on Holy Island. It's a bit early yet anyway, it'll be a few weeks until they're on Inner Farne. The Brent geese are flocking there, the lapwings have started their mating dances, and the Cuddies are out in force. Went up to Nort...

This is a photo of one of the paintings in the pub, looking down West Street towards the Barrels.

Any photos from your holiday break last week, Sara? Nothing of much interest, I'm afraid... I tend not to take the phone out with me when we're walking for the day. I probably should have, because the light over on Lindisfarne was wonderful, but it's so difficult to capture. Here's one from inside ...

Lethian Dreams
Nicholas Jaar
Mary Lattimore
Jeff Parker
Neil Young

The jagged splintered wood was memorable for the comic visuals that it conjured up, and when uttered probably no thought was given to digital surveillance or thought police, they we're said in the heat of the moment with no thought of corporatism, climate change or any other thing that makes up the...

What if the police came after someone who suggested placing a splintered bit of wood inside another person's body cavity? Would they be so dismissive of culture wars if the laws impinged on their lives that they would suffer for expressing an opinion? I honestly think it's a deliberate distraction....

It's just divide and rule. Keep people arguing about this s**t instead of directing their attention to the actual structures of power. Sticking up for minorities doesn't mean nobody can say anything, but neither does it mean that bigoty types shouldn't expect to be called out for being a twat. It wo...

Oh good, more culture wars.

now I've got moaning f**king minnie having a go because I'm racist. Again, you're supposed to be a moderator, so insulting a forum member who's called you out for making prejudiced remarks is not a good look, is it. You're supposed to be impartial, not spouting your ignorant views and then attackin...

I can see your point but I’m simply remarking that as a statement it’s just wholly inaccurate as nobody knows who litters the most individually. I would just add we have a large Polish population in BSE and if I see one of them dropping litter I won’t automatically assume they all drop litter. Just...

Jaydog wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:11 pm I don’t find MCs comment particularly racist

Stereotyping a group of people, in this case immigrants, and attributing negative characteristics or behaviour to them en masse is pretty much the definition of discrimination... whether you agree with it or not.

Sorry MC, but that is out of order (whether you care or not) . Gross ethnical/ immigrant generalisations shouldn't be aired on an open forum, as they are offensive to some. There will be indigenous people (your own ?) standing next to you at ER who are fly-tipping down country lanes to save a few b...

mentalcase wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:19 pm It's only racist if you want it to be racist, if the truth hurts then thats for you to deal with, get over yourself, nobodys listening.

I'm not wasting my time arguing with you. You should know better. If you don't, you shouldn't be moderating this forum.

mentalcase wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:13 pm Nothing to do with racism, if the truth upsets you thats youre issue not mine.

You're wrong about that. Post reported anyway, hopefully admin will deal with it.

The two main points that have got me to my current standpoint on this, is the footage of chimpanzees going to war and that Native North American didn't conceive of the war party just when the Europeans arrived. Human beings are not chimpanzees. One of the main findings of the book is that humans ha...

Prisoner37 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:02 pm I will have a look Sara - thank you.

Have a read, it's pretty comprehensive and may change your view... it did mine. Rousseau and Hobbes are equally debunked.

mentalcase wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:15 am look at the immigrants that come here and treat it like the shithole theyve come from and expect us to clean up after them.

You're supposed to be a moderator. - try to set an example and keep the dribbling racism in check.