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Discussion in 'The Premier League' started by brb, Aug 14, 2021.

  1. Peej

    Peej Fabio Borini Lover

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    He had the option to stop, but look at his past comments on this, he had always been against this - maybe his son's position clouding his view.
     
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  2. brb

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    No response to that, you said it all.
     
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  3. brb

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    Don't know much about his son, so can't say to be fair.
     
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  4. Treble

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    I ate the nut and left the shell.
     
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  5. Big Ern

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    It was all a conspiracy to arm and train the taliban with modern weapons so they can fight the Russians, because they (the Russians) are anti-Rothschilds.
     
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  6. Saf

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  7. Treble

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    And some non-muzzy countries to make it less racisty.
     
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  8. brb

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    Women and very young children chasing a US Plane down the runway...

     
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    I wanted to see it take off <whistle>
     
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  10. brb

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    I think those men are crazy, I don't know if it's taking off or had just arrived, some are laughing and some are risking injury. The SKY narrative is annoying though, this is the sort of thing we are dealing with in the media today. Let's be honest, it's hundreds of men seeking to escape - whatever their nationality.
     
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  11. Treble

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    I was trying to find a gif of Kevin Kline clinging to the window of a plane at the end of Fish Called Wanda <laugh>

    Yeh it's all the men. The women probably currently hiding in the Tora Bora mountains as the Taliban started arriving.

    On that note, the vast majority of ppl fleeing will do so crossing into surrounding countries like Pakistan, Iran and some of the old USSR states. In a couple of years the narrative here will start blaming those countries for the violence/terrorism/general ****storm that follows. And yet these countries will take on the burden of those refugees with fck all support, financial or otherwise from anyone. As well as that, they'll have the repercussions of these backward folk ruining the status quo of their nation. An indirect outcome of us invading other nations is the impact it has on the surrounding countries and then we blame them later for that outcome.
     
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  12. Saf

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    Poor souls looks terrified :emoticon-0138-think
     
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  13. brb

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    I was looking at countries most heavily affected by migration the other day, it appeared to be Turkey, but no surprise I suppose with Iraq and Syria on it's border.

    I think in that twitter clip, I saw another report with some women on the tarmac, I suppose the men are more physically able to chase a plane, but what they thought they would achieve, I'm not quite sure.

    This is the problem with the media, without full context, I'm conscious an individual clip can be misleading to critical eyes.
     
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    Yup, I'm sure you spotted the one guy even laughing at the camera.
     
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    An absolute **** show. 20 years the west has occupied that country and then it just ups and leaves & shock, horror, the Taliban waltz into power within weeks.

    The finger pointing on all sides is laughable. Biden ****ed up here, no doubt, but Trump had signed a treaty with the Taliban in 2020 which guaranteed withdrawal of all troops within 9.5 months. So they should all just wind it in & concentrate on what they’re now going to do, in order to try and mitigate this stenching pile of **** they’ve all created - us included.
     
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    Afghanistan veteran, Jack Cummings, did I lose my legs for nothing, yes! He feels it was all for nothing.
     
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  17. Saf

    Saf Not606 Godfather+NOT606 Poster of the year 2023

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    Yeah more than one is laughing. Very few men in that country are in danger so arguably I'll say that a lot of men 'escaping' Afghanistan are just using this as the excuse to leave and find a new life elsewhere in the world.

    I'd sign a petition for the UK government to make it mandatory to find homes for Afghani women and children. I refuse to budge on my stance that the blokes should be told to stay and fight. As a country we aren't taking a hypocritical stance here. When the UK is under attack our men trample over each to get to the frontline. I don't see why the same shouldn't be expected from the Afghanis. Yes, most will die. That's the price you have to be willing to pay for your countries and families future and safety.
     
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    Jack Cummings

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    Was it worth it, probably not. Did I lose my legs for nothing, looks like it. Did my mates die in vain. Yep. On my 11th Bangaversary it’s a very somber one. Many emotions going through my head, anger, betrayal sadness to name a few….

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  19. Treble

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    It's so easy to point the finger at these countries but they have to deal with the ****. When America went into Afghanistan they used the land and airspace of neighbouring countries without permission, completely ignored their sovereignty, used them and their forces to deal with the borders during the conflict and now at the end leave them to deal with the mess. It's no wonder that even if they aspire to be progressive they end up being pulled down to the lowest common denominator. "Geo-politics" eh! :rolleyes:

    That's fair enough mate, at least you added it now. There's no agenda, just how we see it, and the fact it's fair to say women are considered as less equal out there.
     
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  20. BobbyD

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    it's okay, i'll put in a good word for you brb and we'll place you in one of them leisure facilities
     
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