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Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...
Last post by Tamas - Today at 09:54:31 AMSensible or not, it will fail it's ultimate objective. People who are bothered by immigration are bothered by immigrants not illegal ones specifically, they are just a good target either because they really think most of the new coloured faces are illegals, or because they feel allowed to speak against them.
But the number of brown people in the street won't decrease by this so it will not be deflating Reform. Quite the contrary because now both Reform and Labour are talking about immigration as The Issue.
But the number of brown people in the street won't decrease by this so it will not be deflating Reform. Quite the contrary because now both Reform and Labour are talking about immigration as The Issue.
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Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...
Last post by garbon - Today at 08:17:48 AMShe also did say that refugees who were contributing to the UK would have a faster route than 20 years but curious to see what that looks like when you cut that against that at any check-in point during their asylum status, it could be decided their home country is safe and they are sent back.
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Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...
Last post by garbon - Today at 08:15:26 AMQuote from: Josquius on Today at 07:52:28 AMThe principle that refugees only get 2 years and the path to citizenship isn't straight and open I don't necessarily disagree with. It seems sensible.
But... Making them go through the same life or death process every 2 years, a life permanently in limbo with no chance of putting down roots.... It's too much. Too dumb.
The entire idea that this will dissuade refugees just seems broken. We've seen time and again people coming here have huge misconceptions about how it would work. Far from all of them are savvy operators.
I saw this Mahmood saying this morning on last point that it is to stop people smugglers from saying the UK terms as a way to entice people to cross from France. I immediately thought okay even if you make it more restrictive, the smugglers can just lie about conditions on the other side.
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Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...
Last post by Josquius - Today at 07:55:33 AMAnyone tried the lossless scaling steam app?
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Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...
Last post by Josquius - Today at 07:52:28 AMThe principle that refugees only get 2 years and the path to citizenship isn't straight and open I don't necessarily disagree with. It seems sensible.
But... Making them go through the same life or death process every 2 years, a life permanently in limbo with no chance of putting down roots.... It's too much. Too dumb.
The entire idea that this will dissuade refugees just seems broken. We've seen time and again people coming here have huge misconceptions about how it would work. Far from all of them are savvy operators.
But... Making them go through the same life or death process every 2 years, a life permanently in limbo with no chance of putting down roots.... It's too much. Too dumb.
The entire idea that this will dissuade refugees just seems broken. We've seen time and again people coming here have huge misconceptions about how it would work. Far from all of them are savvy operators.
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Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic
Last post by Josquius - Today at 07:38:37 AMIs it new jersey accents that are the ones where they'd say order like "oy-da"?
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Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread
Last post by Syt - Today at 07:19:26 AMRewatching the Good Place. Tahani about a fictional British sitcom:
"It ran for 16 years on the BBC. They did nearly 30 episodes."
"It ran for 16 years on the BBC. They did nearly 30 episodes."
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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Razgovory - Today at 07:15:55 AM"The fun of paying money to President Donald Trump"
#9
Off the Record / Re: Grand unified books thread
Last post by Syt - Today at 06:52:37 AMNicholas Binge - Ascension
Very Lovecraftian in form - a man discovers his brother who had disappeared nearly 30 years ago in an asylum. The brother is incoherent and proceeds to off himself ... but he left behind a collection of unsent letters that tell the tale of what happened on that mysterious mountain back in the ancient past of ... 1991. (I feel old.)
It's a bit of At the Mountains of Madness, The Thing (scientists in a hostile cold climate), and X-Files.
It's a pretty quick read with enough crumbs along the way to get an idea what's happening before the main character does. Maybe a bit too cliché at times including some very stock characters. And the ending was a bit of a letdown for me, in the sense of, "Really? That's it?" I felt almost comedic.
7/10.
QuoteWhen a mountain mysteriously appears in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a group of scientists are sent to investigate – and discover what is at the summit.
Eminent scientist, explorer and chronic loner Harry Tunmore is among those asked to join the secret mission – and he has his own reasons for joining the team beyond scientific curiosity...
Very Lovecraftian in form - a man discovers his brother who had disappeared nearly 30 years ago in an asylum. The brother is incoherent and proceeds to off himself ... but he left behind a collection of unsent letters that tell the tale of what happened on that mysterious mountain back in the ancient past of ... 1991. (I feel old.)
It's a bit of At the Mountains of Madness, The Thing (scientists in a hostile cold climate), and X-Files.
It's a pretty quick read with enough crumbs along the way to get an idea what's happening before the main character does. Maybe a bit too cliché at times including some very stock characters. And the ending was a bit of a letdown for me, in the sense of, "Really? That's it?" I felt almost comedic.
7/10.
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Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread
Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 04:17:23 AMIn Trumbo it 's John Wayne who sticks up for the blacklisted writer.