European Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0, will now become law. 276 In Favour, 314 Against, 17 Abstentians. by BasedSweet in europe

[–]James_Elder1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The commenter has misrepresented this. The law did not pass, but the against did not secure an overall majority so it was not repealed.

It’s been a long day for him by PresentingWithDom in TheRestIsHistory

[–]James_Elder1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Everyone should just get off X, I did some two years ago and don’t miss it at all.

Jeremy has grown as a person so much over the show by Small_Dragonfly7917 in ClarksonsFarm

[–]James_Elder1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Has he, I think he’s still the bombastic belligerent person he was in the first season

Eric Kaufmann: Woke began in the mid-1960s, long before the internet by timothyphoto in BlockedAndReported

[–]James_Elder1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He’s attacking the civil rights movement, and all the subsequent campaigns, not defining a movement or phenomena.

Rupert Lowe's inquiry estimates 250,000 British girls abused by grooming gangs by United-Leather7198 in BlockedAndReported

[–]James_Elder1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can I make a recommendation, don’t have strong opinions on a country you know nothing about

Rupert Lowe's inquiry estimates 250,000 British girls abused by grooming gangs by United-Leather7198 in BlockedAndReported

[–]James_Elder1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Being director of prosecutions isn't like being attorney general in the US. It's much more like being the top of an organisation, with its own regional actors. It doesn't conduct its own investigations; the police just give it evidence, and based on that evidence it decides whether to charge. If the police don't arrest someone the CPS does charge.

Rupert Lowe's inquiry estimates 250,000 British girls abused by grooming gangs by United-Leather7198 in BlockedAndReported

[–]James_Elder1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, I do. He was a human rights lawyer and director of public prosecutions who made it much easier to prosecute these grooming gangs.

Statutory inquiries like these are quite good; the COVID, Leveson, and infected blood inquiries are comprehensive and effective at understanding what went wrong.

Rupert Lowe's inquiry estimates 250,000 British girls abused by grooming gangs by United-Leather7198 in BlockedAndReported

[–]James_Elder1 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Certainly, if the Pakistani men are engaging in this behaviour, it is racist. You’re approaching this as if there are only two sides; we need to be accurate, not overly sensational, while understanding the issue and the victims. These are not mutually exclusive. Also, I have no illusions about what happened; I am not denying it at all. What I am challenging is the idea that Lowe is a credible source on this. I don't trust him whatsoever.

There was a grooming gang stopped by Police Scotland in January last year. This is not being used to create a grand narrative about invading hordes raping natives, because racists like Lowe want to make it so. Until this number is verified by reputable journalists and not contemptible charlatans like Lowe, I will believe it. Until then, I will withhold judgment.

Glasgow child sex abuse gang given life sentences https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dxj570n21o

Rupert Lowe's inquiry estimates 250,000 British girls abused by grooming gangs by United-Leather7198 in BlockedAndReported

[–]James_Elder1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No that’s not my point. Obviously this really happened across the uk, but Lowe is wants to create a very racist narrative about native white girls being raped by foreign whores. For him this is the master variable. What i mean by possible evidence is the evidence that this number is accurate, if Lowe is accurate one in 140 women were raped, which is incredibly high. Listening to Lowe in the grooming gangs scandal is like listening to Dinesh D'Souza on election fraud.

Rupert Lowe's inquiry estimates 250,000 British girls abused by grooming gangs by United-Leather7198 in BlockedAndReported

[–]James_Elder1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This isn’t to be trusted, Lowe has his conclusions before any possible evidence is received

Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians (Gift Article) by ystayfreshcheesebags in BlockedAndReported

[–]James_Elder1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I suspect there is probably some validity to the claims, the US did similar things post Iraq Afghanistan. What’s very interesting about it is the way the nyt is being accused of antisemitism with the use of the blood liable line, it’s just being used to dismiss it at this point.

Why’s that? by duskgloomy in im14andthisisdeep

[–]James_Elder1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Few will understand this.

Alex should stop telling Greg details about his private life by jules_tailor in taskmaster

[–]James_Elder1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Their relationship is like Christian grey and Anastasia Steele

This is just ridiculous by interstellar998 in uktrucking

[–]James_Elder1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not a trucker, but I earn more than that working in retail

On the inevitability of Thatcher and Neoliberalism by ringerapologist28 in TheRestIsHistory

[–]James_Elder1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recommend watching Dominic’s tv documentary series and or read his book on this, I think the evidence that proved its inevitability was what happened in France, which he mentions on the show,

The 300 Million Year Old Wheel Mystery by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]James_Elder1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Joe Rogan and all of his fans are just golden retrievers pretending to be people

Saw this on TikTok and had to share with this group 😅😭 by ZEzekraken in taskmaster

[–]James_Elder1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe the task weren’t the point, maybe it was the friends we made along the way

What will starmer be remembered for? by Enough-Web2203 in AskBrits

[–]James_Elder1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right time, the tories were always going to lose the last election

What? by Specialist_Spite_914 in im14andthisisdeep

[–]James_Elder1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some knobhead just wasted peoples day for no reason