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Discussion in 'Leeds United' started by MIGHTY, Oct 1, 2017.

  1. 2 pennth

    2 pennth Well-Known Member

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    Paki also works fine for Pakistanis, when it suits them, just saying
     
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    No I haven't seen those sorts of demonstrations, maybe my view would be different but using a derogatory term rather than using a less offensive alternative can't hurt, can it?
     
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    https://www.thirdway.org/report/the-red-state-murder-problem

    I was looking for news reports about the attack on Paul Pelosi in his home. I was wondering if it was politically motivated. It doesn't look like it was but it led to a study that was discussed on MSNBC. They said that the Republicans say that the crime rate in Democrat cities has skyrocketed but this study claims that the problem is the same, if not worse, in majority Republican cities.
    The example they use is that there are more murders in Jacksonville and Bakersfield than San Francisco.

    It made me wonder whether the headlines I'd seen were correct so I Googled for American cities with the highest murder rate per capita then whether they were Democrat or Republican.

    I only did the first 5 because there was a very obvious theme:

    St Louis 81% Democrat
    Baltimore 87% Democrat
    New Orleans 83% Democrat
    Detroit 94% Democrat
    Cleveland 66% Democrat.

    The percentages may not be up to date as they were just Google results but the political leaning is clear.
    So MSNBC are talking rubbish and actually what I heard may be right after all.

    It's incredible that the tiniest bit of research dispels so many headlines.
     
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  5. Eric Le Merde

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    I've met quite a few and never heard any use the shortened version, similarly Indians always seem to refer to themselves as Indian, Japanese as Japanese, Chinese as Chinese and Italians as Italian etc rather than the more colourful offensive terms.
     
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    potato you plant potato you get, in my life time people got on well together till the left agenda started peddling hate towards each other, just read what's Bidens peddling in the USA has done,there was no trouble in this country until the knife crimes rapes thefts
     
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    Sticks and stones...... good old proverb that always seemed to work in my opinion....still each to their own, I suppose it depends on your attitude
     
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    I prefer the term bloke but no one cares if I'm referred to as a white supremacist, a racist, a nazi, honky, paleface or many others we could come up with if we bothered.
    Whatever happened to sticks and stones will break my bones etc?
    My preferred pronoun would be **** off and annoy someone else you soft cnt
     
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    its on Breitbart his French windows were broken by a chair from the inside out , so it wasn't a break in,he was in his underpants and the perp, looks like a bit of **** stabbing gone wrong over the price, Nancy was away
     
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    So have I and believe Me I am correct they even put it above their shops Paki Bazzar etc etc
     
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    I agree with you. I've lived in many countries and haven't had any issues with any of the people I've met, except this one time in the Philippines when I was threatened with a gun, but that was an innocent misunderstanding and quickly resolved. I try to be polite and so far it seems to have worked.
     
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    Then I would apply my second rule of politeness, what do the majority do?
     
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    try being polite in Bradford Rotherham Wakefield and many other places within a call to pray and see what happens
     
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    My ma used to say you catch more bees with honey.....never understood that because she was a fiery little so and so herself <laugh>
     
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    He had his back doors smashed in :)
     
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    Friday prayers can be a bit of a free for all. I lived in KL for some time and I just avoided going near the mosque on Friday, I went to the pub for lunch instead, worked for me.
     
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    Two f***ing true mate
     
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    by jove i think you have it
     
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    Call me white trash as I’ve said on many occasions you reap what you sow
     
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    Amen to that brother.
     
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