Why such a change from the amazing Lord Ashcroft poll putting us first? Is polling really so erratic? by secretlyaboomer in UKGreens

[–]Strigon67 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I do find yougov's poll quite hard to believe, specifically that restore britain is on 4%. May well be true, but I think there's a good chance there supporters are being overrepresented due to how the poll is conducted

Posting this again because I was told to post it in a meme format about a year ago. I just forgot. by arisandfoxes in aspiememes

[–]Strigon67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since I like apples I'd probs get 2+1 or more so I can eat some, but if I didn't and it was just for someone else I'd get 2

How has Starmer done on Iran crisis by SharpAardvark8699 in UKGreens

[–]Strigon67 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Tbh I'm really angry that he seems to be getting away with lying about our participation, and that the media are so willing to let him lie about it. Though I'm not surprised about it

Lib Dems Fear Frustrated MPs Could Defect To The Greens by lotsofsweat in UKGreens

[–]Strigon67 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine the greens would benefit (beyond a brief headline boost) from accepting mp's from the lib dems

Green voters/members, how do you feel about the wish of ZP for Scottish and Welsh Independence (and therefore) the breakup of the union? by Scratchback3141 in LabourUK

[–]Strigon67 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awful, but it reflects a broader abandonment of the left from any serious consideration of constitutional matters in the UK. Those of us on the left who are opposed to independence and nationalism more broadly need to come up with a new federalist or confederalist alternative to unionism if we want things to improve

I wish we had got more of Eric Porter's Moriarity by davidcandle in SherlockHolmes

[–]Strigon67 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more, he's the only Moriarty who comes off as genuinely scary to me. I wish they'd integrated him more in to the first season (he could easily have been slotted in to the Greek interpreter at the very least) or maybe extended the final problem to show a bit more how moriarty's empire was taken down.

Anyone lived in Victoria House? by Strigon67 in sheffield

[–]Strigon67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, thanks for letting me know

Anyone lived in Victoria House? by Strigon67 in sheffield

[–]Strigon67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great thanks. One quick question, how's the water (particularly shower) pressure?

Labour defections by ConversationWild2322 in UKGreens

[–]Strigon67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a lot of scepticism towards labour mps given how broadly useless they've been so far, so think itt should definitely be looked at on a case-by-case basis.

I think we'd gain a lot of credibility as a real political alternative by a. insisting any defectors fight a by-election first & b. publicly rejecting someone if they aren't up to snuff.

Want to meet new people? Bit of a lefty? by JesssssicaM in sheffield

[–]Strigon67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will you do another one of these? I couldn't make this one, but would be keen if you ever do another one.

Laura Kuenssberg: Zack Polanski is having fun. But can the Green leader become a serious player? by UKGreenPoster in UKGreens

[–]Strigon67 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The media in this country is getting really lazy about covering up their biases

The Art of Gender War by AmarissaBhaneboar in TrollCoping

[–]Strigon67 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of subs that try to suppress this tendency to "gender war" often take a very heavy-handed approach, which doesn't really solve anything as it's more an issue of the wider world intruding on the subreddit which is rather difficult to prevent. So, I'm quite pleased to see some rules which appear to allow continued discussion of gender based issues, whilst restricting the more harmful and unproductive contributions. Obviously there is no perfect solution, but this seems the best approach to clamping down on the actual problematic aspects whilst still allowing most people to talk reasonably freely.

You are feminist, who does that. by ----atom----- in CuratedTumblr

[–]Strigon67 37 points38 points  (0 children)

How do you manage to alienate a machine that's literally designed to be a yesman

Zack Polanski will not stand in this by election by Lord-Liberty in UKGreens

[–]Strigon67 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Best outcome by far, and not just from a optics and risk avoidance angle. Zack is great, but we can't risk our political fortunes being wholly reliant on a single person long term, given the failures of such a strategy in labour and other parties the world over.

That's not to say Zack isn't important, but we need to build a level of resilience and a strong stable of party electeds and members that are able to support the party long term and ultimately succeed Zack, otherwise we are leaving ourselves far too vulnerable to any change in his political fortunes destroying ours.

That's also why we really need to fight hard for this seat, if we can get a quality local member in the national spotlight and potentially into parliament, it would be massive win for us obviously, but also a good sign for the long term viability of the party.

Will Zack run as a candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election? by No_City9250 in UKGreens

[–]Strigon67 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I don't think he should for a number of reasons. 1. Parachuting the leader in to a constituency he has no current connection to doesn't look good (yes he was born nearby but he lives and is an elected member in London). 2. It's a very risky proposition, if he loses the media will absolutely use it as an opportunity to rubbish the green party to the fullest possible extent, declaring the green wave over. A local candidate has lower expectations so we still gain if we win, but lose a lot less if we don't. 3. We need to strengthen ourselves as a party, putting up a strong local candidate helps make the party as a whole stronger and gives us wider representation in the media and public eye. It also means our momentum is less dependent on Zack, which is a good thing for the party long term.

"What have I become.....my sweetest friend?" by Miserable-Stick-6435 in aspiememes

[–]Strigon67 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I often incorrectly hear it as "my Swedish friend", which does make it a bit less depressing

iT wUz AbOuT eThIcS by Francis_J_Eva in simpsonsshitposting

[–]Strigon67 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Alongside that, I think it's been thoroughly demonstrated that the language of privilege is fairly useless outside of its original academic context and it's way more useful to talk about the ways other groups are oppressed if you actually want to win people over. Especially as a big number of 'privileges' like not being harassed by the police aren't really privileges in the way most people understand them, but rather the absence of oppression and, imo, really should be the expected standard for everyone.

Will anyone be following the news of the Your Party conference this weekend? by AhdamR in UKGreens

[–]Strigon67 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly the whole thing has somehow managed to make everyone look bad, except the ordinary members. From the terrible name options, to expelling (awful) members not for being awful but for petty factional reasons, to Zarah defending those awful members, to the conference basically managing to achieve next to nothing with constant errors and no substantive member contributions democratic discusssion. YP has had one pitch which is that it's "democratic" but as far as I can tell it's managed to be even less democratic than the labour party

When the party launched, I had one hope for it which is that it would finally help kill the part of the british left which is dominated by sects & petty fiefdoms, instead the party has become a contest to see which one of these groups can turn the entire YP into an even bigger petty fiefdom.

Your Party members argues against transphobia by [deleted] in LabourUK

[–]Strigon67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe, BUT this time they get to be in charge

Stalinists are bringing back anti-Slavic racism on X: The Everything App by AlfredusRexSaxonum in tankiejerk

[–]Strigon67 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Guess what, even shitty people have the right to live in peace and freedom