General Chat

[whiteinfrance]

I can understand the frustration - its natural to feel that way. The guilty perpetrator should be tried and locked up for a good span of time. If not there legally, throw him out fast!

However, I believe we have to be very very careful of where we channel this frustration and anger. The far right is NOT the solution.
Trump and his MAGA cult preyed very successfully on these emotions. They fed the frustration with total nonsense like "replacement theory" and the like (remember "they're eating the dogs and eating the cats"??!!). The USA right now is on its way to being a failed state. Its is only its size that is being a barrier, and the fact that many decent Americans are fighting hard for their country to return to sanity.
MAGA are outright white supremacist idiots. They are delighted with their ICE thugs locking up - mostly legal - brown people without warrant. They break the law daily, yet claim its the illegals who are criminals. What you wont see on Fox News is the crisis now playing out in southern states like Texas in the construction and agriculture sectors, where they don't have labour for their businesses and bankruptcy is surging. Frankly most of them voted for Trump, so my heart pumps custard for them!!

The minute you brand those that don't look or sound like you as inferior, let them take over the media to only provide one message (yours), which is one of hate and fear, is the minute you have really lost your country.

The real problem in my opinion is that too many social and community services have not just been cut but ravaged over the last decades. America's problems with underfunding education and health started with Reagan. (nearly half of the populations of many Republican, southern states cannot read up to grade 12 level). The UK's started with Thatcher.
I know - call me a bleeding heart liberal, but its true. Look at what has been done with the NHS since then - by governments of all stripes.

All industrialized countries need immigration. But you cant just bring people in from foreign cultures and dump them in inner cities. I'm an immigrant who is white and speak English and it was hard enough for me!
Huge levels of support over time are required. UK ambulance services now estimate that almost half of the cases they are called to involve severe mental health problems. That is a social problem - not an immigrant problem.

I watch a great UK program showing unique surgeries - mainly at Addenbrooke and Southampton university hospitals. What wonderful places and people. I will say that probably 60% of the surgeons doing these complex, state of the art surgeries are Asian immigrants.

It would seem the UK is moving towards a Reform government. Heaven knows the current Labour government is downright clueless, but I really fear for the UK under reform. I'm sure its a case of 'give them a chance - the others are useless'. I can only hope the parliamentary system with its checks and balances can keep things from going the way the US has.

[whiteinfrance]

Great post and spot on

[The Subhuman]

I've almost ended up in ditches and bushes and hedges and trees avoiding animals.

Certainly make more effort than he did

Signs up on that road apparently warning you.

Hope he's prosecuted, or shot, whichever will do.

What was it ?

[whiteinfrance]

You love your MAGA 'Journalists' don't you.
Seems like you'd be right at home in Trump's america?

[whiteinfrance]

FACT CHECK on UK immigration - contradicts the s**t you get on social media:

https://factcheckni.org/articles/explai ... titled-to/

[Cjay]

What was it ?

A Royal Mail van running over some easy to see ducks.

[The Subhuman]

A Royal Mail van running over some easy to see ducks.

Ahh, yeah, shithead...

[Cjay]

Ahh, yeah, shithead...

I prefer to be addressed as Cjay tbh

[Muppet the Cat]

64, knowing you go there every year on holiday are you watching the programme currently on BBC 2 ‘Villages By The Sea’ 2/6 Seahouses
(Probably on the iPlayer, if you missed and wanted to watch)

[Sean_Nile]

You love your MAGA 'Journalists' don't you.
Seems like you'd be right at home in Trump's america?

Seems that if you don't like the news, then you shoot the messenger.

Regardless of who brought the news, the opinions expressed were of the local Irish people, some positive, some negative, and some indifferent.

[Sean_Nile]

Another far right Trump bigot from America sticking her oar in where it is not wanted. And the folks in the comment are stating the victim who lost an eye was deaf... I suppose he was using sign language to insult his attacker.

[1964white]

Another far right Trump bigot from America sticking her oar in where it is not wanted. And the folks in the comment are stating the victim who lost an eye was deaf... I suppose he was using sign language to insult his attacker.

That clip where the attacker seems to be attempting to gouged the victims eyes out & possibly intent on beheading the poor man is horrific.

This wasn't an isolated incident?

How can anyone with decent morals defend these people?

It does seem if you discuss or put your hand up against these type of incidents, we are accused of being bigoted & a racist.

There are immoral reasons why these type of criminals/nutters wish to reside in the UK, and unless we take stock & put a stop to them invading our country, the situation is going to become worse.

The sad reality is these people wallow in violence & criminal activity, they actually hate the Brits.

[Sean_Nile]

That clip where the attacker seems to be attempting to gouged the victims eyes out & possibly intent on beheading the poor man is horrific.

This wasn't an isolated incident?

How can anyone with decent morals defend these people?

It does seem if you discuss or put your hand up against these type of incidents, we are accused of being bigoted & a racist.

There are immoral reasons why these type of criminals/nutters wish to reside in the UK, and unless we take stock & put a stop to them invading our country, the situation is going to become worse.

The sad reality is these people wallow in violence & criminal activity, they actually hate the Brits.

Russia has been engaging in hybrid warfare by sending foreign nationals to the Finnish border on bikes, children's bikes sometimes, in an attempt to burden the social services and create upheaval and unrest. We do not know what other plots are being hatched by other governments to ferment confusion and unrest.
Is it not strange that all the people coming into the UK are all fighting age young men... Nothing to see here, the Government has the situation under control.

[Sean_Nile]

A word from the prime minister.

[1964white]

64, knowing you go there every year on holiday are you watching the programme currently on BBC 2 ‘Villages By The Sea’ 2/6 Seahouses
(Probably on the iPlayer, if you missed and wanted to watch)

Yes, we seen it previously, thanks, Cat.

[Sean_Nile]

Two tier Kier.

[Cjay]

Some absolute lunatics walk around amongst us

[Sean_Nile]

[Sean_Nile]

[CUSSIE01]

Where did the Irishman talking about the Scots drinking all the beer go or was I dreaming ?