Election Year or Fear!

[ramAnag]

It was all going fine until I disagreed with something, then the personal insults started again, sadly and predictably

Simply untrue. Read the thread.

[Geoff Parkstone]

Simply untrue. Read the thread.

Come on AF, in an (Internet version) circle jerk, which this forum has become, dissent ist verboten. One has to become progressively extreme to make a dissenting point and then get attacked by the jerkers who perpetually agree with each other to feel self-important. Not that I care, it's just a forum but I wonder when Trump will send troops in to take Ayatullah rA and Ayatullah Swal out??

[Andy_Faber]

How can he say ban it though when he did it? How do we know he did it and wasn't coherced to vote for someone he didn't want to?

Not judging him. And not surprised he’s been hypocritical, he’s a politician after all. But we’re now well into the 21st century and IMO snail mail should be limited to those genuinely in need of it and (if they aren’t there already) other avenues of cheating removed

[ramAnag]

Come on AF, in an (Internet version) circle jerk, which this forum has become, dissent ist verboten. One has to become progressively extreme to make a dissenting point and then get attacked by the jerkers who perpetually agree with each other to feel self-important. Not that I care, it's just a forum but I wonder when Trump will send troops in to take Ayatullah rA and Ayatullah Swal out??

You do write some complete bollux these days, GP. You’re in the minority on this issue. So what, get over it and say what you actually believe or just stfu.

Just over two years ago when this thread was started you claimed to have ‘no thoughts’, other than having an immediate, irrelevant and unnecessary pop at both the thread and Swale and I in post #2 of what has since become 5,924. Would that it’d been true but, approaching 6000 posts later you’ve barely shut up, except when you’ve gone ‘awol’ because you’ve had another tantrum over something someone’s said or another breakdown of the forum.

People agree and disagree on forums. That’s the point. What ‘ist verboten’ and who by? Why, if you start attacking others - i.e. me who you’ve perversely implied as being racist - do you expect others not to comment? What you said wasn’t ‘dissent’ it was stupidity and others offering comment isn’t a case of ‘jerking’ (your word) any more than you and Andy constantly consoling each other is. Why are you referring to Ayatollah rA and Ayatollah Swale? What does that even mean?

I’d love a few answers, even though I very much doubt there’ll be any forthcoming, because it would at least stop your current incessant and sometimes offensive nonsense and give you the opportunity to return to who you used to be.

[SithHappens]

Not judging him. And not surprised he’s been hypocritical, he’s a politician after all. But we’re now well into the 21st century and IMO snail mail should be limited to those genuinely in need of it and (if they aren’t there already) other avenues of cheating removed

Well we are well into the 21st century so how about online voting. Got to be lots of ways that can be made more secure. Facial recognition being one.

I think there are reasons for discussing the legitimacy of changes to the system. Farages are just incredibly sour grapes though.

Its a bit like his comments about banning non British citizens from voting, which he's openly saying he means non white British citizens.

[Geoff Parkstone]

You do write some complete bollux these days, GP. You’re in the minority on this issue. So what, get over it and say what you actually believe or just stfu.

Just over two years ago when this thread was started you claimed to have ‘no thoughts’, other than having an immediate, irrelevant and unnecessary pop at both the thread and Swale and I in post #2 of what has since become 5,924. Would that it’d been true but, approaching 6000 posts later you’ve barely shut up, except when you’ve gone ‘awol’ because you’ve had another tantrum over something someone’s said or another breakdown of the forum.

People agree and disagree on forums. That’s the point. What ‘ist verboten’ and who by? Why, if you start attacking others - i.e. me who you’ve perversely implied as being racist - do you expect others not to comment? What you said wasn’t ‘dissent’ it was stupidity and others offering comment isn’t a case of ‘jerking’ (your word) any more than you and Andy constantly consoling each other is. Why are you referring to Ayatollah rA and Ayatollah Swale? What does that even mean?

I’d love a few answers, even though I very much doubt there’ll be any forthcoming, because it would at least stop your current incessant and sometimes offensive nonsense and give you the opportunity to return to who you used to be.

Not wishing to make you feel contrite but I was AWOL due to undergoing cancer treatment , so I will ignore the rest of your diatribe

[ramAnag]

Not wishing to make you feel contrite but I was AWOL due to undergoing cancer treatment , so I will ignore the rest of your diatribe

Well, if that’s the case, then obviously it’s something I’m very sorry to hear and I wish you well. It certainly isn’t what you said at the time and doesn’t account for the myriad number of times you’ve left in a huff over the years.

I do, genuinely, wish you well in the future and especially with any further treatment that may be necessary. Good health is as important as anything and infinitely more important than our little online gathering and quarrels. I understand that, but your situation doesn’t give you licence to indulge in unpleasant and untrue accusations or tasteless and divisive humour imo.

Good luck.

[Andy_Faber]

Well we are well into the 21st century so how about online voting. Got to be lots of ways that can be made more secure. Facial recognition being one.

I think there are reasons for discussing the legitimacy of changes to the system. Farages are just incredibly sour grapes though.

Its a bit like his comments about banning non British citizens from voting, which he's openly saying he means non white British citizens.

For every (non-whites out) Farage there’s an (open borders) Polanski, it appears the least popular politicians atm are those tiptoeing the middle ground tightrope

But we appear to agree there are opportunities to modernise (and make tamper proof)

[ramAnag]

For every (non-whites out) Farage there?‚?’s an (open borders) Polanski, it appears the least popular politicians atm are those tiptoeing the middle ground tightrope

But we appear to agree there are opportunities to modernise (and make tamper proof)

Thankfully there appear to have been far fewer of the ‘non-whites out’ variety in Gorton and Denton, but I honestly can’t see how online voting is going to reduce concerns over the opportunity for interference/coercion.
As far as I know the only place it happens anywhere in the World is Estonia.
It must be infinitely cheaper so one would have thought it would have taken off elsewhere if there weren’t concerns.

[SithHappens]

Not wishing to make you feel contrite but I was AWOL due to undergoing cancer treatment , so I will ignore the rest of your diatribe

Hope you are doing ok.