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- Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:31 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Shelf life of racism.
- Replies: 52
- Views: 29613
Shelf life of racism.
<r>Mickiel;1522036 wrote: I think Adam and Eve were black: mid brown to be as exact as one can speculate, because two mid Brown people could have children of more Diverse colors. Thus we can see them having a wide scope of colorful offspring. More melatonin was produced.<br/> <br/> <br/> Does it mat...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:57 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Shelf life of racism.
- Replies: 52
- Views: 29613
Shelf life of racism.
<t>I see (the black hebrew that is) he is citing the story of ham as the progenitor of the black races. It was that tale that was twisted to justify the enslavement of blacks as their punishment for his sins. They are also mysoginists, that too comes from religion eve's curse is so ingrained in out ...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 4:04 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
Except in this case only one partner wants the divorce and is determined to cut off their own balls to show how determined they are to go ahead.
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:06 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r>spot;1522017 wrote: The rubbish being spoken over the weekend was a pure waste of time. Liam Fox suggesting the Republic could agree a bilateral trade deal with the UK, for example?<br/> <br/> It's equivalent to saying the Republic could exit the EU alongside us and form a single trade area, movi...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:42 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<t>Bryn Mawr;1521995 wrote: Yes, they want to remain in the EU but, if they are forced to leave, they are determined (from everything I can see) not to have a customs border between themselves and the Republic.<br/> <br/> Apart from the fact that the Republic would veto any deal including a hard bor...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:27 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r>Bryn Mawr;1521990 wrote: I think it quite possible that the DUP will increase the number of seats they hold - the Irish are serious about not having a hard boarder and the DUP are seen as the party that is ensuring that.<br/> <br/> <br/> They northern irish also voted to remain in the EU. The onl...
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:41 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<t>spot;1521954 wrote: The following commentary dates from October 2016, over two years ago, but it is still entirely relevant:<br/> <br/> Fascinating Aïda, the Spiegeltent, Assembly, Edinburgh Festival 2016 - So Sorry Scotland<br/> <br/> <br/> Was going to use smileys but they do not seem to work ...
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 3:00 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Example of a suspicious BBC Have Your Say posting
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16587
Example of a suspicious BBC Have Your Say posting
<r>I thought bit was well established fact that the leave canpaign had been run illegally<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44080096">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44080096</URL><br/> <br/> and that cambridge analytical had been involved in targeting voters. The bb...
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:10 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r>It amazes me the mainstream media never mention the scottish dimension to this. When Ian backford got up to speak during tne deabate stv,bbc sky news all cut away from it back to the talking heads. Bear in mind he is leader in westminster of the third largest party yet they interview vince cable ...
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:46 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r>I think may is ging to try and hang on and just let brexit happen with no deal. The UK can unitalerally withdraw article 50. The brexiteers are speading the lie that the other 27 members have to agree.<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/10/uk-can-unilaterally-stop-...
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:32 am
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Genocide
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19424
Genocide
<t>Clodhopper;1521912 wrote: If we Brexit I may be having to pretend I'm American as a lesser target for ridicule than being English.<br/> <br/> <br/> In that case should it not have been called e-exit rather than brexit as it is possible both northern ireland and scotland will depart the the united...
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:11 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Shelf life of racism.
- Replies: 52
- Views: 29613
Shelf life of racism.
<t>Fear of the other has been there since man began. prejudice based on the belief that one's tribe or people or religion is superior is different from racism based on the belief that ones race based on colour of skin the latter is relatively new you can almost trace the development of it as christi...
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:51 pm
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Genocide
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19424
Genocide
<r>Actually it was both the french and the british who drew lines on a map to create syria and iraq and tirkey (they lost in ww1 remember) with no regrad tom either trhe land or the people living there. Unfortunately the land the kurds claim as theor own is split amongst three states and happens to ...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:59 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r>I see he's come out the closet and revealed himself as being pro-Brexit. Looks like none of the politicians will be able to stop this.<br/> <br/> Came across this guy<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=james+obrien"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.youtube.com/results?s...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:43 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Wotsit
- Replies: 17
- Views: 43834
Wotsit
Some kind of wartime structure? You don't say where you live but old brick wartime bunkers and air raid shelters can be found in most parts of the country in places where it is no longer immediately obvious why they would be built.
- Fri Dec 21, 2018 2:12 pm
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r><URL url="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/vote-of-noconfidence-brexit-uk-government-theresa-may-labour-snp-lib-dems-plaid-cymru-greens-a8689906.html"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/p ... 89906.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/vote-of-noco...
- Mon Dec 17, 2018 1:21 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 12
- Views: 37636
Hello
Hello
- Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:24 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
It will be interesting to see how the brexiteers cope with the prospect of having customs post on the england /scottish border. Given the organisational abilities of the westminster government, it will probably be a piece of string looped over two bits of wood.
- Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:37 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 3:40 pm
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r>Something you won't see on the bbc.<br/> <br/> <CNN id="world/2018/11/28/theresa-may-brexit-message-scotland-erin-mclaughlin-pkg-vpx.cnn"><URL url="https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2018/11/28/theresa-may-brexit-message-scotland-erin-mclaughlin-pkg-vpx.cnn"><LINK_TEXT text="https://edition.cnn...
- Mon Nov 26, 2018 1:09 pm
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Neoliberalism's Dark Path to Fascism
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19988
Neoliberalism's Dark Path to Fascism
<t>neoliberalism is not aimed at creating a capitalist economy it's intent is to give free rein to greed. Almost the first thing they do is remove all the checks to prevent the abuse by companies of their economic strength to stop any competition and remember the triumphalism as banking controls wer...
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 7:57 am
- Forum: Arts Animation
- Topic: Political Cartoons
- Replies: 1045
- Views: 83000
Political Cartoons
tude dog;1521340 wrote:
Post anything you want.
Thank you for that. What I meant was I can't post the image cos copy and paste didn;t work and my IT abilities lack the know how.
Post anything you want.
Thank you for that. What I meant was I can't post the image cos copy and paste didn;t work and my IT abilities lack the know how.
- Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:51 pm
- Forum: Arts Animation
- Topic: Political Cartoons
- Replies: 1045
- Views: 83000
Political Cartoons
<t>tude dog;1521334 wrote: G#Gill started a thread Cartoon of the day.....<br/> <br/> I love cartoons and decided I would post cartoons there much as I would see on Sunday morning newspapers. Something light-hearted, maybe even funny.<br/> <br/> Well, I started to post political cartoons on politica...
- Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:01 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r><URL url="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/article-50-reversed-brexit-stopped-theresa-may-european-court-of-justice-a8642641.html"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/p ... 42641.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/article-50-reversed-brexit-stopp...
- Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:56 pm
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r>Methinks you give brexiteers too much credit<br/> <br/> "Leave-voting MP Nadine Dorries slams May's Brexit deal because UK won’t have seats in European parliament"<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nadie-dorries-slams-brexit-deal-leave-remain-jk-ro...
- Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:55 am
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Will President Trump run for a second term?
- Replies: 1358
- Views: 493865
Will President Trump run for a second term?
<t>tude dog;1521252 wrote: No offense taken. Mr. Acosta asked a question and got an answer. Rather than asking for a clarification or some other question he challenged the answer, wanting a debate. That is not the place for a debate with a room full of reporters waiting for a chance to ask the Presi...
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:11 pm
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<t>I find myself disgusted with the coverage on the issues. The country is basically split on whether to leave or not yet time after time on discussion programmes like question time there is invariably a preponderance of brexiteers reiterating their mantra about how we cannot change our minds and it...
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 4:43 am
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Will President Trump run for a second term?
- Replies: 1358
- Views: 493865
Will President Trump run for a second term?
<t>tude dog;1521240 wrote: Lest you never read my comments about the Don let me inform you I am no fan of his.<br/> <br/> Often reporters ask a stupid question, but that is my opinion when that happens. No foul.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> That CNN guy was looking for an argument and the Don would not bi...
- Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:21 pm
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Will President Trump run for a second term?
- Replies: 1358
- Views: 493865
Will President Trump run for a second term?
<t>tude dog;1521229 wrote: I was in my car when I heard it. It was great. That CNN guy was a piece of work. I get home to see what and watch him fight the lady for the mike.<br/> <br/> Actually made the Don look good.<br/> <br/> <br/> You must have watched the doctored version of the event put out b...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 1:17 pm
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r><URL url="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17200692.channel-4-shut-out-the-snp-from-flagship-brexit-tv-debate/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17200 ... tv-debate/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/17200692.channel-4-shut-out-the-snp-from-flagship-brexit-tv-debate/</LINK_TEX...
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 1:14 pm
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
<r><URL url="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17200692.channel-4-shut-out-the-snp-from-flagship-brexit-tv-debate/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.thenational.scot/news/17200 ... tv-debate/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/17200692.channel-4-shut-out-the-snp-from-flagship-brexit-tv-debate/</LINK_TEX...
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:31 am
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Positive outcome from brexit
- Replies: 195
- Views: 102819
Positive outcome from brexit
If anyone can think of anything please offer it up.
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:29 am
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Trump Reneging On Charity Promise
- Replies: 53
- Views: 69610
Trump Reneging On Charity Promise
Haven't a clue what their accents would sound like. I suspect accents are more pronounced here than they are in america but most people if they travel about at all tend to modify the accent quite considerably just to be understood.
- Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:00 pm
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Trump Reneging On Charity Promise
- Replies: 53
- Views: 69610
Trump Reneging On Charity Promise
<t>posted by larsmac<br/> <br/> "I met a guy yesterday at Physical Therapy. He is from London. We were talking about all the DNA and mixed cultures here in the US, and he claimed he doesn't have any of that mixed stuff in his DNA. He is 100% English.<br/> <br/> I've been pondering on that for a whil...
- Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:13 pm
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: What Song Is This?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18349
What Song Is This?
What happened to he left in america? It seems not to exist in any recognisable form.
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:13 pm
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: What Song Is This?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18349
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:13 am
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Trump Reneging On Charity Promise
- Replies: 53
- Views: 69610
Trump Reneging On Charity Promise
Why is it such a big deal? Americans go on about being scots american, german american irish americam, italian american african american, latin american etc etc why should claiming to be part native american be such a big deal. It's a bit monty python help help I was more oppressed than you.
- Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:05 am
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Trump Reneging On Charity Promise
- Replies: 53
- Views: 69610
Trump Reneging On Charity Promise
<t>I don't know about her European ancestry but if it was eastern European or Russian there is a strong possibility there will be mongol dna somewhere in her lineage, in other words first nation/native american dna is present in europeans just not from the americas.<br/> <br/> Trump is a ginger I ha...
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:09 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: US Food Safety regulations...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15445
US Food Safety regulations...
<t>Food labelling is just bone of the things brexiteers want to do away with you can say goodbye to all the regional identification protection foodstuffs have - not just scotch whisky but cornish pasties, Yorkshire pudding Leicester cheese ..... once we're out of the eu we won't have their substanti...
- Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:59 am
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Saudi Arabia Financed the Killers of American Troops I Commanded
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5878
Saudi Arabia Financed the Killers of American Troops I Commanded
<r>Ahso!;1521040 wrote: I don't believe we should have ever had troops in either Afghanistan or Iraq. We should have bombed Saudi Arabia instead.<br/> <br/> "Recently, the crimes of the Saudi government managed to pierce the Trump-all-the-time-Kanye-West-sometimes media-entertainment complex due to ...
- Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:56 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: US Food Safety regulations...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15445
US Food Safety regulations...
<r>I'd be more concerned about hormone-treated meat, pesticides residue in grain and chickens washed in chlorine. <br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.euractiv.com/section/trade-society/news/us-renews-fight-against-eu-ban-on-hormone-treated-beef/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.euractiv.com/section/trade...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:13 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Things that confuse me
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18881
Things that confuse me
<t>LarsMac;1520920 wrote: It seems like a good idea, to me. I had some friends who were roomates since college. They bought a house together, and the legal arrangements to protect their individual interests were a nightmare. A Civil Partnership would have been the answer for them, but at the time, n...
- Sun Oct 07, 2018 2:13 pm
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: “The UK Parliament is sovereign, the Scottish Parliament is not.â€
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4499
“The UK Parliament is sovereign, the Scottish Parliament is not.â€
<t>Things you won't see in the UK press.<br/> <br/> AUOB Edinburgh march biggest pro-independence event in Scotland's history | The National<br/> <br/> "AUOB Edinburgh march biggest pro-independence event in Scotland's history"<br/> <br/> Quote box still not working. <br/> <br/> One thing you might ...
- Sun Oct 07, 2018 2:03 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Things that confuse me
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18881
Things that confuse me
<r>"When I asked about entering a civil partnership while still being legally married I meant to a person other than the existing spouse. I should have been more explicit. Can I legally be married to A and enter a civil partnership with B?<br/> <br/> As for sisters, I'm not convinced that either mar...
- Sat Oct 06, 2018 2:03 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Things that confuse me
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18881
Things that confuse me
<t>If they are already married why would they be interested in a civil union? Marriage is a legal contract giving each party rights - to the other's estate on death for instance and recognition of the legitimacy of any children and rights and responsibilities entailed -<br/> <br/> and the ceremony i...
- Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:31 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Random Thoughts
- Replies: 283
- Views: 141688
Random Thoughts
<t>You've no idea how exotic that all sounds. I've never heard or seen a mocking jay the biggest wild canine round here are foxes and they hunt alone. Met a vixen with two cubs out walking one night, had a pub with me and it looked like they were going to play together till my other dog spotted the....
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:56 pm
- Forum: Social Human Rights
- Topic: Man, 4% black
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8674
Man, 4% black
As a north european I am possibly 1-4% neanderthal - does that mean I am extinct?
- Sat Sep 29, 2018 3:51 pm
- Forum: United Kingdom
- Topic: Bigots on the ropes in Ireland?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3267
Bigots on the ropes in Ireland?
<r>Dorries: The Irish border issue “does not existâ€<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/alastair-campbell-and-nadine-dorries-argue-over-the-irish-border-on-peston-itv-show-1-5712997"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-st ... -1-5712997...
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:32 pm
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Slave states vs Bible Belt
- Replies: 107
- Views: 41699
Slave states vs Bible Belt
<t>LarsMac;1520716 wrote: It has only been in the last Millennium that the idea of Owning and keeping slaves began to be considered morally wrong. <br/> <br/> In the days the new testament was written, it was quite common and the moral issue was more about how the master treated their slaves, and ho...
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:15 pm
- Forum: Pub Nutters Inn
- Topic: Bruv
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16149
Bruv
so sad to hear this. My condolences to his family.