Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
Jimmy the Jock
Corbyn may have had good ideas , decent morals and obviously cared for the less able in society. He questioned the establishment.
But he was un electable, he just didnt have the dynamism, charisma and personality required.
Keir Starmer has done more for the Labour party in the few weeks he has been in charge than Corbyn did in all his years .
As I say, Corbyn’s time was when he was younger, the Blair years, unfortunately I was one of the many, desperate for a change to the Thatcher dominated Tory years, taken in by the young Tony Blair. Something I regret now.
Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
Jimmy the Jock
Hitler was to a degree, correct .A proportion of people are stupid and more importantly, most people forget easily.
(He didnt win the title because he didn't learn from Napoleons mistakes)
That said you are also correct .
I catch a snippet on the news and they say " a cure for the virus could be 2 years away " the magic word in that sentence is "could"
Its not news , its someone trying to be dramatic , see how many people they can frighten.
Bur people repeat it , as if its a fact now.
I heard no few complaints when they were saying "a vaccine COULD be available in September".
Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
Jimmy the Jock
Hitler was to a degree, correct .A proportion of people are stupid and more importantly, most people forget easily.
(He didnt win the title because he didn't learn from Napoleons mistakes)
That said you are also correct .
I catch a snippet on the news and they say " a cure for the virus could be 2 years away " the magic word in that sentence is "could"
Its not news , its someone trying to be dramatic , see how many people they can frighten.
Bur people repeat it , as if its a fact now.
Last Paragraph is spot on-sadly.
Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
CCFCC3PO
I heard no few complaints when they were saying "a vaccine COULD be available in September".
Initially we were all watching, listening with starry eyes, ooing and aahing . I have listened to so many genuine experts , I have come to the conclusion, do you know what , they dont know either .
From that conclusion, I am going to say with a degree of certainty , neither do you.
Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
Tuerto
Last Paragraph is spot on-sadly.
The magic word in every scare story that BBC has been putting out is the same "could" and its not just the BBC.
Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
NYCBlue
There plenty of people over here that have been brainwashed into thinking that wearing a mask violates their "freedom".
I go on Reddit, which has a large percentage of American users. It's amazing how ****ing thick that lot are.
Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
xsnaggle
The magic word in every scare story that BBC has been putting out is the same "could" and its not just the BBC.
The BBC are a disgrace, although they're only following the trend in sensationalist journalism that seems the norm, especially on TV. Could you imagine if we were at War or if a disaster like Aberfan happened in todays 24 hour news climate? The reporters are like actors, putting on a theatrical face and leaving the punters hanging on (tune in next time) like it's a bloody soap opera. I don't bother watching it anymore.
Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
xsnaggle
Most people want to be governed, then they don't have to think about all those big nasty problems themselves. They vote for one clown or the other, then they can go back to their ordinary lives and let someone else worry about it all.
While arguing in pubs or on Facebook/twitter.
Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
Jimmy the Jock
Initially we were all watching, listening with starry eyes, ooing and aahing . I have listened to so many genuine experts , I have come to the conclusion, do you know what , they dont know either .
From that conclusion, I am going to say with a degree of certainty , neither do you.
I've never said I did know, I have said what my opinion is and what it is based on. One thing is, though, I never went oooh and aaah when stories of vaccines in 5 months were being spun out. I found the reporting on the production of a vaccine in 12-18 months to be completely baseless and I also find the 2 year timeframe to be baseless.
Re: The joy of government is that the people are stupid
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Originally Posted by
dembethewarrior
While arguing in pubs or on Facebook/twitter.
Exactly lol:hehe: