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posted on 16/8/24

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Arne Sabah Nur (U1282)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Arne Sabah Nur (U1282)
posted 1 minute ago
I don't see how former colonial powers would be able to pay reparations to their former colonies. They are all going broke too now, and furthermore, proper and actual reparations would be worth their combined entire national budgets over a period of decades and decades IMO.
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They aren’t “all going broke” though. A bit hyperbolic that Mamba.

You’re right on the second point; but there are loads of different ways in which reparations might be paid beyond hard cash. Repatriation of assets (commercial, industrial, financial, art), targeted investment commitments, purchasing commitments, profit sharing, tax waivers, etc. etc.

There has to be a balance between what is politically and economically feasible and what is due (which even with the best wills in the world could never be met).

I have a number of Brazilian mates (because there are an awful lot of Brazilians here). A couple of them have said to me that they don’t really care about reparations nearly as much about the histories still being taught and told. They want proper, formal apologies, from the apparatus of state, and they want a recognition, across the Portuguese population, of the crimes perpetrated and the horrors of and damage done by the Empire. They want kids taught about the crimes, because they want the truth known and they don’t want those crimes repeated.

That has to be the starting point. The histories must be rectified.
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This is a great comment and that's what I'd like to see too. Perhaps it's a bit hyperbolic but they're all drowning in debt at the moment, no?
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That’s what politicians like to tell us.

Put it this way: UK national debt is now just over 100% of GDP. I don’t know what you earn, but imagine that all of your debt parcelled up was roughly equal to your gross annual income. Would you be panicking about going bankrupt?

As you’re a sensible, very well-educated guy () I would guess not, because even the *mean* average UK household debt to income ratio is much higher (and tends to be far higher) than 100%. Now is that ideal or necessarily even very healthy? No, of course not. Is it sustainable? Yes, absolutely it is. Because we have assets and securities and the ability to look longer term at the advantages of maintaining a sensible amount of debt in the interests of investing in the future.

(It’s a crude and a flawed argument, acknowledged. There isn’t a direct analogue here. But the general point is sound, and it’s for that reason that despite historically elevated sovereign debt burdens, credit agencies, banks, private capital, investment funds, etc. continue to show faith in the likes of the heavily indebted UK.)
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All true, but on application to the issue of reparation, the existence of the debt and the narrative around it doesn't create a conducive environment for actual and meaningful reparations IMO.

posted on 16/8/24

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Arne Sabah Nur (U1282)
posted 8 minutes ago
I don't see how former colonial powers would be able to pay reparations to their former colonies. They are all going broke too now, and furthermore, proper and actual reparations would be worth their combined entire national budgets over a period of decades and decades IMO.
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Yeah this is true. I’m sure smarter people than me could find a practical solution, but I cannot really see one that would get the political support needed either.
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Send culer to set up the negotiations over zoom, and broker the deals through google docs.

posted on 16/8/24

comment by mancWπŸ†πŸ†hπŸ†πŸ†- maximus mardius cob-onius (U10676)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Arne Sabah Nur (U1282)
posted 8 minutes ago
I don't see how former colonial powers would be able to pay reparations to their former colonies. They are all going broke too now, and furthermore, proper and actual reparations would be worth their combined entire national budgets over a period of decades and decades IMO.
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Yeah this is true. I’m sure smarter people than me could find a practical solution, but I cannot really see one that would get the political support needed either.
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Send culer to set up the negotiations over zoom, and broker the deals through google docs.
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comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted on 16/8/24

Trump stated that over 100% of new jobs created in US under Biden went too immigrants

He aint even sayin illegal immigrants now, jussed immigrants

That is 14% of US population

posted on 16/8/24

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 24 minutes ago
Trump stated that over 100% of new jobs created in US under Biden went too immigrants

He aint even sayin illegal immigrants now, jussed immigrants

That is 14% of US population
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Over 100% of new jobs

“It’s probably closer to 1000%. It’s true. It’s the worst figures you can imagine. Terrible, just terrible. You know, I was talking to Elon the other day - you guys know Elon right? great guy, great guy, knows his politics - he’s a job creator. A great job creator, oh yeah, let me tell you. One of the greatest ev-er. In the world. And his son, it’s a great shame what the liberals have done to his son. Just terrible. Terri-ble. But we’re gonna fix that. We’re gonna fix our education system. It’s gonna be great. The greatest education system the world has ever seen, believe me. It’s true…”

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted on 16/8/24

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 24 minutes ago
Trump stated that over 100% of new jobs created in US under Biden went too immigrants

He aint even sayin illegal immigrants now, jussed immigrants

That is 14% of US population
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Over 100% of new jobs

