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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 9, 2024 19:50:59 GMT
Trump is so unpopular here that Farage or Badenoch trying to align themselves with him are just going to bunch themselves in the crotch in the attempt. I have always appreciated the UK doesn't really have time for that kind of insanity that exists in America. I guess the relatively small size helps in conjunction with how government works and I believe most importantly the complete rejection of religion within the state by a good amount of the electorate. |
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Post by zephro on Nov 9, 2024 20:05:36 GMT
Trump is so unpopular here that Farage or Badenoch trying to align themselves with him are just going to bunch themselves in the crotch in the attempt. I have always appreciated the UK doesn't really have time for that kind of insanity that exists in America. I guess the relatively small size helps in conjunction with how government works and I believe most importantly the complete rejection of religion within the state by a good amount of the electorate. Yeah that's a big part of it. The US, for decades, has had this massive lunatic religious constituency of voters. The Tea Party predates Trump. He can rouse them all up but there was something there beforehand that he's just reflecting. Lots of it just doesn't exist here. Like when the US conservatives poured money in to that National Conservatives thing, the likes of Miriam Cates going full nutty religious just put everyone off. They then all lost their seats. |
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Post by simple on Nov 9, 2024 21:02:00 GMT
I think our institutions are probably much less susceptible to machinations like the ADF plan to manipulation local legislatures and the courts system, given we rely less on political appointments and elected officials in those kinds of area.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 9, 2024 21:07:41 GMT
I have always appreciated the UK doesn't really have time for that kind of insanity that exists in America. I guess the relatively small size helps in conjunction with how government works and I believe most importantly the complete rejection of religion within the state by a good amount of the electorate. Yeah that's a big part of it. The US, for decades, has had this massive lunatic religious constituency of voters. The Tea Party predates Trump. He can rouse them all up but there was something there beforehand that he's just reflecting. Lots of it just doesn't exist here. Like when the US conservatives poured money in to that National Conservatives thing, the likes of Miriam Cates going full nutty religious just put everyone off. They then all lost their seats. Oh I forgot about that nonsense. I even think of stuff like abortion, it's just never been a hot topic button here and repeatedly American think tanks have tried repeatedly and failed to make it a discussion here and it's just crickets from the electorate. |
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Post by rftp on Nov 9, 2024 21:50:27 GMT
Musk calling for Jack Smith to be punished. Lovely, lovely.
It's super weird to see actual awful people openly licking their lips over all the terrifying shit they can do.
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Post by peekconfusion on Nov 9, 2024 22:04:57 GMT
Musk calling for Jack Smith to be punished. Lovely, lovely. It's super weird to see actual awful people openly licking their lips over all the terrifying shit they can do. The sad twat's not even American. Can't he just piss of to Mars already. |
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Post by Chopsen on Nov 9, 2024 22:07:17 GMT
Trump is so unpopular here that Farage or Badenoch trying to align themselves with him are just going to bunch themselves in the crotch in the attempt. I feel this might be a bit cart before horse where Farage is concerned. The cult of personality around Farage might actually *improve* the opinion of Trump among Reform supporters and the right of the conservatives, rather than the unpopularity of Trump cause and erosion of support for Farage et al. |
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Post by Danno on Nov 9, 2024 22:10:52 GMT
Worked for the Tories for nearly a decade THERE IS NO MONEY  |
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Post by X201 on Nov 9, 2024 22:18:43 GMT
Yeah that's a big part of it. The US, for decades, has had this massive lunatic religious constituency of voters. The Tea Party predates Trump. He can rouse them all up but there was something there beforehand that he's just reflecting. Lots of it just doesn't exist here. Like when the US conservatives poured money in to that National Conservatives thing, the likes of Miriam Cates going full nutty religious just put everyone off. They then all lost their seats. Oh I forgot about that nonsense. I even think of stuff like abortion, it's just never been a hot topic button here and repeatedly American think tanks have tried repeatedly and failed to make it a discussion here and it's just crickets from the electorate. The whole bloody country was founded by religious separatists who refused to work with others and demanded special treatment. But that’s all changed over the last 400 years 🙄 |
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Post by motti82 on Nov 9, 2024 22:34:08 GMT
Funny how 8 years ago, I put this on Facebook "2016 had taught me that when the racists all get together and vote en masse, they usually win."
Seems that we've not moved on 1 fucking bit in almost a decade.
