"The left needs to totally de weaponize their language" is basically just code for "stop calling my/the right's overtly racist opinions racist". Now while I can see how calling that sort of thing out is not exactly the best way to go around winning friends and influencing people, provoking a response and then claiming "oh how shocking, look at what this person's just called me" is a deliberate tactic groups on the right use to gradually shift the window on what's considered normal and acceptable.
I have a survival kit and air rifle in the loft..
Nothing for her in doors?
Same as it ever was. But the level of scrutiny and transparency is far greater now.
"The left needs to totally de weaponize their language" is basically just code for "stop calling my/the right's overtly racist opinions racist". Now while I can see how calling that sort of thing out is not exactly the best way to go around winning friends and influencing people, provoking a response and then claiming "oh how shocking, look at what this person's just called me" is a deliberate tactic groups on the right use to gradually shift the window on what's considered normal and acceptable.
I say that, Lord knows I find the more pious end of the left as painfully irritating as the next man.
In all democracies the parties representing what we in Britain would recognise as the mainstream centreground have to find a way to sell a meaningful story to people who perceive their lives to be getting worse, because otherwise people do look to snake oil salesmen for solutions, and always have done. If you cut through on the economy and how it effects people's lives in a way that they can actually see and feel the value in, they don't really care about all the stuff around the side to do with the language you use or even most of your actual policies. When a governing party are seen to deliver good growth, jobs and low inflation, they can ride through pretty much anything on any other issues.
What are you talking about? My opening post criticised the Lib Dems over tuition fees and I voted for them in 2010. I only didn't open with Starmer because Labour have been out of power for 14 years, in which time trust in politicians has tanked.
You only mentioned Boris and Trump. No other names.
You don't think it's catastrophic that a convicted felon / adulterer / riot inciter / serial liar is leader of the free world once again? When has that ever happened before?
"The left needs to totally de weaponize their language" is basically just code for "stop calling my/the right's overtly racist opinions racist". Now while I can see how calling that sort of thing out is not exactly the best way to go around winning friends and influencing people, provoking a response and then claiming "oh how shocking, look at what this person's just called me" is a deliberate tactic groups on the right use to gradually shift the window on what's considered normal and acceptable.
I say that, Lord knows I find the more pious end of the left as painfully irritating as the next man.
In all democracies the parties representing what we in Britain would recognise as the mainstream centreground have to find a way to sell a meaningful story to people who perceive their lives to be getting worse, because otherwise people do look to snake oil salesmen for solutions, and always have done. If you cut through on the economy and how it effects people's lives in a way that they can actually see and feel the value in, they don't really care about all the stuff around the side to do with the language you use or even most of your actual policies. When a governing party are seen to deliver good growth, jobs and low inflation, they can ride through pretty much anything on any other issues.
“Very vocal”.@Giraffe is a very vocal Reform supporter. I won't comment any further on his posts or views because I wouldn't want to be banned
“Very vocal”.
Yes I voted for them in the last election, despite being a non-active member of the Conservative Party. I could never vote Labour because they always spend money they don’t have, I couldn’t vote for the conservatives as they made such a mess of the last 14 days, the greens have no proper policies, the Lib Dem’s are further left than Kier, so given that who else was there to vote for?
Does that make me very vocal? No, not really. However this country is crying out for something different, and all we are getting is the same old broken policies that just don’t work.
This. As an electorate our standards and expectations have dropped and descernement is minimal.
I think that calling someone stupid is counter-productive and wrong, but it is clear that some voters are better informed than others.
If only it was!“Very vocal”.
Yes I voted for them in the last election, despite being a non-active member of the Conservative Party. I could never vote Labour because they always spend money they don’t have, I couldn’t vote for the conservatives as they made such a mess of the last 14 days, the greens have no proper policies, the Lib Dem’s are further left than Kier, so given that who else was there to vote for?
Does that make me very vocal? No, not really. However this country is crying out for something different, and all we are getting is the same old broken policies that just don’t work.
