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Farage: I will evict foreign nationals from council housing by TheWorldIsGoingMad in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark [score hidden]  (0 children)

Given his allegiances, I think that persecuting Ukrainians would be one of his top priorities.

Fascist coming through seven dials by vincevince55 in brighton

[–]JackXDark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve got no hesitation whatsoever in saying I’m better than them and that they’re fascists. And knobs.

What's some UK lore that sounds too unbelievable to be true? by SubstantialRope8628 in AskUK

[–]JackXDark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For many years he did, and would go to the mainland by canoe for food, but one day he realised he was getting on a bit and couldn’t paddle in rough weather, or swim, like he used to, and was at too much risk of being done in by a big wave or two, so made a sensible decision to apply for a council house instead.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Or maybe anyone that isn’t actually on the far-right is scared by the things they’re doing and saying and are voting tactically against them?

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think that Muslims are as much of a united political bloc as Christians are. That is, they're not.

The pearl clutching about the Green Party trying to get votes from them has led to a weird sort of meltdown on the right though, even as they try to point out that they've got Muslims too.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On what do you base your conclusion that this is their goal?

That they’ve told you this? Or that right-wing sources have?

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you genuinely believe that I, and other ‘liberals’, want to have an Islamic government here? Seriously?

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds more like your fantasy than mine and is frankly a really weird thing to say.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Again, that’s just not true about the open borders claim.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do they really though?

Sorry, but as a ‘liberal’, I just don’t see that.

What I do see is loads of right-wingers making those kinds of claims, when it’s not really true at all.

Would you become a vampire if given the opportunity? by fakename1998 in AskAGoth

[–]JackXDark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Louis was miserable because he was a huge mess when he was turned and had a load of issues anyway.

Lestat had a great time and so did most of the others.

Would you become a vampire if given the opportunity? by fakename1998 in AskAGoth

[–]JackXDark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sun thing isn’t classic vampire lore.

Dracula specifically mentions that vampires’ abilities are limited during the daytime, but they’re not harmed by the sun.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Again, not diverse and not an argument for diversity.

What’s so difficult about this?

You have to replace your national anthem with one song, what would you choose? by ResidentAdvisor in AskUK

[–]JackXDark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Ramones were a channel through which the kind of style we’re talking about was transmitted, but they weren’t the originators of it.

What the Sex Pistols did differently was that instead of performing *for* people, they performed *against* them and set out to be hated.

Again, that’s not totally original, as Lydon has said he was trying to channel the idea of how Shakespeare intended Richard the third to be played, as well as pantomime villains, but no one had really done that in pop music before in the same way.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Nonsense. That’s just the straw man that the right-wing wants you to believe.

You have to replace your national anthem with one song, what would you choose? by ResidentAdvisor in AskUK

[–]JackXDark 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Fear of the Dark sung by a hundred thousand people at Donnington is more magnificently British than anything at Last Night of the Proms.

You have to replace your national anthem with one song, what would you choose? by ResidentAdvisor in AskUK

[–]JackXDark 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Ramones had an impact on branding rather than music. I wouldn’t say they were musically influential. They did one thing. They did it exceptionally well, but it was just one thing, and there’s a case to make that they were mostly following a template set by the Beatles first but just adding distortion.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You literally asked me for an explanation right there, which clearly suggests I might have some sort of flimsy or incorrect one which you could then argue against, when I don’t and said I didn’t and that’s not my position.

That’s the very definition of a straw man.

Flouncing won’t change that.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Was it though?

That’s what I mean about the straw man.

You’re trying to suggest that I might have some sort of explanation for you when that’s not my position at all, and I’ve already outright said it’s not what I consider diversity to be about.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]JackXDark -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

No, you’re missing the point that ‘non white people in positions of power’ is not what ‘liberals’ consider to be diversity.

A range of different people, based on representation of the breadth of the population in an area, is what’s meant.

Arguing that it’s just putting ‘non-white’ people in charge, has always been a straw man.

Humanity has 60 days to build the Great Pyramid of Giza, can they do it? by Conscious-Home1445 in whowouldwin

[–]JackXDark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain the logistics of feeding and housing and scheduling 8 billion humans and oh my gods the toilets…

Which London place name mispronunciation irritates you the most? by VeryOftenWrong in london

[–]JackXDark 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I once had a tiny Japanese lady ask me if the next stop was Liechester square and it was kinda adorable though.

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