OT- The US midterms

[GUNTERYY36]

I meant ‘bigots’.
Yes I think you’re right. A second referendum seems increasingly likely. Trouble is, while the left might ‘protest too much’ when they don’t get their way we all know how the ‘reactionary right’ behaves. It won’t be pretty but it may lead, eventually, to a more sensible and less self destructive outcome.

I wouldn't worry too much about bigots as anti-bigot bigotry is now firmly entrenched in the thought and opinion of modern society.
We speak a language that contains words like 'hate speech', 'hate crime, 'Islamophobia', and 'thoughtcrime' (or is that from 1984, I've forgotten) Now doublespeak...yes, that's 1984 although it's alive and kicking these days). Yes, if the law will identify and punish bigots one way or the the other. Mass immigration, muslim terrorism, free speech. Be careful what you say about these matters otherwise you'll be dealt with accordingly.

[GUNTERYY36]

Actually, that might have been a response to Geoff Parkstone and not to ramAnag. Either way, I've found myself humming 'No more bigots anymore'. At least that's what I think it was. The Stranglers, the 80s. Good times.

[ramAnag]

It was ‘heroes’ as I suspect you well know, Gunteryy and there seem to be precious few around these days.
As for confusing reality with Orwellian concepts...remind me exactly of when you were last prevented from speaking freely about such issues as immigration, terrorism and free speech...in fact, isn’t that exactly what you are doing?
Nothing wrong at all with raising the issues...it’s the motive behind such questions and the subsequent actions that sometimes raise suspicion.

[Geoff Parkstone]

I saw the Dead Kennedys live (if that's possible) at CBGB's or Max's Kansas City,cant remember which one, but it was the spiritual home of Blondie etc. Go go Jello Biafra