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Buffoon 2 dismissed Democratic Socialism in the USA about a year back. Senator Bernie Sanders has been there or thereabouts since the 1970's, speaking truth. And he gets on Stephen Colbert's show for the umpteenth time last night. How about this for a reception?

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EDIT: Wow, do I wish he was available to vote for here.
 
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Beddytare said:
You really think they are acting responsibly?? You really think they are taking their responsibilities serious?? You agree with what is going on...........?? Just because you didn't like the way the referendum went..........Then there is no hope left then.......Im not talking about just the tories who are bad enough but labour can't make up their minds. The only ones that have honestly come out is the Libs and strangely Farage. Although I think he is nearer to being a communist than any......but there you are.
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A barmy take. Parliament are clearly worried about the impact of a no deal. They are demanding a say, which is what happens in a
a democracy.
Please bare in mind that it's their job to know and understand how it will affect us.

How on earth is this labour's fault?

Brexit is a conservative problem, caused to try and win back some of the UKIP vote.

As for Farage speaking sense, well, I have no words, anyone that is naive enough to believe a word that comes out of his mouth, has lost all reason IMO.
 
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This is Part 2 of Bernie Sanders' interview on Stephen Colbert's show. [Part 1 is post [HASHTAG]#20061[/HASHTAG]]. Does this sound anything like familiar to the situation in the UK? Well actually, in terms of wealth inequality, it's a whole lot worse. But our Brexit direction is sending us right there. Wake up UK, the Americans don't like where they've found themselves:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders
 
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Both companies started coming back in the 1980s. They've been back way longer than they were away. The Triumph brand was bought by John Bloor as it folded. He masterminded an excellent revival, and they haven't sat on their success, which is what killed the original company. Today they are one of the top 10 biggest selling motorcycle companies in the world. [7th so far in 2019]
Norton came back just as quickly, but specilised in racing the rotary engine bike, with a lot of success. And although their rise is nothing like as meteroric, they're doing pretty well too. Both companies have invested and innovated, which is what the original companies failed to do.
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Hope for BSA then! I used to run around Southampton in the late 70`s on a B25 Starfire. There was a PC Lucas who rode another B25 variant and used to try and catch us - he didn`t want to give us a ticket, he only wanted a blether about bikes ! You don`t get that these days !
 
Spending a few days in the Republic of Ireland certainly puts things into perspective. I last visited County Cork in the late 70's, and since then it has become completely integrated into the EU. All the roadsigns are metric, as was the car we hired for the day today, although beer still comes in pints. A forward-looking, cosmopolitan country which would no more dream of leaving the EU than of burning witches. Why are they so different from us? Could it be their media isn't owned by disaster capitalists? Could it be that having left the British Empire nearly 100 years ago they aren't still dreaming of a golden age that never was? Maybe they aren't such a bunch of racist, xenophobic idiots as too many in Britain are.

I've never been so apprehensive about returning to my own country as I am today. Thanks, Tory voters, thanks for ****ing up the country I love.
 
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Spending a few days in the Republic of Ireland certainly puts things into perspective. I last visited County Cork in the late 70's, and since then it has become completely integrated into the EU. All the roadsigns are metric, as was the car we hired for the day today, although beer still comes in pints. A forward-looking, cosmopolitan country which would no more dream of leaving the EU than of burning witches. Why are they so different from us? Could it be their media isn't owned by disaster capitalists? Could it be that having left the British Empire nearly 100 years ago they aren't still dreaming of a golden age that never was? Maybe they aren't such a bunch of racist, xenophobic idiots as too many in Britain are.

I've never been so apprehensive about returning to my own country as I am today. Thanks, Tory voters, thanks for ****ing up the country I love.
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Worked in Cork, partied like it was 1999 because it was. Great time, Thursday night out mayhem indeed.
 
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I suppose I'd better bring this up. One week has gone by and it's another Friday. What does that mean? It means Day 2 of the Global Climate Strike. If I can I shall be doing it next week. But for now:

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Just a few from around the world today.
 
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Incidentally, I noticed MLT giving air to a climate crisis denier. I'm a bit disappointed in Matty. He's a Brexit Leaver for starters. Then he does this suggesting that there is a Climate Fraud going on. Doesn't he realise that there is no money behind the campaigns towards making people aware of Climate Change? But there's millions of dollars behind the FUD which seeks to influence people to deny all the evidence. And if industries, like the oil industry can slow the elimination of fossil fuels by one single day, they gain an extra $2.75 billion a day. And that's just the oil for transportation, which makes up 50% of the total. So they are going to throw hundreds of millions of dollars at getting you to disbelieve the scientific evidence, [of which I posted an IPCC report just the other day https://www.not606.com/threads/politics-thread.323930/page-1000 post [HASHTAG]#19984[/HASHTAG].] because it is easily worth it. It's petty cash.

Incidentally, I'd like to see some Likes here, just to prove to me you're bothering to cast your eye over this stuff.
 
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Spending a few days in the Republic of Ireland certainly puts things into perspective. I last visited County Cork in the late 70's, and since then it has become completely integrated into the EU. All the roadsigns are metric, as was the car we hired for the day today, although beer still comes in pints. A forward-looking, cosmopolitan country which would no more dream of leaving the EU than of burning witches. Why are they so different from us? Could it be their media isn't owned by disaster capitalists? Could it be that having left the British Empire nearly 100 years ago they aren't still dreaming of a golden age that never was? Maybe they aren't such a bunch of racist, xenophobic idiots as too many in Britain are.

I've never been so apprehensive about returning to my own country as I am today. Thanks, Tory voters, thanks for ****ing up the country I love.
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The bastards forgot to put my suitcase on the plane yesterday when I flew home though!


Ps . I love that place though. Wife has family there and we have discussed it and possible future home.
 
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fatletiss said:
The bastards forgot to put my suitcase on the plane yesterday when I flew home though!


Ps . I love that place though. Wife has family there and we have discussed it and possible future home.
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Oh no! Was this Dublin? Hope it turns up!

Yes, it's the obvious place for us too when GB goes tits up. We discovered Glandore, near Roscarbery, today. That will do nicely!
 
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