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[Mark J]

6 minutes ago, forestboy1978 said:

I don't dislike it at all. I actually want them to show themselves for the absolute raving lunatics they are. 

 

It is not a 2 way street. It's one rule for everyone centre and right of centre and no rules for the left. Their hypocrisy is staggering. 

Feeling that anyone who doesn't share your ideology are "absolute raving lunatics", doesn't set a good platform for useful dialogue.

 

Edited July 15, 2018 by Mark J

[forestboy1978]

1 minute ago, Mark J said:

Feeling that anyone who doesn't share your opinion are absolute raving lunatics, doesn't set a good platform for useful dialogue.

Not at all. You're taking a flippant general comment and magnifying its specificity to gain some kind of moral high ground. 

[Mark J]

2 minutes ago, forestboy1978 said:

Not at all. You're taking a flippant general comment and magnifying its specificity to gain some kind of moral high ground. 

No, you're just overreacting.

[eggsarascal]

4 minutes ago, forestboy1978 said:

Not at all. You're taking a flippant general comment and magnifying its specificity to gain some kind of moral high ground. 

 

4 minutes ago, forestboy1978 said:

Not at all. You're taking a flippant general comment and magnifying its specificity to gain some kind of moral high ground. 

What you said was "fake news", then?

[forestboy1978]

3 minutes ago, Mark J said:

No, you're just overreacting.

OK, I'll take you on your word for that then. Despite our differences of opinion you seem earnest. 

[forestboy1978]

1 minute ago, eggsarascal said:

 

What you said was "fake news", then?

No. I do think a lot on the left are raving lunatics. But not all. I very much admire Stephen Fry as an example. 

[Mark J]

4 minutes ago, forestboy1978 said:

No. I do think a lot on the left are raving lunatics. But not all. I very much admire Stephen Fry as an example. 

I think this is the crux of the problem.  People have become too polarised. Most people want the same things. Enjoy yer Sunday Forestboy1978.

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, Mark J said:

I think this is the crux of the problem.  People have become too polarised. Most people want the same things. Enjoy yer Sunday Forestboy1978.

This just about hits the nail on the head. It's "all" the lefts fault, they can't see what harm the right are doing because they are obsessed with blaming the left.

 

I don't think those left of center are getting more left, I do think that those who were just right of center are getting further right. Take from that what you will.

[eggsarascal]

Steve Bannon sums it up nicely.

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/MaajidNawaz?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

 

 

[Saw-sick Steve]

Not a fan of the orange buffoon by any means, but it's difficult to entirely rebuff the charges of hypocrisy levelled at 'the Left' after the recent anti-Trump protests. Like it or not he's the democratically elected President of the USA and, though open to legitimate criticism over many of his policy decisions, his actions pale into insignificance compared to those carried out by leaders of certain other regimes who seem to get a free pass from the permanently outraged - despite being responsible for some truly heinous crimes.

           Where were these people when Mohammed bin Salman - head, lest we forget, of a regime responsible for beheading over 40 people so far this year - was here in March? Where were the protests when Erdogan - a man who, amongst other crimes, has classed journalists as ''terrorists'' and had them imprisoned - was here for a state visit last month? Or does murdering Yemeni and Kurdish citizens rank lower on the scale of outrage than wanting to ''grab them by the pussy''?