Election Year or Fear!

[ramAnag]

We're all old farts in here rA, all have polarised views, all never budge an inch from those entrenched views. The forum is moribund. So what's the issue? You seem to have taken personal ownership of "old fartedness" by assuming it was directed at you but I've seen no evidence that it was. Get over it,. Sticks and stones etc....m

Not personal ownership, GP, no. Context is everything. AF referred to my ‘we’ which was actually aimed at those discerning enough to take issue with Farage.
He referred to ‘four old farts’ on the forum who are presumably the four who most regularly challenge Farage. The last moderator to speak so disrespectfully about posters was Rattea who I don’t recall you ever being remotely protective of.

[Geoff Parkstone]

Not being protective of anyone, fact remains that this is a moribund forum with a few old farts kicking over the traces and disagreeing. It was you who " identified the four" - whether correctly we may never know. I took is as being non specific myself, with four being representative of how irrelevant we few are in the overall scheme of things. If you want to take it personally, fine but as you are won't to say "I've got better things to do".

[ramAnag]

Not being protective of anyone, fact remains that this is a moribund forum with a few old farts kicking over the traces and disagreeing. It was you who " identified the four" - whether correctly we may never know. I took is as being non specific myself, with four being representative of how irrelevant we few are in the overall scheme of things. If you want to take it personally, fine but as you are won't to say "I've got better things to do".

Okay, I think if you read what was written it’s fairly self explanatory but you’re right, I have better things to do.

[Ram Pant]

Not seen it it I'm going to go out on a limb and say... AI.

[Ram Pant]

non-FBers won't be able to see this but it made I smile..

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[swaledale]

Ah yes. Back to par. Happy to hand out consistent anti right wing criticism but can't take anti left wing criticism so runs away. So predictable ... But if you don't want to engage it's no problem

Mm thats rich coming from someone who parrots fake right wing memes such as "sharia law" or "uncontrolled immigraton" or makes statements such as "90% of the population aren't sensible" (sic), demands evidence on statements and when presented with it, goes silent and fails to acknowledge they were wrong, misguied or perhaps unaware?

[swaledale]

PS - if he does take Greenland by force, I expect EU and NATO countries to dump their US Treasury Bonds and that will cripple the US financially. I don't think it will become all out war because European countries don't, IMO, have the balls and that might not be a bad thing. Fanta face has his finger on the nuclear button. Anything is possible when he throws a tantrum. Great Britain nd France both have a nuclear arsenal as well. I hope this balance prevents either side from pushing the button.

In other news, the DOJ is after yet another Congress member who reminded service personnel that the Constitution instructs them to refuse illegal orders. DJT seems to be passing the dictator stage and going full on tyrant.

So it would seem TACO, Trump Always Chickens Out, has occurred? Maybe your comment re dumping treasury bonds was a major factor and his "advisers" pointed out the negative economic effects it would have on the US and more to the point on his reputation?

[swaledale]

Aren't all the Reform Ltd MP's former Blue Tory politicians. Aren't all the Reform Ltd career politicians not yet elected as Reform Ltd MP's former Blue Tory MP's. Does that not make them all, current and prospective Reform Ltd MP's, part of the collective failure that went before?

That's the idiocy of it all. So many Blue Tories who are part of the problem changing horses in a vain attempy to win a long lost race? They'll simply do more of the same and make things worse rather than better.

Farage was a "died in the wool" Thatcherite before he become the man of many parties! Tice the same. What all have in common including those just joined is that their ambition is out of proportion to their ability.

[swaledale]

Being nasty to posters rather than addressing actual issues you may feel uncomfortable with is in your DNA Swale but there?’s always chance for redemption, focus on the issues at hand eh?

If you persist in making snarky comments, I'll respond in kind. If you continue to demonstrate an ignorance and lack of understanding of the issues at hand, I'll correct you!

Bearing in mind you posted a a condescending and aggressive response to my inncuous post about iphones, where I made no claim other than I was sure I'd read something, I rather think your in no position to lecture me about being nasty and I'd have thought having been made such a fool of you'd perhaps think twice before continuing in the same vein, but no, clearly self awareness isn't your thing.

I'm not uncomfortable with any issue, well I might be with the concept of "good bullying"! I do find it funny when you post something you think is smart only to demonstrate you haven't a clue. As in this case, where clearly you do not understand what the phrase "Good Germans" means. anyway feel free to continue to look a little silly.

[Andy_Faber]

If you persist in making snarky comments, I'll respond in kind. If you continue to demonstrate an ignorance and lack of understanding of the issues at hand, I'll correct you!

Bearing in mind you posted a a condescending and aggressive response to my inncuous post about iphones, where I made no claim other than I was sure I'd read something, I rather think your in no position to lecture me about being nasty and I'd have thought having been made such a fool of you'd perhaps think twice before continuing in the same vein, but no, clearly self awareness isn't your thing.

I'm not uncomfortable with any issue, well I might be with the concept of "good bullying"! I do find it funny when you post something you think is smart only to demonstrate you haven't a clue. As in this case, where clearly you do not understand what the phrase "Good Germans" means. anyway feel free to continue to look a little silly.

You?ve done it again, and in the mean time did it to GP, and I can only repeat, being nasty to posters rather than addressing actual issues you may feel uncomfortable with is in your DNA but there’s always chance for redemption, focus on the issues at hand eh?