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[Mark J]

17 minutes ago, matelot said:

So Boris says something about dead bodies in Libya and he's getting labelled an arsehole? We've all said stuff that in the cold light of day is unfunny...

 

Maybe we should give the guy a break...

Ah, but when someone says things which are unfunny in the cold light of day, in the cold light of day, they've got problems.

[felixthelogchopper]

1 minute ago, Mark J said:

Ah, but when someone says things which are unfunny in the cold light of day, in the cold light of day, they've got problems.

Oh, come on. We've all said things that were highly tactless and thoroughly inappropriate when we were Foreign Secretary of Great Britain.

[Stubby]

4 minutes ago, felixthelogchopper said:

Oh, come on. We've all said things that were highly tactless and thoroughly inappropriate when we were Foreign Secretary of Great Britain.

Was I ? , F S of Great Britain ?  I might have been , cant really remember . I do however remember being a complete twat and saying somethings that make me cringe now . Pissed up and 18 ..........

Edited October 5, 2017 by Stubby

[Vespasian]

4 hours ago, skyhuck said:

I have a good deal of first hand experience of people with Aspergers, my comment if you recall was that it can lead to inappropriate comments, with no malice.

 

I have no real interest in defending Boris, I was referring to the comment about successful people. Its well know, IMO, that many hugely talented and successful, intelligent  people are on the Autistic spectrum. I personally have never heard that said about Psychopaths, maybe I'm wrong.   

I'd say whats wrong is people who are "driven", are labeled on the Autistic spectrum for some reason..  Its like a workaholic, can't for the life of me see why they should be called autistic or on the spectrum..

 

I can't see why anyone should think Boris is a psychopath as well, as a FS he aught be careful with language but thats about it, more than likely his use of dead bodies is just shorthand for, If only peace could descend on Sirtee.. bein a bit lazy its just easier to condense that thought into what he imagined was a funny euphemism..

 

For the most part I can't stand Boris, but thats no reason to slag him off as a lunatic because he misspoke..   or cracked a joke..

[Mark J]

9 minutes ago, Vespasian said:

I'd say whats wrong is people who are "driven", are labeled on the Autistic spectrum for some reason..  Its like a workaholic, can't for the life of me see why they should be called autistic or on the spectrum..

 

I can't see why anyone should think Boris is a psychopath as well, as a FS he aught be careful with language but thats about it, more than likely his use of dead bodies is just shorthand for, If only peace could descend on Sirtee.. bein a bit lazy its just easier to condense that thought into what he imagined was a funny euphemism..

 

For the most part I can't stand Boris, but thats no reason to slag him off as a lunatic because he misspoke..   or cracked a joke..

That's like all those Trump supporters saying, 'You don't understand him because he thinks way way deeper than you think'.  Bollocks.  If you can't see him for what he is, then the emperor's new clothes are working.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

57 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

So if you admit he suffers from A, do you think he's fit for a major public office?

There's so much more in 'that' book which I really enjoyed.  I can't type it all up, and you probably wouldn't read it if I did.  The 'problem' with humans, is that some want to get on, some can't be arsed and some want a free ride.  The trouble with those that want to 'get on' is that, sometimes, and to massively varying degrees, 'someone' has to take a slice of brown pie so that the other can get on.  How do we get over that problem?  I wake up at night with double leg cramps but I'm supposed to feel empathy for some waster that does SFA all day?  The wasters are shouting the loudest at the moment so far as I can see...  Should we look at politicians like football managers?  1 bad game and you're fired?  Which politicians would that leave us from the current batch?      

32 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

I see no mention there of success or intelligence?

Not sure what the question is there....  I would send you the book if you fancy - it's in the "Freeman on the Land" principles.  It's well outside my 'usual' genres, but like it I really did!  Especially as the next in the hoist was Tommy Robinson's 'Enemy of the State.'  What was really interesting, like listening to LBC, was that all the moral outrage was totally one sided.  If you took all the principles and moral outrage from the FMotL concept, then applied them to the way the "Enemy of the State" was treated, there'd be Vendetta mask wearing career anarchists in waves outside the Palace of Westminster!   

29 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Ah, but when someone says things which are unfunny in the cold light of day, in the cold light of day, they've got problems.

(If we're still talking Boris) He's thinking at a different level...  He's quantifiably psychopathic (according to my previous reference)...  Is it his problem if 'we' don't get it, or is it our problem for not thinking at his level?  Open question, I'm asking myself.... 

26 minutes ago, felixthelogchopper said:

Oh, come on. We've all said things that were highly tactless and thoroughly inappropriate when we were Foreign Secretary of Great Britain.

He's quantifiably psychopathic!  What's the opposite of that?  And what would happen if everyone was the opposite?  Would that be Communism / Socialism?  Does that work??  

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Anyone think the potential near future in Spain could be more directly relevant and important than the (seemingly) quiet situation in N Korea?

[matelot]

1 hour ago, Mark J said:

Ah, but when someone says things which are unfunny in the cold light of day, in the cold light of day, they've got problems.

Yeah Mark, I know what you mean. However just a few weeks ago there was some plonker on this very thread saying that he had the right to hit people if he disagreed with them.... 

 

Oh, that's right, it was you!

[Mark J]

23 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Anyone think the potential near future in Spain could be more directly relevant and important than the (seemingly) quiet situation in N Korea?

I think that Trump has really overstepped the mark in terms of NK.  Hence the rumours of Tillerson being somewhat aggrieved by the cackhandedness of the bloke.  Vegas shooting has detracted from the media reports of whatever's brewing over there.

 

I think that the situation in Spain is indicative of a more general malaise. I'm looking forward to seeing how things pan out.

Edited October 5, 2017 by Mark J

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

2 minutes ago, Mark J said:

I think that Trump has really overstepped the mark in terms of NK.  Hence the rumours of Tillerson being somewhat aggreived by the cackhandedness of the bloke.  Vegas shooting has detracted from the media reports of whatever's brewing over there.

 

I think that the situation in Spain is indicative of a more general malaise. I'm looking forward to seeing how things pan out.

Wasn't it a case of Trump's weird address to the Boy Scouts that caused Tillerson to call him a moron?  Maybe that was the final straw?  Trump - NK?  Was Obama- NK a good scenario?

 

I have passive support for the Catalans.  I like 'Localism.'  But, it seems to be quite a contrary scenario though...

 

EU - Social democratic

Spain - Spanish Socialist Workers Party / Peoples' Party   

Catalonia - predominantly Socialist

 

Is this Lefties taking a dump on Lefties?

 

What's not to like??