General Election - December 12th, 2019

[Ancient Citizen]

Trump interfering in our General Election is a fucking disgrace - the man has no shame.

 

[BobKowalski]

It astounds me that others don't focus in on the guy.. the Esther McVey comments are typical of the man when his mask slips and these traits are surely incompatible with senior office

Johnson is PM. The man who allegedly skipped COBRA meetings as Foreign Sec when the Salisbury Novichok poisoning hit the fan to pose for his resignation pics.

‘Incompatible with senior office’ left the building a long time ago.

 

[johnnytapia]

I see that Trump endorsed Johnson and Farage yesterday.



When the orange shitgibbon endorses a party ... you know somethings wrong with the party

When a man who wins a US presidential election gives you psephological advice, you'd be a fool to ignore it. Johnson will mirror Trump's demonising of Clinton and we'll see endless attacks (some justified) about Corbyn's links, past and present, to despots, tinpots and pisspots.

 

[BobKowalski]

Foreign leader makes opinion on a trade deal which actually involves his own country. Ooh how dare he.

Foreign leader calls for an U.K. election pact between two U.K. Parties and slags off the other leader of a third Party. Well he has a point.

Got to love the hypocrisy and shallow patriotism of the right.

 

[johnnytapia]

I think that , also we now see videos posted on news sites of incidents that may have happened years ago which we would never have seen , also 24 hour news.
However I just think basic manners have gone, or going from society. On the tram nobody stands up to let an old person sit down. They just stare at their phone.

it’s awful though that mps feel they have to step down because of the abuse they get from members of public, death threats and threats of violence are a disgrace against public servants.

However look at the example they set in the house over the last year - they all just stand up and take it turns to stand up and insult another member of Parliament . The public watch this anger and get angry as well. The level of manners and politeness is none existent .its often like a chippy / fumble classic ding dong.

they and we all need to turn the dial down a bit.

A Headteacher colleague of mine, tiring of parents' seeming inability to communicate with their offspring at the beginning and end of the day, put up several posters at the school entrances, "GET OFF YOUR PHONES".
On the train to the match last week, I made my lad stand up so a woman could sit down (I was already standing). Manners cost nothing.

 

[Ban-jani]

‘What about him!!!’

Worst argument ever.

But yeah Obama was a twat for interfering too.

 

[BobKowalski]

I think that , also we now see videos posted on news sites of incidents that may have happened years ago which we would never have seen , also 24 hour news.
However I just think basic manners have gone, or going from society. On the tram nobody stands up to let an old person sit down. They just stare at their phone.

it’s awful though that mps feel they have to step down because of the abuse they get from members of public, death threats and threats of violence are a disgrace against public servants.

However look at the example they set in the house over the last year - they all just stand up and take it turns to stand up and insult another member of Parliament . The public watch this anger and get angry as well. The level of manners and politeness is none existent .its often like a chippy / fumble classic ding dong.

they and we all need to turn the dial down a bit.

I thought the thing these days was to ditch all the ‘PC crap’ and ‘tell it as it is’? The ‘freedom’ to say what we really feel and if people don’t like it then tough. No place for snowflakes and all that.

 

[blueparrot]

A Headteacher colleague of mine, tiring of parents' seeming inability to communicate with their offspring at the beginning and end of the day, put up several posters at the school entrances, "GET OFF YOUR PHONES".
On the train to the match last week, I made my lad stand up so a woman could sit down (I was already standing). Manners cost nothing.

My mum uses buses and trams all the time as she doesn't drive, she says young people stand up for her all the time, hold doors etc without being asked, says it's no different now than back in the 60s 70s when she was pregnant most people are well mannered some aren't.

 

[Vic]

Norway is a worse position than full EU membership.

Ask any politician in Norway and they will tell you.

You’re in the Single Market but you’re a rule taker, you don’t have a seat at the table and any new regulations well, put up and shut up.

Do you want the UK to be in that position? It’s a massive fall from grace.

That's how the people of Norway like it. So did Farage once (or was he lying?).

 

[George Hannah]

I feel this too, but then I wonder if it’s just me getting older and thinking things are getting worse.

Always trust your feelings GDM ;) The aggressively presented monochrome posturings of the election rivals are carefully designed to feed a lack of respect for others in their social media support. It'll get much worse for sure and looking at the final page of the locked Corbyn thread it isn't just Labour who are mobilizing their ranks for a scaled up dirty digital war either.