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Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...
Last post by Tamas - Today at 03:31:01 AMThe Guardian felt necessary to explain what appears to be the dubious political motivations behind the organisation doing the "you are too visibly Jewish with that kippa" thing at one of the so-called Pro-Palestinian marches:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/apr/26/who-is-the-caa-gideon-falter-met-police-openly-jewish-antisemitism-row
More importantly they felt that by giving more context via the longer-length video to the incident with the police officer, they shed a different light on it:
Well, excuse me, sure he was trying to provoke a negative response to his Jewish identity but if he managed to do that, that would have revealed the true nature of the protest. If it was a "pro-Palestine" and not, in fact, an anti-Jewish march, then a Jewish man among the protesters -even without some protest sign making clear the side he is on- surely would had provoked no incident?
What has been revealed, as the bare minimum, is that the authorities considered that an anti-semitic march. Whether they were right or wrong they did not give that guy a chance to find out.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/apr/26/who-is-the-caa-gideon-falter-met-police-openly-jewish-antisemitism-row
More importantly they felt that by giving more context via the longer-length video to the incident with the police officer, they shed a different light on it:
QuoteA longer version of the clip released later shows the officer explaining to Falter that his approach was informed by the knowledge he had already deliberately walked out into the middle of the march and was therefore "looking to try and antagonise this".
John Mann, the government's antisemitism tsar, said Falter had been "quite explicit" about his intentions at the protest. "There's no ambiguity in what he's doing," he told the BBC, saying he had been blocked by the CAA on the social media platform X and they were "not playing it straight".
Well, excuse me, sure he was trying to provoke a negative response to his Jewish identity but if he managed to do that, that would have revealed the true nature of the protest. If it was a "pro-Palestine" and not, in fact, an anti-Jewish march, then a Jewish man among the protesters -even without some protest sign making clear the side he is on- surely would had provoked no incident?
What has been revealed, as the bare minimum, is that the authorities considered that an anti-semitic march. Whether they were right or wrong they did not give that guy a chance to find out.
#2
Off the Record / Re: The EU thread
Last post by The Brain - Today at 02:03:28 AMNo way FPÖ can claim all of those. von der Leyen and Zelensky aren't even members.
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Off the Record / Re: The EU thread
Last post by Syt - Today at 01:51:14 AMFPÖ poster for the EU elections:
Main slogan: "STOP EU INSANITY"
Smaller items:
"Asylum Crisis"
"War Mongering"
"Eco-Communism"
"von der Leyen and Zelinskyy"
"Corona Chaos"
Main slogan: "STOP EU INSANITY"
Smaller items:
"Asylum Crisis"
"War Mongering"
"Eco-Communism"
"von der Leyen and Zelinskyy"
"Corona Chaos"
#4
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by Josquius - Today at 01:23:55 AMThe only time I ever went to Wembley my soul was destroyed by Charlton winning
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Gaming HQ / Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thr...
Last post by celedhring - Today at 01:23:24 AMNot a NEW boardgame, but I'm setting up a Rebellion game for May the 4th. It's gonna be 4 people and I'm not sure how well it will play with the official 4-player rules. The game seems definitely best as 1v1.
I know Habbaku was a Rebellion junkie back in the time so maybe he has some feedback, although I suspect he mostly played it 1v1.
I know Habbaku was a Rebellion junkie back in the time so maybe he has some feedback, although I suspect he mostly played it 1v1.
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Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic
Last post by Josquius - Today at 12:57:32 AMHe was bitten by a seagull so became seagull boy 
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Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by Gups - Today at 12:28:15 AMQuote from: Zoupa on April 25, 2024, 09:29:45 PMMillwall fans are the absolute fucking worst. Whatever you do do not pick Milwall.
This. I hate Palace cos I'm a Charlton fan. I hate Millwall because I'm a human being.
#9
Gaming HQ / Re: New Paradox Tinto Game? EU...
Last post by The Brain - Today at 12:00:37 AMDon't write angry.
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Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...
Last post by Barrister - April 25, 2024, 11:17:29 PMQuote from: Jacob on April 25, 2024, 05:19:08 PMI don't think Carney would be slam dunk, that's for sure. He'd have an uphill battle for all the reasons you say. He seems the best option for the Liberals right now, but it might take them from a <1% for a Liberal government to a 5% chance.
See, I think for the Liberals the best option would be to quit looking for a savior figure. Elect Freeland, or whomever, and dedicate yourself to making sure the next Conservative government is a one-and-done. Promote yourself as being a distinct ideology and distinct party. Freely acknowledging this is the advice of a Conservative partisan, but advice that is nonetheless genuinely given.
Edit: Not that expect the Liberals to actually concede the next election. In a democratic system they certainly shouldn't! Just that they should, if Trudeau steps down, keep more of an eye to who can win in 2030, and not as much who can win in 2025, given the long odds they face next year.