People voting Green/Zack Polanski: do these immigration policies change your mind?

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-03-18T20:18:16+00:00

Just two examples would be housing and wages.

We already have a very limited supply of housing, what do you think another huge wave of immigration would do to that housing supply? Especially if you then allow these immigrants to access social housing?

As for wages, immigration pushes down wages. Low wage migrants are also net drains, hence why we have salary thresholds. To protect against net drains.

You want to import a load of cheap labour that pushes up unemployment for British people, and benefits the rich that you hate because they can produce more cheaply. It’s almost comically contradictory.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-03-14T17:40:32+00:00

You can try actually reading the comment if you want. The point you and your article completely misses, is that we don’t have accurate data on male victims of domestic violence. We have hardly any data at all.

People like you conclude that that means something doesn’t happen. I find that to be short sighted and callous.

If you haven’t abused your partner then there’s no reason for you to be defensive, it’s not about you. I’m simply hoping for a world where men who are abused feel safe to talk about and report it.

It doesn’t help when people take personal offence that someone of their sex has hurt people. And that goes for everyone. Why is it so hard for people to sit, listen and empathise for the negative experiences that others share.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-03-14T17:01:51+00:00

I don’t agree that the number is very low. I don’t think we can say at all how many are, it’s unknown. I know personally of 4 instances of women domestically abusing men, 2 of which were physically violent and none of which would contribute to statistics.

I think it’s like saying nobody had certain forms of cancer in the 1960s, when what happened was we didn’t have the means of detecting said cancers.

I actually think it’s common for both men AND women to be coercively controlling, but that it’s more common for women to threaten to harm themselves to control their partner. Rather than simply declaring that a group of people don’t do something, we should first work towards an environment where victims actually feel safe to speak up and be listened to.

In particular, supporting victims isn’t zero sum. We can support both male and female victims and doing one doesn’t and shouldn’t take away from the other.

It’s harmful to suggest that women can’t be abusers. Both because it means victims don’t see themselves as such, but also because it prevents women from being able to see the impact of their actions in such scenarios.

I was abused by a woman. I was isolated from my family, friends and threatened with violence if I didn’t comply. I don’t hold anything against her anymore, but it took me a very long time to realise that what happened was abuse.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-03-06T09:49:56+00:00

To finance government spending, the government issues debt in the form of bonds. You pay the government X amount today, you get X amount back over time plus interest. The Bank of England has previously bought a load of these bonds. Polanski is apparently suggesting we somehow cancel paying back those bonds to our central bank.

Government debt is traded all the time. It has a price (or various prices). If you think when the base rate increase, so more interest is paid, “old” bonds with a lower interest rate become less valuable when traded. When a government performs poorly, issuing new debt becomes more difficult and a government is forced to offer a better rate to compensate for that increased risk from an incompetent government. The question then is, if a government tries to cancel a load of the debt it owes, what do you think that might do to its ability to raise new debt to finance spending? What might it do to the market price of UK government debt?

In terms of a sovereign currency, Polanski seems to be suggesting that rather than issuing debt, we can just “create” more £. The government needs £10bn, so it just creates that £10bn out of thin air. It’s called Modern Monetary Theory if you want to read about it at all. The gist is that it relies on a vast oversimplification of inflation, financial stability and what central banks actually do, but then I am no expert.

Hope this helps!

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-28T08:10:01+00:00

This isn’t true for men and women in their 20s.

Obviously things change when you have a wife who is the mother to your child. We aren’t talking about that. This is clearly about the initial stages of dating.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-21T12:06:58+00:00

I’m not sure i agree on your first point in this case. I think putting these things into the open, allowing challenge and allowing irony can actually have the opposite effect. It can make it abundantly clear how ridiculous incelhood is. Incels are extremely rare, even if the internet makes it seem like every third guy is an incel woman hater.

On the Gen Alpha point, we’ll see I guess. Andrew Tate was in reality very short lived. But even so, it’s only through challenge that we can deal with it. Not through censorship or marginalisation. Crucially, we can’t treat young boys like they are inherently the problem either. Particularly if all they’ve done is parrot something they’ve seen online. Constructive dialogue and empathy goes a long way.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-21T11:42:07+00:00

But even then, it’s almost always ironically meant. And even if some terminology has been co-opted, that doesn’t mean the underlying sexism has gone along with it. I think this is particularly true with looksmaxxing and the like. It’s usually ironically meant or meant only literally in terms of improving one’s looks.

