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are we having to use the term 'true facts' now to differentiate from trump facts

 

Forza was only highlighting his good points... wait 'til he starts dishing the dirt

 

As i understand it the primary witness in the case Forza is referring to was a complete fraud... you'd kind of think that's the police's job to work out, but Watson, doesn't look clever for 'promoting' the guy or for using inflammatory language.

On the flip side, according to the police his involvement in bringing other cases to their attention helped put several *****philes behind bars.

 

No

 

Just thought I would throw this in to generate traffic
We all know labour are in the **** but now see the liberal undemocratic party are forming alliances with anyone they can to try and scupper our democratic rights hope those who are tempted bear this in mind when it comes to the GE

 

No, to differentiate from labour facts.

 

FFS labour wants to lower the voting age to 16, the BBC are just doing a Q&A session at a university in Leeds and one of the students has just asked is he can vote in Leeds and at his home address in the GE.

 

You've got to page 659 on this thread and still think age is the determining factor in intelligence?

 

Maybe not but life’s experiences are when it comes to a GE get a grip for once and just think about what you say

 

So how are you going to grade these life experiences and then weight or handicap the votes accordingly?

Or maybe that's not the best way to decide who's eligible to vote.

But if you're old enough to be in the Army, old enough to marry and old enough to pay taxes then maybe you're probably old enough to vote.

 

Should have had a second ref not a GE

 

We’ve been through this already had a referendum

 

Old enough to be in the army with parent’s permission if you are under 18 you don’t have to be ‘intelligent” to pay tax with regards to getting married at 16 I wonder how many of these survive the test of time when both parties have experience of the world

 

It’s a trade off I guess if you look at it logically. Today’s youth are wet behind the ears and don’t have the experience of real life like the older generation.

On the flip side, they are likely to be better educated, more open minded, less senile and less likely to need a bed pan than the older generation. Let’s face it, we oldies get a bit set in our ways.

Maybe they should have a minimum and maximum age for voting.

Maybe they should include iq or numeracy/literacy tests... and if you don’t pass you can’t vote.

Or maybe you just accept that everybody of a certain age has the right to an opinion whether it’s the same as yours or not.

I don’t have a strong opinion on it personally but STD voting age in the western world is 18, those wanting it lowered are generally Democrats/socialists because younger people are generally more idealistic and likely to vote for them... before life grinds them down into cynical miserable old cnuts.

 

That’s me a cynical old cnut

 

Erm .... what has sexually transmitted disease got to do with it?

 

I did a lot of maintenance work in the student accommodations around Headingley and spoke to many of them, and i can honestly say, ive never met a more stupid bunch of thick dimwits in my life, they really are dumb ****ers and their hygiene was disgusting

 

You usually pick your first one up at around voting age

 

funny you should say that, I did my degree in Leeds... I remember ****ting on the floor one day while a really clued up guy mended the toilet. Didn’t know we’d met bud!

 

Join the army but not fight, a bit like saying why can't scouts vote.