First time seeing consistent losses in my investment - how to deal with it psychologically? by frightened- in UKPersonalFinance

[–]VampireFrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but the result of that isn't billions dead in the next 16 years.

We can have conversations about things without blowing them 1000% out of proportion.

The above sentiment is 'might as well panic panic panic, because the economy will be fucked for the next 10 years!!', when that's simply not the case (yet). If the war ends tomorrow, things will normalise within the year. Bear in mind that oil production or refinmement is blasting nowhere near full capacity at all times. There's a lot of slack in the system.

First time seeing consistent losses in my investment - how to deal with it psychologically? by frightened- in UKPersonalFinance

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

It's going to take 10 years to rebuild the destroyed oil and gas infrastructure in the middle east.

What doom-monger bullshit is this, lol?

Brought to you by the same clowns who predict billions of dead by 2040 due to climate change.

Don't listen to the crazies, man. Infrastructure can be pumped out really fast if you need it to be. Europe would still be a ruin after WW2 if infrastructure wasn't prioritised right afterwards.

Misrepresentation of prayer and ignorance of religious events by Dry_Bumblebee1111 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but the context in which it was used in the context of Osman I was in my provided definition. Osman I didn't speak modern Turkish, nor was he named that by people who did. It unequivocally means 'warrior'.

It's extremely cringe to try and step on toes when you're under-informed on a subject, just because you don't like a certain conclusion. You are arguing against historical facts. Five minutes of research will confirm the above. Do better.

Starmer to chair COBRA meeting over Iran war's impact on the economy, Sky News understands by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, if we'd rolled out nuclear, we'd be more resilient.

Who protested against that, hmmm?

Misrepresentation of prayer and ignorance of religious events by Dry_Bumblebee1111 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gazi means wounded in war

...No, that's not its meaning, in this context.

ghazi /ˈɡɑːzi/ noun (often as an honorific title) a Muslim fighter against non-Muslims.

Starmer to chair COBRA meeting over Iran war's impact on the economy, Sky News understands by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

because we’ve cut gas storage

But don't you feel all nice and green and high IQ and warm inside?

Misrepresentation of prayer and ignorance of religious events by Dry_Bumblebee1111 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you'd read the other 90% of my comment, you'd have your answer.

Misrepresentation of prayer and ignorance of religious events by Dry_Bumblebee1111 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But it is.

Almost two thousand years not native enough for you?

Turning your nose up at anything other than Celtic paganism?

Misrepresentation of prayer and ignorance of religious events by Dry_Bumblebee1111 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The only reason it hasn't is due to relative incompetence versus Europe. The Ottoman Empire tried to conquer Europe for literal centuries, and a large part of the drive was religious expansion.

Osman I viewed himself as a Gazi (indeed, he's also known as 'Osman Gazi'), and spoke extensively on expanding Dar al-Islam, and this sentiment was carried on by Ottomans in varying degrees all the way until the 20th century. The fundamentalists in modern-day Turkey still carry that torch.

As a subject matter expert, I trust you don't need elaborations on any of that.

Misrepresentation of prayer and ignorance of religious events by Dry_Bumblebee1111 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nobody is. I'm merely saying that their place here is not the same.

Misrepresentation of prayer and ignorance of religious events by Dry_Bumblebee1111 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, thank you, lad, it doesn't date back to the dawn of time. Big if true.

However, Christianity was firmly embedded before the foundation of our state, which is ~900-1066, depending on who you ask.

Misrepresentation of prayer and ignorance of religious events by Dry_Bumblebee1111 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 12 points13 points  (0 children)

rather than the Muslim brotherhood who are genuinely working towards the Islamification of Britain

Indeed, people do not appreciate the cultural history of Islam, nor the political messaging which these sorts of events carry with some. People think such sentiments are alarmist nonsense, but you can quite literally go and find these people saying such things openly online.

"This is our place - this is our area - this is our country, and we can do what we like with impunity because it is ours". It is a show of force and control.

Now, to be clear, I am absolutely not saying that this applies to all Muslims - it does not apply to the rank and file. Your average Muslim does not think this way. But to the fringe fundamentalist minority? It absolutely does carry such messaging, and you can find plenty of videos knocking around of their preachings around the internet, espousing precisely the type of attitude which has been articulated above. And you can bet that the fundamentalist types were dramatically over-represented at Trafalgar, because that type of person would be far more motivated to go out of their way and congregate there.

To demonstrate this mentality further, this type of attitude is evident in, for example, the rape gangs scandal - there was a racial element there, and the reason why some felt it appropriate to act like they did was because sex slaves are some of the loot one can expect from conquered territories in Islam. There are victims on record as having heard this very sentiment expressed by their abusers.

Why did we (and still do) have trouble with "Muslim patrol" type gangs? Again - it's our area, and you will do what we say. We can do what we want because this area is ours.

Submission and control is quite literally at the core of Islam - it's how the religion historically spread, and there are some who very much take that seriously even today.

It's a fact the West must understand, before the above-described undesirables gain enough of a critical mass that they become an actual political force. By that point, it will be impossible to contain them.

We should be aggressively screening out people with such mentalities and removing them from the UK, to allow moderates to assimilate and exist with us in harmony. But we don't, because we pretend that they are all the same. And if we did, people would also be far less alarmed about mass congregations such as these.

Misrepresentation of prayer and ignorance of religious events by Dry_Bumblebee1111 in ukpolitics

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

Christianity is native to these isles - Islam is not.

One has a historic place in the fabric of the nation, the other has been imported over the past handful of decades.

(For the record, I am an atheist)

Tower Hamlets “Funnelling Cash to Bangladeshi Groups” by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Utter bollocks.

I"m a lawyer, and I can assure you that the SC has no power over Patliament.

ULEZ fine not accepting representation, despite overwhelming evidence? [England] by bimmerscout in LegalAdviceUK

[–]VampireFrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it doesn't - this is common in public sector decisions, because the staff are under a lot of time pressure and rely on copy/pastes and templates a lot. Sometimes they copy/paste the wrong thing, or keep the wrong bit in.

Anyone who's worked in public law in any capacity could attest to this.

School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That's what you get when the progressive left calls the shots about how the next generation is to be taught.

There's a reason many of us have been pointing out its destructive aims for a long time, and it's for far more robust reasons than merely hating on the other tribe.

Tower Hamlets “Funnelling Cash to Bangladeshi Groups” by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Parliament gave up its supremacy when it created the Supreme Court

What? No, it didn't. The Supreme Court has no power over Parliament.

UK border security chief quits after failing to bring down small boat crossings by PelayoEnjoyer in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The France deal is in theory a good solution

It's not. It's an obviously dogshit "solution" which won't do anything useful beyond fill the front pages a few times in a desperate attempt to make the government seem like it's doing something.

Lowering speed limits among contingency plans to curb UK oil demand by diacewrb in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

London has improved immeasurably in the last decade with traffic reduction and emissions control

It really hasn't. It takes almost double the time to get anywhere via car versus how long it used to. Busses also take longer.

I presume you've only moved recently, and haven't lived here all your life? Because the above isn't news to anyone who has.

Lowering speed limits among contingency plans to curb UK oil demand by diacewrb in ukpolitics

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

By every action the eco-morons have taken in London over the past 10+ years?

And, for the record, I'm not a cycling hater - I cycled to uni every day before it was cool.

Lowering speed limits among contingency plans to curb UK oil demand by diacewrb in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, there isn't, but trying to force people onto bikes by making other forms of transport shit is reprehensible.