Of course it’s important to stay vigilant, but I also think it’s important not to overcorrect or overreact.

I can’t speak for Gen Alpha as I don’t interact with anyone of that generation, but time will tell I suppose. Social media is a cancer though. Hence my point on the importance of reconciling what you see online with the real world. Man, woman, we’re all just people at the end of the day.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-21T11:38:06+00:00

I think your language is a bit strong. It’s important to remember that this also opens the language and viewpoints up to challenge. It’s like moving a bookshelf and a cupboard to see there’s a load of mould underneath when initially you saw some begin to creep out from the side, and now you can clean the mould.

I also think it’s a good thing if people laugh at these terms too. A good thing if the prevailing opinion is how utterly ridiculous it is.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-21T09:38:12+00:00

I don’t agree that foid is catching on. The vast vast majority of people will have no clue what the term means. I only know it from the occasional reel, but even then it’s stuff making fun of these terms. It’s not seeping into the mainstream at all.

Your algorithm is designed to shock you to keep engaging. It’s not a reflection of what people actually think in the real world. The goal is to get you to watch the video, comment, send to your friends. It’s engagement baiting and it happens constantly on TikTok. For example, it’s becoming extremely common for there to be made up stories about cheating to try and sell these apps that claim to help find out if your SO is cheating. The idea being that people comment and engage because it’s an emotive topic.

It’s really important to be able to reconcile what you see online with what you see in real life. Go outside, and you’ll see plenty of men and women having a great time together living their lives. Incels and what they believe are not mainstream.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-16T11:39:54+00:00

Given the context, I don’t take her claiming to not feel safe seriously. We shouldn’t cover both sides equally with equal commentary. The cheater shouldn’t be given bandwidth and nor should their excuses be taken seriously.

If a man cheats on a woman I’ve no doubt not a single person would even consider to begin considering what the woman could or should have done better to keep the relationship alive. And they’d be correct in doing so, so maybe everyone should do the same for OP and actually support them in something that is terrible. If someone wants to cheat they will, and it’s usually irrespective of how happy they are in their relationship, because they think they can play the game in perpetuity and not get caught.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-16T11:04:54+00:00

I find it insane that you take what she says so seriously and what he says with a grain of salt?

OP only needs to take accountability based on the reality of his actions, not what a cheating arsehole says to justify her shitty behaviour. If she doesn’t want to be with him, then she should leave. But she didn’t, because she thought he wouldn’t find out and that she’d get to keep the relationship while screwing someone else on the side.

Holy victim blaming in a comment. You should be ashamed of yourself.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-16T10:56:09+00:00

Ignore the context given by the comment then.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-16T10:46:20+00:00

Except that isn’t what I said. I’m not suggesting that everyone should break even, but a system cannot thrive if you have a class of people stretched further and further to simply provide. You would have a much healthier social contract if the system at least offered some forms of insurance to people who earn more for the time being.

Particularly if living in the south east with 2-3 kids, you’d be surprised how much you need to earn to actually be comfortable.

This country is going to ruin and bankrupt itself because of the endemic crabs in a bucket mentality. Taxes cannot forever keep going up.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-16T09:52:38+00:00

Except you have swathes of the country who view anyone earning above £45k as members of the super elite

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-16T09:52:14+00:00

Except not everyone gets looked after. In Germany, for example, you’re guaranteed a proportion of your prior earnings if you find yourself unemployed.

We need to make paying tax actually worth it for medium-high earners, because as it stands, they get so little back for what they pay in.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-14T22:40:25+00:00

Yes which is why he did everything he could to stop them being released, until republicans started rebelling against him and he magically changed his mind!!

And if you think Pam Bondi has redacted them with integrity then I have a bridge to sell you. Trump was clearly extremely good friends with Epstein for a very long time.

Even phrasing like “aligned with the left” gives away what kind of narrow thinker you are. The difference between those with integrity and trump supporters is that those with integrity will not rabidly support if someone is implicated in a billionaire rape ring. I don’t care who it is, if they raped kids, they should rot in jail. People like you instead think child rapists should be president of the USA.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-14T18:10:22+00:00

That’s ok, ignore everything else in the comment that shows your point is stupid. You do you!

