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Tesseraction
Apr 5, 2009

Falklands status: accidentally returned

quote:

Liz Truss Wants to Be Thatcher. She’s Not.

The new prime minister is making Britain look like Argentina—in more ways than one.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/09/27/liz-truss-wants-to-be-thatcher-shes-not/

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endlessmonotony
Nov 4, 2009

by Fritz the Horse

Bobby Deluxe posted:

Honestly if you can't understand the difference between sympathy and spite, that's very much a you problem.

I don't read it as any more spiteful than I read you, and that's the honest truth.

Different people have different reads on how someone comes across.

Ash Crimson
Apr 4, 2010

History Comes Inside! posted:

There’s a subtle difference between “everything’s hosed we’re all doomed” and “everything’s hosed and it’s YOUR FAULT AND YOU DESERVE TO BE DOOMED” imo.

Nothing you say changes the fact that England has a disproportionately large voice and say in how the UK is run, which is why we're in this current situation, I feel bad for the english I genuinely do but im getting tired of being asked to not be pissed off with how things are going, tired of making excuses for a part of the UK that at the very least, seems to view Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as essentially colonies to control

Are Scots, The Welsh and Those in Northern Ireland any better than the English? No, but at the very least they want to extricate themselves from a system that is failing us all, you can't even argue that England doesn't see the vast majority of benefits, as slight as they are, from this wretched union and any attempt to be rid of it will be seen as an attack upon the english and their place within the union

Which is why Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish independence is viewed as an offensive, rather than defensive, position by unionists

Ash Crimson fucked around with this message at 15:58 on Sep 30, 2022

Gravitas Shortfall
Jul 17, 2007

Utility is seven-eighths Proximity.


Pistol_Pete posted:

Sorry dude, that sucks.

notaspy posted:

Sorry man, I had my house sale collapse twice, there is £10k I'm never getting back

Thanks. We're in an extremely privileged position to even be able to think about buying a larger house anyway, and staying in a smaller one when energy prices are going crazy is probably not a bad move overall.

Ash to me your posts come across as more manic than anything else, like you burst into the thread swinging at opponents that simply aren't there. Like, what do you want us to do? Who's voting Tory in this thread? Who's not blaming Westminster for absolutely ratfucking everyone they can? Your anger is justified but why does it seem to be directed at people who for the most part agree with you?

Gravitas Shortfall fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Sep 30, 2022

The Perfect Element
Dec 5, 2005
"This is a bit of a... a poof song"

Ash Crimson posted:

Nothing you say changes the fact that England has a disproportionately large voice and say in how the UK is run, which is why we're in this current situation, I feel bad for the english I genuinely do but im getting tired of being asked to not be pissed off with how things are going, tired of making excuses for a part of the UK that at the very least, seems to view Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as essentially colonies to control

Are Scots, The Welsh and Those in Northern Ireland any better than the English? No, but at the very least they want to extricate themselves from a system that is failing us all, you can't even argue that England doesn't see the vast majority of benefits, as slight as they are, from this wretched union and any attempt to be rid of it will be seen as an attack upon the english and their place within the union

Which is why Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish independence is viewed as an offensive, rather than defensive, position by unionists

It's just weird and pointless to take it out on the people in this thread, though. A group of people who are more likely to actually agree with you than almost any other.

Ash Crimson
Apr 4, 2010
I know we're all on this crazy ride, but i didn't ask to be in it, i guarantee you if you asked the majority of voters, regardless if they're scottish, welsh, irish or english they'd say the same, but only one of those voting blocs has a commanding control of how the overall country is run, it isn't Scottish, Welsh or Irish people, as their voices are disproportionately ignored

The Perfect Element posted:

It's just weird and pointless to take it out on the people in this thread, though. A group of people who are more likely to actually agree with you than almost any other.