“It’s probably closer to 1000%. It’s true. It’s the worst figures you can imagine. Terrible, just terrible. You know, I was talking to Elon the other day - you guys know Elon right? great guy, great guy, knows his politics - he’s a job creator. A great job creator, oh yeah, let me tell you. One of the greatest ev-er. In the world. And his son, it’s a great shame what the liberals have done to his son. Just terrible. Terri-ble. But we’re gonna fix that. We’re gonna fix our education system. It’s gonna be great. The greatest education system the world has ever seen, believe me. It’s true…”
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His actual quotes r pho wurse than the woke mob liberal msm portray

posted on 16/8/24

comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 24 minutes ago
Trump stated that over 100% of new jobs created in US under Biden went too immigrants

He aint even sayin illegal immigrants now, jussed immigrants

That is 14% of US population
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Over 100% of new jobs

“It’s probably closer to 1000%. It’s true. It’s the worst figures you can imagine. Terrible, just terrible. You know, I was talking to Elon the other day - you guys know Elon right? great guy, great guy, knows his politics - he’s a job creator. A great job creator, oh yeah, let me tell you. One of the greatest ev-er. In the world. And his son, it’s a great shame what the liberals have done to his son. Just terrible. Terri-ble. But we’re gonna fix that. We’re gonna fix our education system. It’s gonna be great. The greatest education system the world has ever seen, believe me. It’s true…”
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This would be funny if it wasn’t so depressing. This is a facking ex President.

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted on 16/8/24

Yer

It disgustin

posted on 16/8/24

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Trump stated that over 100% of new jobs created in US under Biden went too immigrants

He aint even sayin illegal immigrants now, jussed immigrants

That is 14% of US population
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And there I thought

"... and the radical left wants abortion even after nine months...." couldn't be topped

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted on 16/8/24

comment by mancWπŸ†πŸ†hπŸ†πŸ†- maximus mardius cob-onius (U10676)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Trump stated that over 100% of new jobs created in US under Biden went too immigrants

He aint even sayin illegal immigrants now, jussed immigrants

That is 14% of US population
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And there I thought

"... and the radical left wants abortion even after nine months...." couldn't be topped
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He actchully said “after they are born”

posted on 16/8/24

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by mancWπŸ†πŸ†hπŸ†πŸ†- maximus mardius cob-onius (U10676)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Trump stated that over 100% of new jobs created in US under Biden went too immigrants

He aint even sayin illegal immigrants now, jussed immigrants

That is 14% of US population
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And there I thought

"... and the radical left wants abortion even after nine months...." couldn't be topped
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He actchully said “after they are born”
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posted on 17/8/24

The bloke behind this account was jailed for 3 years today. Came out in interview he was making £1400 per month from X.
Yip, he was being paid to post his vile filth.

https://x.com/thelittlewaster/status/1824476468329480331?s=12

posted on 17/8/24

The fact that a senior civil servant who specialised in assessing arms exports to Israel has ended his 18-year career because he thinks the Foreign Office "may be complicit in war crimes", and not a single national outlet has reported it, is frightening. We have a captive media.

https://x.com/rivkahbrown/status/1824566733333532862?s=46&t=bPTrpdgNggCdz9igvhmVyw

posted on 17/8/24

comment by Sydney Sweeney (U11781)
posted 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
The bloke behind this account was jailed for 3 years today. Came out in interview he was making £1400 per month from X.
Yip, he was being paid to post his vile filth.

https://x.com/thelittlewaster/status/1824476468329480331?s=12
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I remember blocking him ages ago. It’s amusing seeing other right wingers defending him saying it was all just jokes instead of anything serious. He has an 88 in his name so it’s clear he’s a naaazi

posted on 17/8/24

comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 13 hours, 12 minutes ago
comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 24 minutes ago
Trump stated that over 100% of new jobs created in US under Biden went too immigrants

He aint even sayin illegal immigrants now, jussed immigrants

That is 14% of US population
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Over 100% of new jobs

“It’s probably closer to 1000%. It’s true. It’s the worst figures you can imagine. Terrible, just terrible. You know, I was talking to Elon the other day - you guys know Elon right? great guy, great guy, knows his politics - he’s a job creator. A great job creator, oh yeah, let me tell you. One of the greatest ev-er. In the world. And his son, it’s a great shame what the liberals have done to his son. Just terrible. Terri-ble. But we’re gonna fix that. We’re gonna fix our education system. It’s gonna be great. The greatest education system the world has ever seen, believe me. It’s true…”
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This would be funny if it wasn’t so depressing. This is a facking ex President.
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I actually thought you were doing a parody

posted on 17/8/24

comment by Robb Raygun (U22716)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Sydney Sweeney (U11781)
posted 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
The bloke behind this account was jailed for 3 years today. Came out in interview he was making £1400 per month from X.
Yip, he was being paid to post his vile filth.

https://x.com/thelittlewaster/status/1824476468329480331?s=12
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I remember blocking him ages ago. It’s amusing seeing other right wingers defending him saying it was all just jokes instead of anything serious. He has an 88 in his name so it’s clear he’s a naaazi
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What about Big Iron Bill in the replies?