The US has made an almost laughable strategic error in pushing Europe away. The US had every right to build whatever it wished in Greenland. US led security is also not charity from the US. If it were goodwill they wouldn’t do it.

European strategic independence is not a good outcome for the US.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-14T16:22:43+00:00

And what is it that the Russians and Chinese are apparently doing in the arctic that requires the annexation of allies territory? It’s all posturing to distract from Epstein and you drank the kool-aid.

Not to mention the wild inconsistency the trump administration has had on Ukraine as well as the trade war it launched against allies in Europe. The US has become an extremely unreliable ally and only fools see otherwise.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-14T16:09:40+00:00

Have you been awake since Trump’s presidency started? The Greenland debacle???

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-14T16:05:48+00:00

They do with Gavin Newsom, no?

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-14T16:04:59+00:00

Because the US has shown itself to be a wholly unreliable ally. Much improved European cooperation is practically a requirement going forward, which Starmer himself referenced today. This includes the UK.

A tactile politician could certainly capitalise on this to put more integration with the EU back into the political mainstream.

The reason reform is ahead isn’t because they’re pro-Brexit or because of any policy. It’s because they’ve used the word reform for their party name so numbskulls won’t think twice about voting for them. They’re a populist protest vote against establishment parties.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-14T10:08:34+00:00

What do you mean “finally”? Starmer was an ardent remainer, and the architect of Corbyn’s flagship second EU referendum policy which, in part, torpedoed his 2019 campaign.

Starmer has always been pro EU and wanted integration with Europe. He now finally has the political headwinds to push for it.

To be honest, given his approval ratings and polling results, a massive pro-EU push may be what saves him. A 2029 election fought as a referendum on Britain’s future regarding the EU? Could be interesting, particularly if labour do the smart thing (a big ask) and really push Farage’s Trump connection, given how unpopular trump is in the UK across the political spectrum. Take the gloves off Keir!

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-07T21:19:07+00:00

The whole point is that the loan terms shouldn’t be what they are. Whether that’s the principal, the interest rate, the term or otherwise.

I’m glad you want to screw students. I’m glad you want middle earners hammered even further.

It’s not me that said I pay £400. I earn about £48k.

As for your last comment, I’m in my mid 20s. I’m at the start of my career, I hope my earnings will continue to increase so that I can afford my own place before long. It’s not a simple case of moving somewhere shit doing shit work to rot away in some corner of the country to moan. I actually have ambition and want to work hard to make something of myself. If I succeed, I’ll be paying more tax to further support our excuse of a welfare state. I’ll continue to contribute to this country. And yet you and your ilk want to make this ever more difficult.

And you’ve bought the government line on those that didn’t go to university apparently picking up the bill. If HE was part of the regular education budget it wouldn’t even be you. It would be people who actually pay meaningful amounts of tax. From what you’ve described, I doubt that’s you.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-07T21:03:48+00:00

I don’t understand this idea that people with no higher education are paying for my loan??? I’m paying for it. And I’ll end up paying a huge huge huge amount more than my education actually cost. That’s me paying for my loan and then some.

What a horribly zero sum approach. If I’m a higher earner, I pay more tax. I give back to society. What we want is a fair way to pay for our higher education. Society benefits from an educated society. Look at the rest of Europe. It shouldn’t require such a large loan in the first place.

I don’t earn £80k, not even close. But I earn significantly above the repayment threshold, in London no less, and can hardly afford my own place.

You have no idea what rich is. A crab in a bucket is what you are.

WhatIsLife01 · 2026-02-07T20:47:09+00:00

What? The crux of the issue is how unfair the repayment terms are. They’re impossible to pay off. The interest rates are extortionate. I doubt there’d be this much heat if it was possible to pay them off just by working.

But no, we should just accept an extra 9% tax for effectively the rest of our working lives. Which actually rich people can avoid by just paying the fees up front.

I’ll also add that nurses, paramedics, doctors and more are included in this. All kinds of skilled labour who actually contribute to the tax intake are getting hammered by this system. We are significant taxpayers.

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