That's a valid criticism and i should have been more level headed and less aggressive, but we've just watched our opportunities be squandered by a country that claims to love us and treat us as equals, but is in fact more akin to an emotionally and physically abusive partner, love bombing us the second we consider trying to extricate ourselves

Ash Crimson fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Sep 30, 2022

Dabir
Nov 10, 2012

It's rich people, Ash. Especially the ones who get to control our media. Focusing on your perception of their nationality is deranged.

Ash Crimson
Apr 4, 2010

Dabir posted:

It's rich people, Ash. Especially the ones who get to control our media. Focusing on your perception of their nationality is deranged.

You're right, it's also the rich Scottish, Welsh and Irish people who are part of forcing this english majority government to do what it's doing to the uk, but if you think this is bad wait till we're literally squabbling over pieces of the ever disintegrating pie, as you well know the English government hasn't historically treated it's subjects in the neighbouring countries with any sort of decency, especially during times of immense hardship; And i have no doubt who this government will favour in terms of nationality and it isn't the scottish, welsh or Irish

A Buttery Pastry
Sep 4, 2011

Delicious and Informative!
:3:

Dabir posted:

It's rich people, Ash. Especially the ones who get to control our media. Focusing on your perception of their nationality is deranged.
I don't think you can so readily discard the intersectional aspect of this discussion.

Scientastic
Mar 1, 2010

TRULY scientastic.
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Ash Crimson posted:

And i have no doubt who this government will favour in terms of nationality and it isn't the scottish, welsh or Irish

Having lived in Scotland for a long time, I know which country’s general population I’m backing in a violent struggle for existence, though

The English are fuuuuuuucked

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
There is zero point in engaging with Ash on this. She's been posting like this for 5 years and everything you're saying to her has been said countless times before

Ash Crimson
Apr 4, 2010

Rarity posted:

There is zero point in engaging with Ash on this. She's been posting like this for 5 years and everything you're saying to her has been said countless times before

And yet the situation has gotten even worse, with me being increasingly right about national divisions and a lack of a voice for places that aren't england or "english" in the uk

The UK is going to break up and there's no way in hell that isn't going to be sold as a direct attack upon the english and do you have any idea what's going to happen when we reach that stage? Seriously?

big scary monsters
Sep 2, 2011

-~Skullwave~-

A Buttery Pastry posted:

We've had repeated mod incursions in the Scandinavian thread too, also loving things up each time. Like, either straight up trolling or trying to force an IK on us because the moderation team is apparently a state trying to make their subjects legible.

Anyway, we should clearly form an alliance against the mods.

We should form a posters' union and strike.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
They'll just bring in scabs from ADTRW :argh:

Ash Crimson
Apr 4, 2010
If you think the UK isn't going to station mainly english soldiers to keep the peace in her increasingly fractious nearby colonies then you're in deep denial of the history of the country and nationality you are so defensive about, we literally already do this in Northern Ireland, except it's a mixture of English, Welsh, Loyalist and Scottish soldiers

EvilHawk
Sep 15, 2009

LIVARPOOL!

Klopp's 13pts clear thanks to video ref

I'm not getting involved in the Ash debate, but I absolutely loving love how a D&D mod has come in, asked we want to ban one particular poster, and then immediately fucks off and leaves the thread to go over the same points over and over again for 24 hours.

peanut-
Feb 17, 2004
Fun Shoe
Telegraph going full bore on the idea that actually Kwasi just didn't mini-budget hard enough

Ash Crimson
Apr 4, 2010

EvilHawk posted:

I'm not getting involved in the Ash debate, but I absolutely loving love how a D&D mod has come in, asked we want to ban one particular poster, and then immediately fucks off and leaves the thread to go over the same points over and over again for 24 hours.

whats your favourite type of crisp

smellmycheese
Feb 1, 2016

Talking total fucking shit and making SA worse for everyone since 2016. Ask me about my terrible life decisions.
I thought Koos Group was in charge of FYAD but they’ve clearly been promoted to UKMT

happyhippy
Feb 21, 2005

Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup
Pillbug
Didn't see any Question Time clips online from last night, so no zingers then?

