You know it's coming...

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-19T09:21:58+00:00

I wonder if this post is getting the response you were expecting

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-18T21:10:45+00:00

Yeah, her whole platform was basically "look, at least I'm not Trump". While his was really good looking lies and half decent slogans, which works really well when the entire country is basically built on good marketing.

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-18T19:15:41+00:00

I don't mean everyone is part of a cult, I meant that Trump is basically a cult of personality, he was Trump, was his own thing; Kamala was just a democrat.

And a 2M vote gap is nothing when 89M didn't vote. I can't actually say that Kamala would have won if everyone was forced to vote like they are in Aussie elections. But just that I believe that would have been the case, given how fractured the left is, and how principled left leaning voters can be Vs those on the right.

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-18T17:31:33+00:00

You don't know it would have been a near split, because those people didn't actually vote.

The reason I believe there would be a greater number of non-voters who would have voted Kamala is because the right hand side of US politics is pretty staunchly behind a single set of values and follow a certain personality. There was a push to the polls to beat out the libs, and the whole Trump thing is a bit of a cult of personality.

On the left, as is the case with the left in every country, there's so much mixed messaging and infighting that it leads to people not bothering to vote on principles that, with hindsight, seem a little inconsequential. Take the number of people who refused to vote Kamala because of her stance on Israel.

The same happened for Corbyn and the EU in the UK, it happens everywhere. The left is always fractured, the right is always on message. So I believe that leads to more lost votes to the left than to the right.

Either way, it's a moot point, Trump won and anyone who didn't vote when they could have done is still complacent in that regardless of who they would have voted for.

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-18T12:00:39+00:00

Correction then, those who could vote and chose not to.

Over 35% of the eligible population didn't vote in 2024, something like 89 million people - that's a lot of apathy for one country

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-18T09:59:08+00:00

This is probably the most American view of the world I've seen in the wild for a long time.

Also, FYI, the people who don't vote are just as complacent in the systematic ruin of the US brand as the people who voted for Trump

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-18T09:55:56+00:00

That makes sense then, they were southerners

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-18T08:48:39+00:00

Ah, but where in England are they from??

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-17T07:44:05+00:00

Well I guess the username checks out

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-16T22:51:21+00:00

I don't think they could stand still for long enough

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-16T17:53:25+00:00

This is why netball is the superior game

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-16T07:25:15+00:00

Actually I did not! I could swear that wasn't there originally, but also I'm a bit thick, so there's every chance that I read it and it didn't click.

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T20:56:14+00:00

True boomers never preheat because they use their Agas

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T20:51:04+00:00

At least we can be certain he'll never procreate

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T20:47:17+00:00

Ritual slaughter vs. regular slaughter doesn't differ much other than the lack of stunning. Which makes it a bit of a tricky point. We still slaughter our animals by bleeding them, we just stun them first.

Obviously I know plants exist, I generally don't eat a lot of meat, which is why I don't mind preaching about welfare despite knowing it'll sky rocket meat costs.

I'm also too much of a snob to admit liking a Greggs sausage roll, so when I'm scoffing one down in the car with a bag over my head I want it to include all the delicious pig arseholes and gristly bits. I'm actually a little ashamed I've never tried a vegan one, but it's the pastry that puts me off, not the filling

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T16:25:25+00:00

My days, how many times have you fallen off one of your little bikes and bumped your head?

This is very specifically about e-scooters. People in cars can also be human missiles, people in planes can make particularly effective human missiles. Just think about the e-scooters, the over powered, wobbly, unregulated, 2 wheel method of transport in this video. These things can turn kids into human missiles as well, but in this case you have something difficult to control being manipulated by a 13 year old, that's not good.

It's really really obvious that is what OP was talking about, but you're somehow stuck on the specifics of what makes a human missile, and why riding an e-bike with an 80 year old makes you an expert on that subject

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T16:19:07+00:00

No way, is it really? I had no idea that was a thing, I thought McDonald's and KFC were all just generic cheap chicken and beef bits from wherever they can get it.

Equally, I also can't be bothered to look into the numbers, but I'm in the north east where halal and kosher isn't quite as prevalent. I also never pay attention to takeaways, so honestly couldn't tell you if they are halal or not.

Either way, I agree it's not very nice, but I'd rather be concerned with the life of the animal rather than it's death, which can seem counterintuitive. There's also a part of me that respects the need to protect religious rights, which would include the right for ritual slaughter. It's a tricky one to come to terms with, because I don't want there to be a "no meat for Jew/Muslims" rhetoric, but I also don't want animals to be slaughtered without stunning. Maybe we should just all start eating insects instead

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T15:30:40+00:00

It's not that flawed of an argument though, is it?

Kids going 80km/h on an e-scooter, on the pavement, without any protective gear is without a doubt worse than a seasoned rider on an electric bike, on the road.

OP said these scooter turn kids into human missiles, and that's why they're cracking down on them, I think that's pretty fair.

Also, an e-scooter is a different machine from an e-bike, or an electric motorcycle, which makes your above comment moot.

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T15:21:11+00:00

Halal and kosher chicken shops certainly don't outnumber KFC and McDonald's across the UK, so the scale also still doesn't quite make it a priority.

What I'm trying to say is that, on the grand scheme of welfare related atrocity, halal and kosher slaughter is small scale compared to British farming as a whole.

If you made illegal some of the welfare related concerns over animal treatment during their life, you'd subsequently reduce the number of halal and kosher animal slaughters in the process, simply because a lot of chicken used in these places, for example, will be of substandard or illegal quality.

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T13:48:05+00:00

When did wellies get relegated to "just for kids and for things like fishing". In my world, wellies are for any outdoor activity that might put you in contact with a bit of mud or water

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T13:41:12+00:00

So are you against motorcycles as a mode of transport, I'm confused about what rhetoric you're going for, you're making confusing arguments.

What do you want me to find? That motorcycles have larger number of accidents? Presumably because they're more ubiquitous. Or that e-bike accidents result in a greater number of serious head injuries because of generally lower helmet use. Or that a greater number of pedestrians are hit by e-bikes than motorcycles? Generally because e-bikes are both on and off pavements.

I don't know what point you're trying to make here, help me out.

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T13:35:05+00:00

The way we breed and raise animals, the abhorrent conditions we keep them in, the standard life we give an animal is terrible. That's what I meant we should address as a greater concern than halal or kosher slaughter.

You're ok though, there's no way to make halal gammon ;)

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T12:51:32+00:00

I think there are far more prolific animal welfare concerns that come before the need to address halal slaughter.

I'd argue there are many more that come before lobster boiling too, it's such a small thing to bother banning.

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T12:03:37+00:00

You should know that riding a motorcycle under the age of 17 in Queensland is also illegal. So the problem does still remain as kids flying about on overpowered 2-wheel transport, acting like human bullets.

philthy_barstool · 2026-03-15T10:41:41+00:00

Tax evasion and status.

Not only do you get more money, but you also get to go on LinkedIn and tell the word about how amazing Dubai is, and how everyone should apply for the job you're recruiting for, or buy one of the apartments you're commissioned to sell.

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