Posts you had second thought about and decided not to post - put them here

Stop playing dumb, Fred, no-one's buying it.

That is literally what happened

Sure.

not enough people having second thoughts itt imo tbh

Every country in Scandinavia has a Socialist and a Social Democratic party, btw. And a Green one, and probably a Socially Liberal one. It's great. You can really pinpoint the melts.

― Frederik B, 25. februar 2020 10:49 (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

It's everyone but the Socialists, of course

― Frederik B, 25. februar 2020 10:50 (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

As usual, Fred, you have no idea what you're talking about, you have no clue about the Labour Party and the Labour movement in the UK - its history, its significance, its importance, so shut the fuck up and go and irritate some Americans instead.

Had arguments about Polly Toynbee before, the idea that she's 'on our side' when she's a fake who was quite happy to be involved in an attempt to destroy the Labour movemement before.

― Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), 25. februar 2020 11:17 (nine hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

How many more quarantines do we need?

Every country in Scandinavia has a Socialist and a Social Democratic party, btw. And a Green one, and probably a Socially Liberal one. It's great. You can really pinpoint the melts.

― Frederik B, 25. februar 2020 10:49 (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

It's everyone but the Socialists, of course

― Frederik B, 25. februar 2020 10:50 (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

As usual, Fred, you have no idea what you're talking about

Like, what is there to discuss here?

A one man discussion is not a discussion.

It's seriously like arguing with Shaggy at this point

Shaggy from Scooby-Doo? Shaggy 2 Dope?

BOOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W5pq4bIzIw

This way, gentlemen:

Post here when you want to shit on someone passive aggressively until they see it and start a fight with you ITT

(And gentlewomen.)

am neither tbqh

I wasn't referring to you.

:D

lads

I’m always :D when I see silby post and then D: when I remember he’s male.

LOL @ Fred in Geoff Tipps "I won the mums" mode.

I’m always :D when I see silby post and then D: when I remember he’s male.

― median punt (gyac), Tuesday, February 25, 2020 12:13 PM (one minute ago)

I'm genderqueer

so, is it cool when someone who isn't from and doesn't live in a region whose politics are at issue posts on a thread if you agree with their politics, but it's only annoying if they post on the thread when you disagree with their politics?

like, I see a bunch of non-Californians opining on our state politics thread, and I just wanna know if I have the right to be annoyed at them, esp. when they get all sanctimonious

I don't really know what Fred's politics are tbh - and he plainly doesn't know mine - but given that he routinely characterizes posters on the UK politics thread as xenophobic tankies you can see why he's not particularly welcome there.

God knows the UK politics thread is hard enough work without him sticking his oar in.

blended haircut y or n?

If I started checking my notes here I’d never stop but tl;dr - lol.

like, I see a bunch of non-Californians opining on our state politics thread

? you do?

silby for one

oh right

To answer your question. Nej.

brb stealing Seattle's water

xps

I get annoyed sometimes, but, like ... this is ilx, and it's not worth making it a thing.

and tbh, it's not nearly as annoying when they post stuff I agree with

😎

doesn't silby live in an adjacent state? do we all live in an adjacent state?

I like to call California “South South Seattle”

it depends on how you define "adjacent" -- in the geographical sense, no ... in the political sense, idk

eh, Seattle is like South Vancouver imo

like, I see a bunch of non-Californians opining on our state politics thread, and I just wanna know if I have the right to be annoyed at them, esp. when they get all sanctimonious

it is ok to be annoyed with any out of region person giving their opinion on yr politics no matter their tone tho might be a bit gauche if they're just humble and asking questions for edification but definitely deserved if there's any kind of performative esp sanctimonious bullshit

but y'know, someone from Seattle having opinions on California politics is geographically similar to someone from say, Denmark having opinions on UK politics

Idg the state/country comparison (if that’s being made). I don’t think that works at all.

xp Mordy -- I feel we can put a name to this, and call it "the gabbneb rule"

xp what are your thoughts on all the actual foreigners who live in the UK and who have thoughts about its politics? Or those who live outside it and who also post there who never ever attract any of this? Do you think there might be anything controversial about that at all?

ha, i am looking at a map and I think I always place oregon where idaho is.

xp what are your thoughts on all the actual foreigners who live in the UK and who have thoughts about its politics?

If you live in the UK, then obv. its politics affect you. If you are an expat, you at least have some familiarity and history with a place ... idk, I am with Mordy, in that if you are an "outside observer" it should entail a certain humility and taking a step back

and how should foreigners living in the UK posting about its politics react to someone living outside the UK calling them (for example) a xenophobe for their constant shitting up the thread?

I'm an American, and I follow a fairly isolationist approach to this issue ... not my country, not my thread, not my place to judge

they should call them out on the posts you had second thoughts about and decided not to post - post them here thread

sorry that someone's shitting up your thread tho

What if you live in a neighbouring country that is inordinately affected by the flatulent ripples of a certain other country's general shenanigans. Or if you live in the Middle East.