EvilHawk
Sep 15, 2009

LIVARPOOL!

Klopp's 13pts clear thanks to video ref

Ash Crimson posted:

whats your favourite type of crisp

I like a monster munch but my secret is I loving hate all types of meat flavoured crisps except Frazzles.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

EvilHawk posted:

I like a monster munch but my secret is I loving hate all types of meat flavoured crisps except Frazzles.

Nik Nak Rib n Saucy is having words

DesperateDan
Dec 10, 2005

Where's my cow?

Is that my cow?

No it isn't, but it still tramples my bloody lavender.

EvilHawk posted:

I'm not getting involved in the Ash debate, but I absolutely loving love how a D&D mod has come in, asked we want to ban one particular poster, and then immediately fucks off and leaves the thread to go over the same points over and over again for 24 hours.

threadban the mods imo

DesperateDan
Dec 10, 2005

Where's my cow?

Is that my cow?

No it isn't, but it still tramples my bloody lavender.

Rarity posted:

Nik Nak Rib n Saucy is having words

are those words "I'm jealous and sad cause I'm not scampi flavour"

cause they should be

Dabir
Nov 10, 2012

Ban Koos Group for account sharing. Each of the Kooses can pay their own :10bux:

Diet Crack
Jan 15, 2001

Ash Crimson posted:

And i haven't lost loved ones?

Can you not be obtuse for one second and just admit you're being a loving dickhead?

Ash Crimson
Apr 4, 2010

Diet Crack posted:

Can you not be obtuse for one second and just admit you're being a loving dickhead?

Sure

Bobby Deluxe
May 9, 2004

DesperateDan posted:

threadban the mods imo
We're socialists Jeremy, not anarchists!

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Sounds like we need a United Kindom Mega Thread and a United Kingdom Master Thread so people on both sides of the debate have a place to post

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

I'm obsessed with the Walkers Sensations Sweet Thai Chilli crisps lately. They have a nice tingle that clears the sinus

Gyro Zeppeli
Jul 19, 2012

sure hope no-one throws me off a bridge

Brannigan's beef and mustard crisps are the quiet king of the realm. I'll only get them very occasionally then when I do, wonder why I don't get them all the time.

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Bobby Deluxe posted:

We're socialists Jeremy, not anarchists!

Speak for yourself OP :actually:

Scientastic
Mar 1, 2010

TRULY scientastic.
🔬🍒


peanut- posted:

Telegraph going full bore on the idea that actually Kwasi just didn't mini-budget hard enough



Miftan
Mar 31, 2012

Terry knows what he can do with his bloody chocolate orange...

forkboy84 posted:

Speak for yourself OP :actually:

DesperateDan
Dec 10, 2005

Where's my cow?

Is that my cow?

No it isn't, but it still tramples my bloody lavender.

Bobby Deluxe posted:

We're socialists Jeremy, not anarchists!

it's the 2020s and I'm looking to experiment a bit

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Holy poo poo.

Why am I surprised? Government are getting an OBR report in early October and won't publish it for SIX WEEKS LOL

happyhippy
Feb 21, 2005

Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup
Pillbug

DesperateDan posted:

are those words "I'm jealous and sad cause I'm not scampi flavour"

cause they should be

Nik Nak Scampi Fries would be the cause of death on my death certificate if they existed.

Failed Imagineer
Sep 22, 2018
Probation
Can't post for 12 hours!

happyhippy posted:

Nik Nak Scampi Fries would be the cause of death on my death certificate if they existed.

Death certificates definitely exist

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
Very few people have ever seen their own though, so it can't be proved conclusively.

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Jedit
Dec 10, 2011

Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

Gyro Zeppeli posted:

Brannigan's beef and mustard crisps are the quiet king of the realm. I'll only get them very occasionally then when I do, wonder why I don't get them all the time.

Because they stopped making Brannigans two years ago?

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