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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Stroller, Jun 25, 2015.

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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

Poll closed Jun 24, 2016.
  1. Stay in

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  2. Get out

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  1. finglasqpr

    finglasqpr Well-Known Member

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    The only reason I am bothering to reply is from a balance point of view.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55879307

    Did Arlene Foster or her DUP buddies call for the Chief Constable of the PSNI to resign then? Did she ****. There were also other large gatherings/funerals on both sides of the divide in N.I. where there were no prosecutions.

    Part of the reason these lads are so upset with the PSNI is, their lucerative terrorist drug dealing business has been disrupted by raids recently. That is one of the main reasons these chaps are rioting against the police.
     
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  2. Willhoops

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    Readings Liam Moore has come off Twitter... after getting racist abuse.
     
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    Reading fans are saying that he has been getting abuse for playing crap and it was a good excuse to use the race card.
     
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    He’s shown at least one of the messages.. in which he received racist abuse, anything else is irrelevant in the context of that/those messages being sent.
     
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    Reading fans aren't generally racist. They are a family club. I know the club well and one message doesn't represent the nature of the clubs fans. Moore has been getting stick for his crap play and this is a good excuse. I have been called something unsavoury on Twitter doesn't mean to say I think everyone is a twat. Sadly you get idiots that say crap on Twitter. If people don't want it then don't use it.
     
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    Are you saying it was right for him to come off Twitter completely because one knuckledragger sent him a racist message? Doesn't that play into the hands of knuckledraggers?
     
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    Totally agree Goldie. We are told not all muslims are terrorist after attacks yet if one knuckledragger comes out with a racist comment then we need to bend the knee or pull down statues. The whole country is defined as racist. TBH I am getting bored of it all now. These stupid movements actually cause more racism issues with their ridiculous actions. This country is quite tolerant, yes it has a few problems but nothing like other countries around the World. These groups just jump on this weeks in thing.
     
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    nobody has said reading are a racist club. The issue, the only issue is that racists have a platform to give abuse unchecked, It’s happening week in, week out and nothing is happening to sort it. Moore’s performance is absolutely irrelevant you can criticise someone without being racist.
     
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    No the only way this will change is if the government act or the platforms loose revenue, one way of doing that would be for high profile people/clubs to leave their platforms, not suggesting Moore leaving will accomplish that but the more that do it, the more effect will be seen.
     
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    Bit snowflakish getting bored, dread to think how you’d deal with getting targeted like these people are. Obviously the whole nation is not racist but there clearly is a very vocal element that is, and whilst there’s apathy and people don’t unite to try and resolve the problems, they aren’t going to stop. Surely you think racists should be held account for giving people racist abuse?
     
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    Wills you seem to be on a mission with this. Good luck, change the World and all that, but you will always get a few. The best thing to do is stop shoving it in the faces of normal people and target those who misbehave. As I said some time back, pulling down and defacing statues will not solve the problem but just turn people off the issues. Im sorry that Liam Moore had a nasty post but do you ever complain when Nigle Farage or an innocent Tory MP gets abuse daily?
    No you don't, because that is okay for some. It's called 'double standards' or this weeks 'in thing'. Sorry but I have other things to think about other than some footballer who received a crap tweet.
    Anyway more importantly QPR kick off in an hour.
     
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    Has anyone actually said you need to bend the knee or pull down a statue?
     
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    You can bend it for me if you want. My knee has been giving me stick of late. However my earlier post was correct.
     
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    So nobody then.
     
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    I wouldn't do if asked, unless I was being knighted.
     
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    Good thing nobody has asked then.
     
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    I won't get knighted as I don't tick all the boxes.
     
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    collect your carbon passport when you get your covid one



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    FILE PHOTO: An Air France Airbus A350 airplane lands at the Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy, near Paris, France April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann//File Photo
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    The measure is part of a broader climate bill that aims to cut French carbon emissions by 40% in 2030 from 1990 levels, though activists accuse President Emmanuel Macron of watering down earlier promises in the draft legislation.

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    Some environmental campaigners have said the bill does not go far enough. A citizens’ climate forum established by Macron to help shape climate policy had called for the scrapping of flights on routes where the train journey is less than 4 hours.

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