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The Politics Thread

Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by Wandering Yid, Feb 9, 2016.

  1. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    ...and literally as I posted that, I see another salvo aimed at Bad Enoch
     
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    <laugh>
    As someone said, the next PM has little shoes to fill...

     
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    If you thought the cover up and institutionalised corruption of this matter couldn't get worse...:emoticon-0183-swear

     
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  5. humanbeingincroydon

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    But remember, the hostages are really important...

    I think this also counts as a spoiler for the ceasefire vote
     
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  6. humanbeingincroydon

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    Apparently he did not want to try that in a large city
     
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  7. humanbeingincroydon

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    Better to be Pretty Than Smart Watch

     
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    ...or to put it another way, telling the IDF not to stop committing war crime after war crime, just to stop filming themselves committing war crime after war crime
     
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    So, the Head of UK Borders & Immigration feels it necessary to leak information to the media because his internal reports of serious breaches of border security have been ignored.
    When the whistleblower is that senior, you can assume something is very wrong indeed.
    Home Office is likely complicit and heads should roll, starting with Cleverly.

     
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    The list of incidents of 'Bad Enoch lying' grow by the hour.... Detestable individual - but also very stupid as she doesn't appear to realise that other people keep the notes! <doh>

     
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  12. vimhawk

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    Funnily enough, that was taken out of context. But no surprise there. *Every* thing I've seen on this thread linked from X has either been a lie or out of context. But I could probably have guessed at the validity of the post on X because Israel is in quotes. I am genuinely worried where this is all going.

    This is what he actually said by the way:

    “We act like human beings and, unlike our enemy, maintain our humanity. We must be careful not to use force where it is not required, to distinguish between a terrorist and those who are not, not to take anything that is not ours — a souvenir or weapons — and not to film revenge videos”

    And the support for Hamas genuinely baffles (and really concerns) me.
     
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    Has anybody supported Hamas? They're terrorists but it doesn't mean the Israelis can kill innocent people to stop them.
     
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    I would imagine that any children who survive this murder after losing their parents and homes may well grow up to be Hamas supporters.
     
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    Where is there political or overt public support for Hamas beyond maybe Iran?
    Not on here certainly and not within any current political commentary.
    However, the abhorrent and inhumane actions of the current Israeli regime is creating the environment which will generate support for that organisation within the Palestinian (and wider) communities.
     
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  16. humanbeingincroydon

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    “We act like human beings"

    Acting like human beings means not shooting their own hostages who are waving white flags
    Acting like human beings means not sniping people in the head when they're being interviewed
    Acting like human beings means not accusing half the planet of being Hamas supporters
    Acting like human beings means they would accept a deal to release the hostages they pretend to care about instead of carrying on murdering
    Acting like human beings means not gaslighting the West into believing a phrase which coincidentally happens to be in Likud's manifesto is a call to genocide
    Acting like human beings means not storming hospitals and shoot patients
    Acting like human beings means not chaining the corpse of a dead child with their legs blown off onto a wall like Hannibal Lecter

    There is no humanity in the IDF, and there's a wealthy of evidence of it - not least posted by members of the IDF to their personal TikTok accounts, and no amount of gaslighting from the military brass is going to erase that knowledge
     
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    For what it's worth...
    I am very well aware of the threat of disinformation and the risks posed by combusting opinion. SM platforms are literally awash with it.
    Unless it is obviously political satire, I do always look for verification sources for anything I post, whether that be about the situation in Gaza or any other political issues.
    Have I been caught out on occasion? Yes I have - most recently (and rightly) I recall by PowerSpurs. But if that does occur then I acknowledge the mistake, although accept that to some degree the damage is done and cannot be undone.

    Unfortunately,, as the proven actions of malign individuals and Governments gets ever more extreme, it is increasingly difficult to differentiate between the facts of an incident, a policy decision and a totally fictional story. Which in itself is arguably the biggest current threat to Democracy in the parts of the world that still try to maintain some semblance of Democracy.

    This year's UK and US elections in particular will be a hotbed of AI-driven audio and video spoof material - much of it emanating from hostile foreign agencies - and most will be driven with an xRW agenda. The effect of that on a largely politically ignorant and gullible electorate will have far reaching implications for us all. It certainly won't be pretty!
     
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    For clarification, although posted by a Parody Account, this is an actual Tory Minister speaking on Sky News this morning. (Verified :emoticon-0148-yes:)

     
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  19. humanbeingincroydon

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    I have to wonder if the reason all three of Chris Philp's gates have been kicked in is because he keeps attending gala openings of local foodbanks

    Going to need a third drive and a couple more gates for that one...
     
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  20. humanbeingincroydon

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    Can anybody confirm whether there was a fridge nearby?
     
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