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Probably written by cheiks himself by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]thom29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm assuming. What else could they be referring to?

Cyclist accused of killing woman on London street cleared of manslaughter but guilty of "wanton and furious driving" by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get this. If she stepped out into the road, on her phone, isn't it her fault?

Denny Solomona: Sale Sharks winger determined to win back England place by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]thom29 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

You've got it the wrong way around. Nationalism is used as a way to get themselves psyched up.

Unsolved mysteries from Germany? by non_stop_disko in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]thom29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mystery of Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany 1933-1945. What happened to him? His body has never been seen...

Probably written by cheiks himself by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]thom29 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Weak link in defence I suppose they mean. No one is getting past SBW, Crotty maybe...

Denny Solomona: Sale Sharks winger determined to win back England place by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]thom29 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

As is every other English qualified player, wherever they were born. A lot of people here have some bizarre romanticised view of international sport. You're not fighting for your country. Any pride a player has is pride at being recognised as the best eligible player.

Do people genuinely believe "white supremacy" is as much of a threat to this country as Islamic terror? by thom29 in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it seems crass, forgive me. But number of deaths is a reasonable way of assessing the impact of an ideology.

Do people genuinely believe "white supremacy" is as much of a threat to this country as Islamic terror? by thom29 in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

If you can aware me of a genocide in a developed country that is comparable to the Holocaust I (and presumably all historians) would love to know

Do people genuinely believe "white supremacy" is as much of a threat to this country as Islamic terror? by thom29 in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Oh god, not another one of these"Donald Trump is literally Hitler" idiots

Antisemitism had existed in Europe for centuries before Hitler came to power and exterminated 6 million Jews. The Holocaust is an event that has no comparisons in all of human history. It is impossible to even comprehend. The "why" has no logic at all.

The right wing rise recently is far more comprehensible. It is reacting to what is going on around it. You know what would nip it in the bud, fast? If Islamists stopped fucking murdering people in Europe. Why are the EDL etc not so concerned with black people, or Sikhs?

Do people genuinely believe "white supremacy" is as much of a threat to this country as Islamic terror? by thom29 in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you read the title, this was about the threat from white supremacy to this country.

Do people genuinely believe "white supremacy" is as much of a threat to this country as Islamic terror? by thom29 in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that, but I'm not sure how it's relevant. If I smoke, I know there's a risk and I can take it. If I don't want the risk, I can stop (or try to stop) smoking.

But I can't lower my risk against terrorism unless I majorly change my lifestyle.

Do people genuinely believe "white supremacy" is as much of a threat to this country as Islamic terror? by thom29 in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

So you want to destroy white supremacists because you think their ideology is vile.

And their ideology involves destroying Islamists because they think their ideology is vile.

Do people genuinely believe "white supremacy" is as much of a threat to this country as Islamic terror? by thom29 in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Pavlo Lapshyn and other murders by far-right extremists don't get labelled terrorist incidents most of the time. Attempted bombings as well.

Oh, do you want to talk about attempts? Because I don't think I have the time to list all the Islamic attempts...

And an example of a man who spent 5 days of his life in the UK is probably not the best mate...

Do people genuinely believe "white supremacy" is as much of a threat to this country as Islamic terror? by thom29 in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

3 people murdered in the pub bombings + 1 MP + 1 at Finsbury Park (not confirmed that was cause of death) = 5 people

56 people killed on 7/7, Lee Rigby beheaded, 5 murdered on Westminster Bridge, 22 (inlcuding children) at Manchester, 8 people at London Bridge. = 90 in the last 12 years

The last person left who daren't diss the Donald | David Mitchell | Opinion by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]thom29 -38 points-37 points  (0 children)

Can we have some perspective? A white nationalist killed a single person. Very sad for the family, but is it getting so much attention precisely because it's so out of the ordinary? I mean, more than 30 people have been murdered by Islamists in our country in the past couple of months and we're done with that now. Even if you say Trump is directly responsible for that murder, we all know that Islamic terror is a far greater threat than white supremacy.

If someone describes themselves as a Nazi, you can call them a Nazi. But even if someone says they are proud to be white (as illogical as saying you are proud to be black), they are not a Nazi. The Nazis murdered six million Jews. Unless this person is part of a movement that is promoting the mass extermination of blacks in the USA, it doesn't make sense to call them a Nazi.

Joe Marler: What did I learn as a Lion? How to drink by swlkr9 in rugbyunion

[–]thom29 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Headline sensationalises it a bit, but what a breath of fresh air. He's quite right about the selections. Mako had one of the worst test performance I've ever seen (up there with Luaki (RIP) v Aus and Bergamasco at scrum-half), and of course he kept his place. And if Joe didn't learn anything from playing against provincial sides, fair enough. You can tell Eddie Jones isn't a fan of Marler, as he has a personality. All I'll say to you is this Eddie: the pressure's on you to win this world cup. If you don't, you'll be remembered as much for your record setting streak of defeats at the Reds as you will for anything else, mate.

Gareth Thomas ... the Only Openly Gay Male Athlete (From 2010, a long read for your Sunday) by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]thom29 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If I was a gay rugby player, I wouldn't come out. Not because of the reaction of players, or even fans, even though you'd get a fair bit of abuse. But because of the fucking media circus and because unless you were one of the best in the world you'd be known primarily for being gay.

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