- Oct 17, 2008
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As others have said, this isn’t a right or left thing. Plenty of racists on the left too.
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Tom Bombadil
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So 3 points to anyone who had Wellquickwoody as first respondent on this thread. I'll update the predict the right wing nutter league when i have time, and just a reminder you can change your nominated member after each qualifying post
A mex eyecan
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I think the two guys who were undercover were incredibly brave. I think they have made themselves real targets for these far right groups.
Nobby Cybergoat
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Of course you're correct, but that wasn't what I meant.
More that left and right labels to extreme thinking are unhelpful. So if some nutter is labelled far right and i consider myself middle right, i'm more likely to have a measure of sympathy with him / her than if we don't label them like this at all.
Far better to apply more basic principles when we review a set of actions from a person. Eg, have they passed the Bill and Ted test to be excellent to each other?
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I agree.
but I don’t think Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson are aware of the word kind.
Nelson Mandela on the other hand……….
I missed the beginning of the programme last night, and then didn’t get to the end. But I will certainly be finding it and rewatching. The stuff about eugenics, about the involvement of big money in the States, about the tired old theories about the superiority of some races over others, the naked aggression of the rampant racism………
Machiavelli
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That's right, nice to see a good old bit of balance provided. There's just so many of them on the left, what with their principles of equality. As to the right with their infatuations with hierarchies and inequalities, hardly any racists there.
And it's as if the 'far left' is on the march currently, whereas we rarely hear a tickety-boo out of the far right, and it's not as if they haven't got ooo things like presidential candidates, press barons,, global players and owners of broadcast and social media punting out their messages.
nicko31
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I'm curious who you rank as the top 3 left wing racists?
el punal
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Now that’s what I call an ‘Eton Mess’
- Oct 17, 2008
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There was a huge amount of racism in Labour under Corbyn.
nicko31
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Anyone high profile been with charged criminal acts, hate crimes or banged up ?
Klaas
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I haven't watched it yet so I won't comment. Just like any other sensible person....
Oh.
Have read a bit about this though and it sounds pretty awful, although, unsurprising these days.
Oh.
Have read a bit about this though and it sounds pretty awful, although, unsurprising these days.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Are you saying there was no anti-semitism in the Labour Party under Corbyn?
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I made no mention of the original case judgement, just that it actually went to court.Best not to, as the cake maker won their case on appeal and we wouldn't want you to appear completely ignorant of actual facts in your rants
nicko31
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Just asking if anyone been with charged criminal acts, hate crimes or banged up? Doesn't need to be anyone specifically from Labour...
Thunder Bolt
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There was one, who received a Community Order, got suspended, then left, joined the Tories, was racist again, got suspended and joined Reform.
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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Don't tar all Aussies with the racist brush. It may look like that from the outside looking in but there is plenty of progress over her. It's worth noting also tha from the outside looking in, the UK hasn't looked great in recent months.
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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Made without watching the show mentioned too.
Where we are at as a society I suppose.
With apologies. Easy mistake to make when being on the outside looking in.
Where would you suggest I position myself. Above? Round the side?
nicko31
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Might have used a VPN for 4oD to be fair but seems unlikely
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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There was certainly no reference to the programme so I kind of assumed not.