General News Thread

[st albans fox]

26 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c63d7lexyym1o

 

Rehashing what is essentially an existing deal and selling it as a win. How very on brand for the used car salesman con artist ethos currently prevalent over there.

As expected 

is there any significance in the timing re the sabre rattling ongoing across the European continent ??

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

As expected 

is there any significance in the timing re the sabre rattling ongoing across the European continent ??

Good question, there might be but wouldn't be sure on that one.

[Bellend Sebastian]

46 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c63d7lexyym1o

 

Rehashing what is essentially an existing deal and selling it as a win. How very on brand for the used car salesman con artist ethos currently prevalent over there.

With the fact that the Americans had drastically reduced their own military presence there over recent decades by choice entirely missing from the discourse.

 

A golden age of people not knowing anything or even wanting to

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c63d7lexyym1o

 

Rehashing what is essentially an existing deal and selling it as a win. How very on brand for the used car salesman con artist ethos currently prevalent over there.

The "and all other things" part is a little worrying.

[leicsmac]

57 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

The "and all other things" part is a little worrying.

It is, but seeing as the man and everyone around him/who backs him lie as easily as most people breathe, I'm willing to wait a little to see how this plays out.

 

One would think and hope that the Danes, at least, have been sensible.