Former leader of Reform in Wales. So not some low rung nobody either
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13·2 days agoThe former leader of Reform UK in Wales
Not surprising one bit.
3·2 days agoI gotta ask you, if every time Snotboogie would grab the money and run away, why’d you even let him in the game?
What?
If Snotboogie always stole the money, why’d you let him play?
Got to, this America man.
And yet, if it’s from a corporation none of these requirements are usually needed. The History Channel can go on about aliens, the BBC can downplay Israel’s genocide, and the general population will not question it. A homemade show however, is held up to incredible scrutiny in comparison. The world is a topsy turvy place where those with resources and reach are deemed credible by default.
Now I’m not saying that scrutiny of homemade shows isn’t wise, far from it, I’m aware of the amount of misinformation in the world. But what I am saying is people need to apply those same standards of scrutiny to mainstream media. In most countries these are regulated in some way, so if you see bullshit contact the regulator. Too many people just go “oh well, that’s just how it is”.
For those in the UK, go here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/make-a-complaint/complain-about-tv-radio-or-on-demand-services
Ofcom is rather inept and toothless, but I think that’s likely in part due to a lack of usage. People don’t generally see it as a required government service. Recently an American “comedian” called for the starvation and shooting of disabled people to reduce benefits claimants on GB News (our version of Fox News). Ofcom received less than 50 complaints so determined no action was required. There was later an online backlash and more complaints were sent but still not many. Ofcom continued to sit on its laurels and do fuck all. But if the service were more regularly used I think it likely it would be more willing to, y’know, do its job and regulate.
6·3 days agoI didn’t realise Keir was beholden to the Reform party. I thought it was a Labour government that was voted in? Silly me.
- Why do we complain of Nature? She has shown herself kindly; life, if you know how to use it, is long. But one man is possessed by an avarice that is insatiable, another by a toilsome devotion to tasks that are useless; one man is besotted with wine, another is paralyzed by sloth; one man is exhausted by an ambition that always hangs upon the decision of others, another, driven on by the greed of the trader, is led over all lands and all seas by the hope of gain; some are tormented by a passion for war and are always either bent upon inflicting danger upon others or concerned about their own; some there are who are worn out by voluntary servitude in a thankless attendance upon the great; many are kept busy either in the pursuit of other men’s fortune or in complaining of their own; many, following no fixed aim, shifting and inconstant and dissatisfied, are plunged by their fickleness into plans that are ever new; some have no fixed principle by which to direct their course, but Fate takes them unawares while they loll and yawn—so surely does it happen that I cannot doubt the truth of that utterance which the greatest of poets delivered with all the seeming of an oracle: “The part of life we really live is small.”[1] For all the rest of existence is not life, but merely time. Vices beset us and surround us on every side, and they do not permit us to rise anew and lift up our eyes for the discernment of truth, but they keep us down when once they have overwhelmed us and we are chained to lust. Their victims are never allowed to return to their true selves; if ever they chance to find some release, like the waters of the deep sea which continue to heave even after the storm is past, they are tossed about, and no rest from their lusts abides. Think you that I am speaking of the wretches whose evils are admitted? Look at those whose prosperity men flock to behold; they are smothered by their blessings. To how many are riches a burden! From how many do eloquence and the daily straining to display their powers draw forth blood! How many are pale from constant pleasures! To how many does the throng of clients that crowd about them leave no freedom! In short, run through the list of all these men from the lowest to the highest—this man desires an advocate,[2] this one answers the call, that one is on trial, that one defends him, that one gives sentence; no one asserts his claim to himself, everyone is wasted for the sake of another. Ask about the men whose names are known by heart, and you will see that these are the marks that distinguish them: A cultivates B and B cultivates C; no one is his own master. And then certain men show the most senseless indignation—they complain of the insolence of their superiors, because they were too busy to see them when they wished an audience! But can anyone have the hardihood to complain of the pride of another when he himself has no time to attend to himself? After all, no matter who you are, the great man does sometimes look toward you even if his face is insolent, he does sometimes condescend to listen to your words, he permits you to appear at his side; but you never deign to look upon yourself, to give ear to yourself. There is no reason, therefore, to count anyone in debt for such services, seeing that, when you performed them, you had no wish for another’s company, but could not endure your own.
