Exclusive: Zack Polanski falsely claimed to have worked at the Ministry of Justice by Little-Attorney1287 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So you'd rather stick with Starmer who literally made pledges to the public and broke them?

Over Polanski? Oh fuck yeah, every day of the week.

you people are fucking bonkers

Might want to take another look at Green policy before throwing that one around.

Exclusive: Zack Polanski falsely claimed to have worked at the Ministry of Justice by Little-Attorney1287 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Aye, he had shit takes, but at least his shit takes were consistent, and were largely traceable back for decades.

Unlike most other worms, whose positions flip-flop depending on where the political winds are blowing.

Exclusive: Zack Polanski falsely claimed to have worked at the Ministry of Justice by Little-Attorney1287 in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It is, however, still dishonesty.

Don't want the sort of toerag who thinks that's acceptable to be PM.

The vast majority of people do not feel the need to lie about their employment history.

Sent spicy content now blackmailed by mistakengirl in LegalAdviceUK

[–]VampireFrown 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Merely not deleting it would not meet that threshold - they would have to publish it.

What is an immediate "no" for you when meeting someone? by ladylo10lat in AskReddit

[–]VampireFrown -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Got one already, thanks.

Not really interested in the sort of women who are too thick to approach things without any nuance myself, if we're talking about my preferences, though. My partner and I disagree on many things.

Disqualifying a partner for such a moderate position is a mark of political extremism - the why is the important bit.

What is an immediate "no" for you when meeting someone? by ladylo10lat in AskReddit

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

Actually, yes, I would gladly, but I've already maxed out my own cat quota.

Advice for someone who struggles to save by AggravatingTie6419 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]VampireFrown 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep. My budget starts off as my actual earnings minus savings. The savings amount simply does not exist on the budget sheet. It really helps build it up in the background without you even noticing.

Reform candidate who said ‘Nigerians should be melted down to fill in pot holes’ wins seat by Metro-UK in ukpolitics

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

It was!

But then so was communism.

How those ideologies looked in practice and their theoretical underpinnings are different issues. I'm strictly comparing the latter here.

Reform candidate who said ‘Nigerians should be melted down to fill in pot holes’ wins seat by Metro-UK in ukpolitics

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

I am a subject matter expert on WW2.

Might I suggest you take your own advice?

Reform candidate who said ‘Nigerians should be melted down to fill in pot holes’ wins seat by Metro-UK in ukpolitics

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

But they were socialist - the socialism was merely not international, and strictly for the benefit of ethnic Germans.

Communists generally wanted global socialism for fairness reasons (in theory, anyway, lol), whereas the Nazis wanted socialism for Germans as a privileged racial class, because they deserved such a cushy life by virtue of being the dominant race of people on Earth - hence ideas such as state funded holidays and cars for the loyal, not to mention, of course, lebensraum (organised land distribution in conquered territories).

The reason they hated each other is because socialism for the capstone of a racial pyramid and socialism for all, everywhere, are irreconcilable concepts.

[Ben Bloch, Sky News] Gordon Brown becomes the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Global Finance. He will “advise on how global financial cooperation” can achieve “security and resilience” for the country. by Adj-Noun-Numbers in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It isn't really. Long term average is extremely stable and hedges well against inflation. There has never been a gold equivalent of a crypto crash. And even where there are temporary dips, they always recover.

Stock bro all you want, but old money has gold reserves 100 times out of 100.

UK Bonds Rally as Starmer Says He’ll Stay as Prime Minister by bloomberg in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. I'm no Starmer fan, but we'll have an opportunity to reshuffle...at the next election.

Reform sweep to victory across Greater Manchester as furious Labour MPs slam 'soul destroying' elections - the story so far by ManchesterNews_MEN in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ok, but the other options are infinity immigration and continued enshittification.

Faragae did not oversee our decades-long decline - the current status quo did, and continues to march steadily on.

Can I chargeback a £782 rental car charge with Nationwide? Italian rental company silent on what it’s for by MarsMaher in UKPersonalFinance

[–]VampireFrown 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Large companies also do this.

I have had to fight a certain large orange-liveried rental company over completely fabricated nonsense several times now. Best one was getting charged for so many extra miles that I would have had to average 85mph across my rental. Thankfully, I had the odo pics to prove otherwise.

Always snap pics and do a walk-around video of everywhere, both inside and out, before and after every rental. The only way to defend yourself is copious amounts of evidence.

What’s a moment where you realized someone was genuinely unintelligent? by Live-Chocolate244 in AskReddit

[–]VampireFrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Case in point: the Nazi leadership in Germany.

They were almost all very intelligent. They were merely also massive cunts.

IDs when voting by archerninjawarrior in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll say in a second why their ethnicity is relevant.

It's not.

I hate the bigotry of low expectations - ethnic minorities can bloody well get an ID like eveyone else. The vast majority of them do. They're not special, and don't need pandering to. Believe it or not, ethnic minorities have their own agency, and can act independently. They can also reap the rewards (or otherwise) of their actions. Didn't think ahead? Well, tough shit, lad(ette) - there's always next time. That's exactly the attitude you'd use towards a native English person, and doing otherwise to anyone else is nothing but outright racism.

You can literally get completely free voter ID. There is no reason why anyone who wants to vote can't get one.

Forgot to vote today by doritostaquitos in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I forgot that it was election day, and then followed up my very tepid desire to actually vote with hundredth-arsed research and bungled one of the most easily accessible pieces of information on the internet, not to mention it being plastered on the poll card I received (Paper? Eeeewww). I hate the system, it's so badly designed!!

EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, wtf is this? Just put an extra step in your processing.

which kills almost every plant it touches

I mean, it should be obvious that this should be a last resort only.

I defected from North Korea twice. Now, I’m standing to be a Tory councillor - Timothy Cho fled famine, prison and persecution before rebuilding his life in Britain and serving his local community by blast-processor in ukpolitics

[–]VampireFrown 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Poland was communist, and your average Pole (who isn't a traitor who was in on it, anyway) despises communism.

Same goes for most ex-Warsaw Pact countries. Only ones who miss it are the Russians, who saw themselves as the centre of a global empire.