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Post by Chopsen on Nov 9, 2024 23:40:58 GMT
Funny how 8 years ago, I put this on Facebook "2016 had taught me that when the racists all get together and vote en masse, they usually win." Seems that we've not moved on 1 fucking bit in almost a decade. I remember an US president who was a celebrity due to nothing to do with politics, that everybody suspected of dementing, having the ability to launch nuclear missiles at any time. I remember Russia rattling it's sabre, and a tragedy in Ukraine region making us all fearful of death. The middle east was an endless source of religious fuelled intractable conflict. Race was being weponised for political ends, and racial discord was the source of riots. But enough about the 80s. What happened in 2016? |
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Post by askew on Nov 10, 2024 0:14:25 GMT
Damn, Chopsen’s old
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Post by Chopsen on Nov 10, 2024 1:21:49 GMT
What d'you mean? The 80s were only 20 years ago.
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Post by apollo on Nov 10, 2024 7:55:01 GMT
You can bet any US trade deals for the UK, will have to accept the lower standards for US food imports. Labour are going to have a nightmare dealing with trump and his human garbage staff.
Any democrat that didn't vote should be still ashamed of themself. I was talking to a former co-worker and he was telling me the other co-worker we both didn't like as he was boasting how he or his husband can't bring themself to vote democrat as they didn't do enough for gaza but now both are moving to Canada now "as trump and their supporters will make their life hell" That comes across as selfish, we didn't vote but I can get up and leave
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Post by rftp on Nov 10, 2024 7:55:29 GMT
Don't be silly, everything's fine, nothing will change.
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Post by zagibu on Nov 10, 2024 8:13:32 GMT
Actually, the problem is that things that don't need change will change and the things that do need it won't.
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Post by ned on Nov 10, 2024 9:41:08 GMT
Russian State Tv broadcasting Melania nudes.
Thats one hell of a power play..
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Post by JuniorFE on Nov 10, 2024 10:11:04 GMT
Russian State Tv broadcasting Melania nudes. Thats one hell of a power play.. I'd almost laugh, but... This is Russian State TV Prime Time, nothing gets on there without Putin's approval. This is basically him "gently reminding" Trump (and the rest of the world) that the future POTUS (*gag*) is Russia's сука, and barely a day or two after he talked to Zelenskyy, at that... |
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Post by rftp on Nov 10, 2024 10:17:49 GMT
Does Trump even give a shit about her nudes? He's not capable of feeling embarrassment.
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Post by Tuffty on Nov 10, 2024 10:22:34 GMT
Don't worry everyone, Trump only said he'd end the war in Ukraine by painting the China flag on US jets and attack Russia. So that when Russia looks to the US they'll just say the Chinese did it |
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Post by Vandelay on Nov 10, 2024 11:24:27 GMT
I believe most importantly the complete rejection of religion within the state by a good amount of the electorate. Agree with this a lot. Our complete apathy to religion seems to shield us from much of the nonsense. Ironic, considering our head of state is also the head of our Church and it is the US that is meant to have separation between the state and religion. |
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 10, 2024 11:41:35 GMT
There's only two countries that have members of the clergy as part of the parliament, the UK and Iran. Fortunately the Lords Spiritual aren't quite the problem clerics in Iran certainly are, they really shouldn't be there though.
It is odd that the US has the separation yet it was only in 1955 that "In God we trust" was added to US currency.
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Post by brokenkey on Nov 10, 2024 11:51:47 GMT
Russian State Tv broadcasting Melania nudes. Thats one hell of a power play.. was Melania in the big Trump victory family photo? The one with Musk in it? |
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Post by zephro on Nov 10, 2024 11:58:11 GMT
It's also a big factor in European politics, though in a very different way to the US. Christian Democrats are a thing in various EU countries. Germany has recently been run by Christian Democrats, Victor Orban's grouping partly included Christian Democrats, The Netherlands has a strong tradition of it, Donald Tusk's party in Poland is one, Italy & Spain have them. They do not all work like the Republicans and the Orban vs Tusk thing ought to make it clear that each country has its own particular variations. But religion is just a bigger deal in lots of countries politics than it is in the UK.
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Post by apollo on Nov 10, 2024 11:59:28 GMT
the cunts are working quick to make the world a worse place
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 10, 2024 12:17:05 GMT
He's got to do what his paymasters say, it's not like he was quiet about what he was going to do but I guess Americans didn't give a shit.
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Post by cubby on Nov 10, 2024 12:26:21 GMT
Well hopefully their groceries will be a bit cheaper.
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Post by apollo on Nov 10, 2024 12:34:05 GMT
they will not have to worry about groceries when the next Hurricane happens
Since 2017 its been happening a lot
/thoughts and prays
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Post by JuniorFE on Nov 10, 2024 12:35:26 GMT
they will not have to worry about groceries when the next Hurricane happens
Since 2017 its been happening a lot
/thoughts and prays
Nah, no worries, now that Biden is no longer in office he can't send any more hurricanes to attack the true patriots |
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 10, 2024 12:48:25 GMT
The rain from the hurricanes will help with the forest fires.
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