You are a bitchmade by pedo jews who run your country, meanwhile you tattle on your brave country men for saying the truth.

https://x.com/bigbill60139099/status/1824528404265439342?s=46&t=oiKjOZsB_uLzX9ai3KhW4g

posted on 17/8/24

comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Robb Raygun (U22716)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Sydney Sweeney (U11781)
posted 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
The bloke behind this account was jailed for 3 years today. Came out in interview he was making £1400 per month from X.
Yip, he was being paid to post his vile filth.

https://x.com/thelittlewaster/status/1824476468329480331?s=12
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I remember blocking him ages ago. It’s amusing seeing other right wingers defending him saying it was all just jokes instead of anything serious. He has an 88 in his name so it’s clear he’s a naaazi
----------------------------------------------------------------------
What about Big Iron Bill in the replies?

You are a bitchmade by pedo jews who run your country, meanwhile you tattle on your brave country men for saying the truth.

https://x.com/bigbill60139099/status/1824528404265439342?s=46&t=oiKjOZsB_uLzX9ai3KhW4g
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It’s genuinely terrifying seeing the people we all thought lived under bridges or in basements get carte Blanche to say what they want free from consequences (in the US at least) . There’s a horrific guy called Barry Stanton on Twitter who’s had so many complaints made against his racism but Twitter allows it.

posted on 17/8/24

comment by Robb Raygun (U22716)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Robb Raygun (U22716)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Sydney Sweeney (U11781)
posted 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
The bloke behind this account was jailed for 3 years today. Came out in interview he was making £1400 per month from X.
Yip, he was being paid to post his vile filth.

https://x.com/thelittlewaster/status/1824476468329480331?s=12
----------------------------------------------------------------------

I remember blocking him ages ago. It’s amusing seeing other right wingers defending him saying it was all just jokes instead of anything serious. He has an 88 in his name so it’s clear he’s a naaazi
----------------------------------------------------------------------
What about Big Iron Bill in the replies?

You are a bitchmade by pedo jews who run your country, meanwhile you tattle on your brave country men for saying the truth.

https://x.com/bigbill60139099/status/1824528404265439342?s=46&t=oiKjOZsB_uLzX9ai3KhW4g
----------------------------------------------------------------------

It’s genuinely terrifying seeing the people we all thought lived under bridges or in basements get carte Blanche to say what they want free from consequences (in the US at least) . There’s a horrific guy called Barry Stanton on Twitter who’s had so many complaints made against his racism but Twitter allows it.
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They’re literally sponsoring them. It’s insane.

posted on 17/8/24

I’m sure if Elon Musk bought a sports network he’d bring Big Ron back as a commentator.

comment by Hector (U3606)

posted on 17/8/24

"** These flyers were distributed randomly without malicious intent **"

posted on 17/8/24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3gre3y9yo

TBF the 88 in his name could be related to his actual birth year but how the fack is that guy only 35

posted on 17/8/24

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3gre3y9yo

TBF the 88 in his name could be related to his actual birth year but how the fack is that guy only 35
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And why am I shocked he’s from Lincoln

posted on 17/8/24

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 3 minutes ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3gre3y9yo

TBF the 88 in his name could be related to his actual birth year but how the fack is that guy only 35
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Nah, we all know why the 88 is there. He once posted this random video of a ‘Save England’ protest here in Australia which was hilariously given short shrift by the police who on the video he posted marched them out of the city (Brisbane) πŸ˜‚ facking naaazi scuuuum

posted on 17/8/24

comment by Sydney Sweeney (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3gre3y9yo

TBF the 88 in his name could be related to his actual birth year but how the fack is that guy only 35
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And why am I shocked he’s from Lincoln
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What’s that got to do with anything?

posted on 17/8/24

comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
comment by Darren The String Fletcher (U10026)
posted 13 hours, 12 minutes ago
comment by rosso says the time has come to unlock the unlimited Pote-ntial of the Fernçalvenoo triumvirate (U17054)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 24 minutes ago
Trump stated that over 100% of new jobs created in US under Biden went too immigrants

He aint even sayin illegal immigrants now, jussed immigrants

That is 14% of US population
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Over 100% of new jobs

“It’s probably closer to 1000%. It’s true. It’s the worst figures you can imagine. Terrible, just terrible. You know, I was talking to Elon the other day - you guys know Elon right? great guy, great guy, knows his politics - he’s a job creator. A great job creator, oh yeah, let me tell you. One of the greatest ev-er. In the world. And his son, it’s a great shame what the liberals have done to his son. Just terrible. Terri-ble. But we’re gonna fix that. We’re gonna fix our education system. It’s gonna be great. The greatest education system the world has ever seen, believe me. It’s true…”
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This would be funny if it wasn’t so depressing. This is a facking ex President.
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I actually thought you were doing a parody
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My response to Forza was actually a parody. I clearly can’t have been trying hard enough, because it appears that several people have taken it as a legit quote

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