- Seneca the Younger
https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_shortness_of_life/Chapter_II
I highly encourage everyone to read these letters by Seneca, the Stoic philosopher, at least once in their life. Preferably earlier than later.
241·4 days agoNo it wasn’t. Utter shite.
Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology
Opposed to communism, democracy, liberalism, pluralism, and socialism,[5][6] fascism is at the far right of the traditional left–right spectrum.[1][6][7]
Kershaw argues that the difference between fascism and other forms of right-wing authoritarianism in the interwar period is that the latter generally aimed “to conserve the existing social order”, whereas fascism was “revolutionary”, seeking to change society and obtain “total commitment” from the population.[43]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
The Nazi Party,[b] officially the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei [c] or NSDAP), was a far-right[10][11][12] political party
The Nazi Party emerged from the extremist German nationalist (“Völkisch nationalist”), racist, and populist Freikorps paramilitary culture, which fought against communist uprisings in post–World War I Germany.[13] The party was created to draw workers away from communism and into völkisch nationalism.[14] Initially, Nazi political strategy focused on anti-big business, anti-bourgeoisie, and anti-capitalism, disingenuously using socialist rhetoric to gain the support of the lower middle class;[15] that was later downplayed to gain the support of business leaders. By the 1930s, the party’s main focus shifted to antisemitic and anti-Marxist themes.[16]
The renaming of the German Workers’ Party (DAP) to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP) was partially driven by a desire to draw upon both left-wing and right-wing ideals, with “Socialist” and “Workers’” appealing to the left, and “National” and “German” appealing to the right.[26]
To ease concerns among potential middle-class supporters, Drexler made clear that unlike Marxists the party supported the middle-class and that its socialist policy was meant to give social welfare to German citizens deemed part of the Aryan race.[34]
From the outset, the DAP was opposed to non-nationalist political movements, especially on the left, including the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Communist Party of Germany (KPD).
In general, the manifesto was antisemitic, anti-capitalist, anti-democratic, anti-Marxist and anti-liberal.[61] To increase its appeal to larger segments of the population, on the same day as Hitler’s Hofbräuhaus speech on 24 February 1920, the DAP changed its name to the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (“National Socialist German Workers’ Party”, or Nazi Party).[62][63][e] The name was intended to draw upon both left-wing and right-wing ideals, with “Socialist” and “Workers’” appealing to the left, and “National” and “German” appealing to the right.[66] The word “Socialist” was added by the party’s executive committee (at the suggestion of Rudolf Jung), over Hitler’s initial objections,[f] in order to help appeal to left-wing workers.[68]
24·5 days agoGood. Fuck off big pharma.
13·5 days agoArguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.
- Edward Snowden
https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden
Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American former technical contractor for the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who leaked details of several top-secret U.S. and British government mass surveillance programs to the press.
He did something in the Pakistan-India crisis, but that was a conflict, not an un-endable war. Other than that I can’t think of anything where he played a role.
Lol, no he didn’t. He just said he did.
Also known as a coward.
Time, aging, and death come for us all. We must make peace with that knowledge. This man is incapable of living life, through fear of losing his life.
I’m gonna go play in some dirt now, and eat raspberries straight from the bush. I know which of us will be enjoying our time on this planet more.
Ah, I see, you’ve been turning water into wine again. You be careful now, if you drink too much they’ll have you up on that cross again and we all remember how it took you 3 whole days to recover from that hangover
I’m not sure if you’re for or against biodiversity with this comment…
The first line seems to contradict the second.
Unless it’s abolish lawns to replace them with tarmac or something?
21·6 days agoNo. Scotland has an idiot human problem.
To be clear, they are paying to be there with their own personal wealth. Now you could make the arguement that that wealth was misappropriated but it’s not coming directly from the public purse.
Shite. Who’s paying for those Beefeaters? Pretty sure it’s mine and your taxes.
Lmao at the Antifa community dominating the front page
I don’t mind if my cable subscription has one or two ads, they need to cover all the fees for their TV licences
I don’t mind if YouTube has one or two ads, delivering videos over the internet is costly
Give an inch, and they’ll take a mile.
Adverts have been the bane of the internet experience since adverts arrived on the internet.
We must be like Edna from The Incredibles, learn from past mistakes, and take a hard stance against them.
No ads!
Thinking swearing is childish is childish. Bullshit is the perfect, to the point, description of what has been happening. Why should he mince his words and call it anything else?