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leicsmac

leicsmac

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5 hours ago, Jattdogg said:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/25/politics/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-china/index.html

 

Good old MAGA at it again. 

 

Fully expect a tariff war but I won't be going to America if this is his plan. No thanks,  spend my cash in my own country thanks. 

Policy concerning other nations voted for by people that perhaps have never ventured out of their state, never mind country.

 

I'm sure Churchill would have something apposite to say on democracy right now.

leicsmac

leicsmac

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1 minute ago, ozleicester said:

These wars are going to be a great way for the rich countries to regain wealth and power

The rather cold comfort is that they won't have such power for very long. They still need human resources to live the life they lead, as much as the drive to automation is happening.

so1

so1

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1 minute ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Talks of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon hopefully coming soon. Netanyahu to make a speech in 45mins, with a hopefull ceasefire from 10am tomorrow. 

Maybe on paper but like the US Israel is not agreement capable. 

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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3 hours ago, HighPeakFox said:

https://timesofmalta.com/article/there-new-kind-darkness-facing-world.1101540#cta_comments

 

 

 

46 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

Read a few of her pieces recently. Part of me wants to say it's a bit dramatic (and who can blame her for that given what she's been through) but I think I'm probably in denial and she's basically right

The road to darkness nearly a hundred years ago was paved with...

 

...leaders preaching the supremacy of nationalism and abomination of the "other"

...the subversion of the idea of "truth"

...and people either naive or malicious looking at the dark future ahead and saying "that can't/that'll never happen"

 

...but it did.

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WigstonWanderer

WigstonWanderer

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54 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

 

The road to darkness nearly a hundred years ago was paved with...

 

...leaders preaching the supremacy of nationalism and abomination of the "other"

...the subversion of the idea of "truth"

...and people either naive or malicious looking at the dark future ahead and saying "that can't/that'll never happen"

 

...but it did.

This seems to be happening around me. Members of my own extended family seem to be developing a fascination for Trump and seem impervious to argument. I get accused of needing a tin foil hat, etc. 

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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3 minutes ago, WigstonWanderer said:

This seems to be happening around me. Members of my own extended family seem to be developing a fascination for Trump and seem impervious to argument. I get accused of needing a tin foil hat, etc. 

I'm not sure whether the denial of what this leads to is wilful or not from those involved, but it doesn't really matter either way - history shows very clearly the way it ends, regardless.

 

But then those who can see it have to believe there is still time, still a chance to avert it, and work.

HighPeakFox

HighPeakFox

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5 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

I'm not sure whether the denial of what this leads to is wilful or not from those involved, but it doesn't really matter either way - history shows very clearly the way it ends, regardless.

 

But then those who can see it have to believe there is still time, still a chance to avert it, and work.

People do mental gymnastics to justify what is going on to themselves because the reality is very difficult to live with. 

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The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

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6 hours ago, HighPeakFox said:

https://timesofmalta.com/article/there-new-kind-darkness-facing-world.1101540#cta_comments

 

 

We’ve already had reveal the type of collusion these big tech companies had before, Twitter files especially proved how much influence government bodies had on big tech, also only need to look at the hunter biden case in 2020. It’s not a new problem, seems to be only seen that way because Trump now has influence on it 

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HighPeakFox

HighPeakFox

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7 hours ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

We’ve already had reveal the type of collusion these big tech companies had before, Twitter files especially proved how much influence government bodies had on big tech, also only need to look at the hunter biden case in 2020. It’s not a new problem, seems to be only seen that way because Trump now has influence on it 

I think the problem is it's mutual, and none of it is in 'normal' people's best interests.

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Tommy G

Tommy G

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2 hours ago, StanSP said:

Has Badenoch legit just requested Starmer call another GE lol ? 

 

I saw the customer complaints gag directed at Reeves which was funny. 

 

I think her point re GE is just PMQ jibing, nobody actually thinks it would seriously happen. 

leicsmac

leicsmac

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25 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Anyone else banned from the Next Manager topic? 

No, but an observation about recent developments on it; why anyone with a modicum of sense or empathy would believe one word of what the Telegraph prints, about Leicester City or otherwise, perplexes me.

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Tommy G

Tommy G

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21 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

No, but an observation about recent developments on it; why anyone with a modicum of sense or empathy would believe one word of what the Telegraph prints, about Leicester City or otherwise, perplexes me.

I thought John Percy was reliable? Have I missed something…

leicsmac

leicsmac

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4 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

I thought John Percy was reliable? Have I missed something…

Until it's verified by another reputable source, I think it's best to treat it with speculation as at the very least it could be embellished in a way that's sensationalist enough to get clicks but not enough to be libel.

 

Goodness knows that happens often enough with the 'Graph.

StanSP

StanSP

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28 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

No, but an observation about recent developments on it; why anyone with a modicum of sense or empathy would believe one word of what the Telegraph prints, about Leicester City or otherwise, perplexes me.

I was probably rightfully banned (hopefully only temporarily) but I see other people posting similar stuff to what I did and their posts remain :dunno:

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Tommy G

Tommy G

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32 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Until it's verified by another reputable source, I think it's best to treat it with speculation as at the very least it could be embellished in a way that's sensationalist enough to get clicks but not enough to be libel.

 

Goodness knows that happens often enough with the 'Graph.

And for balance most of the papers to be honest. 

Parafox

Parafox

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1 minute ago, leicsmac said:

Agreed.

 

The Times is really the only one I'd take at face value most of the time.

 

Wasn't there a newspaper that came out in print several years ago that was meant to be "Independent" but failed?

 

Now only online. Why, I wonder.

leicsmac

leicsmac

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5 minutes ago, Parafox said:

 

Wasn't there a newspaper that came out in print several years ago that was meant to be "Independent" but failed?

 

Now only online. Why, I wonder.

Because unfortunately people pay more to be told what they want to hear than what really is.

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