JonnyF

6 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

Of course, the vast majority of British people didn't vote for brexit in 2016, and even more British people want a return to the EU now. 

If you don't vote you give up your voice.

Those who cared enough to vote, voted to leave by a majority. That's democracy.

Your notion that people want to return is inane. No doubt based on polls of 1000 Islington lefties or bitter Scots.

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Nonsense.

 

Market regulation is a primary function of EU governance, it’s how the ‘EU free trade area functions’ within EU wide common regulations.

 

I can think of numerous examples of the EU controlling what is ‘let loose on EU citizens’.

 

The exclusion of toxins from foods, untested and unsafe medicines, untested and unsafe electrical goods, untested and unsafe motor vehicles… the list goes on.

 

 

No EU citizen directly voted for Von Der Leyen.

Most EU citizens didnt vote to be in the EU. They cannot vote to leave. The only time that opportunity was given they voted to get out. Hence it will never be offered again.

Now EU technocrats are deciding what EU citizens can and cannot see.

The mask of the undemocratic federalist project is slipping. The recent corruption scandal is the tip of the iceberg.

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Maybe the EU doesn’t want to let AI controlled by corporation loose on EU citizens or give corporations free reign to do whatever they please no matter the consequences.

 

 

It's up to the citizens what they choose to see or not see.

Nobody voted for the EU to control what is "let loose" on them. Yet more over-reach by what was supposed to be a common market. I'm not surprised you support big state interference in citizens lives though. It's a cornerstone of socialism after all.

No surprise here.

The EU's raison d'etre is to regulate. Over-regulate. Restrict. Ban. Stifle. Monopolize.

They were always going to be the first to regulate this. It's what they do.

5 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Well, that is now north of $100 BILLION poured away on this misbegotten conflict.   Imagine what could have been done in the US with that money- the roads that could be repaired, the children fed, the facilities to help the indigent... but no. Far more important to posture and pose in a useless conflict to support a country that is not at all important.

But think of all the opportunities for smug, self congratulatory back slapping at those Champagne dinner parties.

You can't put a price on that...

8 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

Truss is no Pelosi.

Thankfully.

52 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

There's only one Mauricio Garcia shooter. Good read below with all the evidence:

 

Tracing the Odnoklassniki Profile of the Texas Mall Shooter

Outside of contextual clues – such as a farewell post right before the 6 May shooting – the account also contains numerous photographs of identification documents.

On 5 April 2023, an image of a speeding ticket with Garcia’s name and date of birth visible was posted to the OK account.

 

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/05/09/tracing-the-odnoklassniki-profile-of-the-texas-mall-shooter/

 

Thanks. Good to get clarification on his identity after all the misleading reports. For a while there it seemed like there were two of them. Thankfully, it wasn't the 'same person with 2 identities'.

By the look of him, he clearly crossed over on the dark side. Very sad. 

29 minutes ago, placeholder said:

That said, I do recall the vitriol poured upon Nancy Pelosi by right wingers when she went to Taiwan.

The same left wingers criticizing Truss for speaking out against China were fully supportive of Pelosi in that instance. Weird huh?

It's almost like they have double standards or something...

15 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That’s why the criminal Justice system uses investigative processes and why courts see evidence and sworn testimony.

As you yourself demonstrate, it’s too easy to confuse people with news and social media reports.

 

Evidence and sworn testimony is the way to go.

Absolutely. 

Which is why I am somewhat skeptical of reports that this Mexican chap was a far right, neo nazi, white supremacist with 2 faces and interchangeable tattoos.

Let's wait for the evidence.

It's certainly confusing. So far, it seems he was a white supremacist (of Mexican descent!!) who appears as 2 completely different men with different tattoos in media photos.

There certainly seems to be some issues with accuracy of reporting.

15 minutes ago, BarraMarra said:

A couple of months ago I was riding along the beachfront in Kata on my little 110 cc wave and a big bike blasted past me Deff European. He only had a pair of shorts n flip flops on. I thought you won't last long.

How long did he last?

Always liked Dreyfuss. Top man.

Stakeout was a great movie. 

I'm all for Equality of opportunity. Equality of outcome however is a deeply flawed concept. Sowell (legend) was 100% correct.

One of my dogs has taken Cobra spit to the eye a few times. He can't open his eyes for around 3 days after it happens and then he's back to normal. 

I let the dogs take care of them but on the rare occasions I've had to help out (like when it won't come out of a tight space) I wear glasses and use a 4 metre long piece of bamboo.

Fortunately it's mainly rat snakes and keelbacks on our farm.

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Last week’s vote is the subject of discussion.

Much as you'd like to dismiss my salient point from the discussion, I'm afraid it's very much relevant.

You see, last week's vote is part of the subject of discussion.

The other part is "Labour vows best is yet to come". On this part, I would beg to differ. I'd say they've peaked and when it comes to who leads the country, people will forget last week's little protest vote and once again vote for the Conservatives and not the party with a long history of anti-semitism and destroying the economy.  

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Nobody voted to be poorer.

An inane trope. 

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

 

Obviously the electorate didn’t pay a lot of attention to Dianne Abbot when they went to the ballot box last week.

 

 

Last week's vote didn't determine who would run the country.