Election Year or Fear!

[Andy_Faber]

Neither did I use the phrase ‘tin pot forum’ which you’ve made up.

Another of your diverting tactics exposed. Attempting to demean my comments, recollections and anecdotes by saying or suggesting I 'made it up' has got beyond tiresome and just shows you up in a bad light.

In post 2396, 4.45pm on 7th January, where you were struggling with mathematical concepts rather than language, you vented your frustration by describing this forum as a 'tin pot forum'.

Edit: And that's me done, this spat has got embarrassing to the outsider, I'll say no more. And if you do your normal thing, have the last word and claim victory in so doing, so be it

[ramAnag]

Another of your diverting tactics exposed. Attempting to demean my comments, recollections and anecdotes by saying or suggesting I 'made it up' has got beyond tiresome and just shows you up in a bad light.

In post 2396, 4.45pm on 7th January, where you were struggling with mathematical concepts rather than language, you vented your frustration by describing this forum as a 'tin pot forum'.

Well if that’s correct, I apologise. (You see it’s that easy.)

Hardly a ‘diverting tactic’ though. For some reason I supposed we were concerned with today’s discussion, not something written three plus months ago.

Perhaps if you paid the same attention to what’s been going on over the last week or so as you have to dredging up a comment (not entirely unfounded as things have transpired) from the beginning of the year we might see some progress.

P.S. Just read the post concerned. Not sure I was ‘struggling with mathematical concepts’ as you suggest and the post was actually more about TTR’s distortion of the truth…again! Just sayin’.

[swaledale]

Yeah but there won't be much debate when 3 of the most opinionated political posters on here are ignoring the other one!! But we will see how long that lasts

The only poster people have indicated they wont engage with is the dim red one. Given its not his opinions he spouts but those he gleans from the internet, its hardly going to stifle debate is it?

In matter of fact its likely to enhance the debate since those being engaged with are people who at least have their own opinions and no time will be wasted with one poster who just parrots utter tripe all the time and the Forum will be pleasanter, because the overt racism, xenophobia and bigotry will no longer be engaged with.

Now there are posters who covertly express similar opinions but at least they ahve a veneer of civility when doing so and aren't rushing on here to desperately post whatever they have read on some right wing ****wits social media or other internet source.

I find my involvement in this Forum all the more pleasant by ignoring and not engaging with the dim red ones posts. others will find the same should they choose to do so, if they wish to waste their time arguing with the dipstick, fair do's its their time to waste.

[Geoff Parkstone]

The only poster people have indicated they wont engage with is the dim red one. Given its not his opinions he spouts but those he gleans from the internet, its hardly going to stifle debate is it?

In matter of fact its likely to enhance the debate since those being engaged with are people who at least have their own opinions and no time will be wasted with one poster who just parrots utter tripe all the time and the Forum will be pleasanter, because the overt racism, xenophobia and bigotry will no longer be engaged with.

Now there are posters who covertly express similar opinions but at least they ahve a veneer of civility when doing so and aren't rushing on here to desperately post whatever they have read on some right wing ****wits social media or other internet source.

I find my involvement in this Forum all the more pleasant by ignoring and not engaging with the dim red ones posts. others will find the same should they choose to do so, if they wish to waste their time arguing with the dipstick, fair do's its their time to waste.

We shall see, but with no-one representing the right, I suspect the debate will merely become a number of left of centre luvvies just agreeing with one another. maybe someone will have to step up in Tricky's place. Sink the boats.....

[swaledale]

No you owe me an apology, why say I trash jews?

And Andy, why haven't you pulled him up on this?

The problem here Sith is that the dim red one, doesn't actually have any evidence to support his views, he is merely repeating verbatim what he reads or hears on right wing forums and dodgy internet sites! Best policy put him on ignore, you'll miss nothing and have a peaceful existence.

[swaledale]

We shall see, but with no-one representing the right, I suspect the debate will merely become a number of left of centre luvvies just agreeing with one another. maybe someone will have to step up in Tricky's place. Sink the boats.....

How do you arrive at the conclusion that the rest of those on this Forum are centre left luvvies? I'd say that RA and myself are centre left, you verge from centrist to right of centre, Af is and I'm being kind centre right with dashes of further right on occasion, Sith seems centrist and MA centrist with the odd veer to the left. Others I'm not so sure of, but its hardly a left of centre consensus on here.

Our dim red friend can hardly be counted as a representing right wing views, because none of what he posts is original thought. Its simply repeated verbatim from a right wing media or social media source. I can get that from perusing the internet myself.

[Andy_Faber]

Anyone who thinks I?m (on balance) ?right? has spent too much time on transmit

[Andy_Faber]

We shall see, but with no-one representing the right, I suspect the debate will merely become a number of left of centre luvvies just agreeing with one another..

?which is what I think they want. Maybe ?careless Tories? can be reserved for leftie ?circle jerking? (now where have I heard that before?) and ?Election Year Or Fear? can be used for proper debate

[Geoff Parkstone]

?which is what I think they want. Maybe ?careless Tories? can be reserved for leftie ?circle jerking? (now where have I heard that before?) and ?Election Year Or Fear? can be used for proper debate

Please dont make me eat the biscuit brer Fox

[ramAnag]

We shall see, but with no-one representing the right, I suspect the debate will merely become a number of left of centre luvvies just agreeing with one another. maybe someone will have to step up in Tricky's place. Sink the boats.....

Honestly GP. I know (think/hope) you’re joking but ‘sink the boats’! Really?
We all know you like to stir and make mischief rather than offer genuine comments, but I have come across two or three imbeciles wearing a T shirt motif expressing that same sentiment and I’m sure you wouldn’t really want to be associated with such cruel, irresponsible and ignorant idiocy.

As regards the ‘left of centre luvvies’. Where has that come from? What does it even mean?
For what it’s worth I agree completely with Swale’s interpretation of people’s political persuasions on here and would add an additional take for mac (traditional and responsible Labour man with beliefs stemming from his own occupational experiences) and RS (much more like yourself…centre right but always civil and reasonably so).
That’s my take anyway, although I may be wrong and apologies in advance if I am.

Beyond that, what we’ve got is one poster genuinely offended by TTR’s unsubstantiated suggestions and three who have, over time, concluded that it is a waste of their time to continue to try and argue against points which they have independently concluded to be generally dumb and dishonest.

What we don’t need, imo, is you picking up the devil’s advocate cudgel just for the sake of being contentious.