They wish to replace current capitalist social structures with socialism (or communism). Obviously these theories are incompatible with capitalism, while a fully socialist state cannot function in the presence of democracy (except in some cases for its inception).
"Last night I had a dream - That one day my 4 children might be judged - Not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their characters…"
Ok I’m sure he was more eloquent than my paraphrase - but so sad that after 49 years of Affirmative action and encouragement - now - the only thing that is considered important by a minority of Black people is the colour of their skin as a validation of their Victim status and an excuse to set fire to police cars, buildings and rob small business owners of their livelihoods.
I suspect there will be a LOT more Black defectors to “The Don” this time - after they found out that is all they have to do to be "Not Black" any more !
AND I bet a LOT of citizens of what are laughingly called “Communities” by the ID Polititicians - will be absolutely terriified that the Democrats are seriously considering de-funding the Police ! - especially those who actually work to try to better their lives rather than relying on Welfare and drugs. - Can you imagine being a responsible person - trapped in such a “Community” ??
In NI we don’t have many black people, but we do have community.
Very often when our community had to struggle for our human rights the ‘Welfare’ thing was thrust upon us (we weren’t into drugs but mostly our community needed ‘welfare’ to survive).
There were many responsible persons who were part of our community who far from feeling trapped raised their heads and said, peacefully, we are not second class, we are equal.
Yes there was burning etc which made good media yet hurt the community - but there was much more - the police not only got de-funded, they became reformed into a police service from a police force.
Did I as part of the community ever feel the need to validate victim status?
No - being a victim means succumbing, being a survivor means overcoming.
interestin “community” - attacking each other with bombs, bullets and taking electric drills to the kneecaps of other members of their own “Community” - However the world is a bigger place than those few square miles.
Here’s an enlightening talk when Mike Graham interviews a “Black Lives Matter” - activist and is told about the organisations aims and ambitions.
Highly recommended
[Love the bit where he says “Karl Marx was not a racist !” ]
Interestingly Marx was “ethnically Jewish” (Ashkenazi - one assumes - from his location )
Lol, the only attacks I ever encountered were from a community dressed in camouflaged uniforms complete with SLR’s - small sq miles that needed an army sent into to control?
But as you say, the world is larger - larger even than the great.
Nah, just that you are believing what the media have fed - happens us all, they call it fake news nowadays, always good to think outside of what others have told us
Having spent an evening in a pub in Luton when the “Hat” was passed round “For the Boyz” in those days - we ENGLISH - All knew that we would be in severe trouble - IF we did not “Bend the knee” and contribute to the Criminals “cause”
Hi @peterma You and I have different perspectives on most subjects we talk about here - and we manage to rub along tolerably enough - in fact I think our little exchanges do liven the place up a bit.
I saw last night that you were starting to reply and then stopped. So I take on board that you had something valid to say and resisted the urge in the interests of “Harmony”.
Continuing with this line can only result in anger and it is clearly a subject in which we both still have pretty strong feelings.
Whatever on might think about Blair’s intervention (and I guess again we differ somewhat in nuance here) - The upshot was that his interventionn DID undoubtedly save lives and allow the “silent majority” to return their lives to a sense of ‘normalcy’ - which is a huge positive.
Whichever ‘side’ we might be on - the tensions in situations can and have throughout history, been mitigated by allowing Comedians to expose our hypocrisy and the futility of our ‘views’ in the greater scheme of things through exaggeration of our ‘truths’ - something which sadly the ‘Cancel culture’ now no longer permits. That is their loss (and ours).
However - I post a link to a comedian from a past age (my 20’s) taking the p*ss out of one of of our English folk heroes and presenting him in probably a more realistic light.
Hope you like it mate - and hopefully we can still get together at some point in the dim and distant future - so I can sample a pint of “Dublin Guiness” as all I ever have drunk has been “Park Royal” Guiness which my old Irish mates swore was not a patch on “the real stuff”
All the Very best
F
Ps - Do take a listen to that interview Mike Graham did with the ‘Activist’ - different perspective from the “Mainstream view” - and one I think is probably more realistic.
No wonder you “seem” to think you know more about NI than @peterma, who actually lives there. As everyone knows, people from Luton know everything about everything
Its odd that the BLM UK protest is not described in the media as far left. Yet they declare themselves dedicated to the dismantling of capitalism by any means including direct action. Which sounds pretty far left by any definition.
"Black Lives matter - is way, way to the left of even the Socialist Worker’s PArty" - but in fairness to some of those demonstrating - I don’t think they understand that.
Rod Liddle and hie interviewer discuss the BBC and agree that “Really they think they’re right !” because Twitter says so !
80% of the Country are looking on with bemusement and Horror at this carp !
Get yourself a set of headphones @tommor , and a dish of Popcorn, sit back, smile and relax while you Listen to that superb Video by Ben Shapiro (Another Ashkenase Jew btw) about stuff which doesn’t even get reported over here.
(Vegans with automatic weapons searching people and demandin money with menaces amongst other stuff - you really have to see it ! - Whether the decent people of Seattle decide to vote Repulbican - or just load up and decant to Republican States PDQ - is a toss up imo )
And this quick discussion with Rod Liddle, sit back and just relax until the UK gets to show their “Approval” for Woke culture.
As Winston Smith says "our only hope is the Proles"
This is key - no name calling or finger pointing, just good debate - if only more people could follow our example - we disagree but it’s a healthy disagreement - saw that stuff in London today and makes me cross.
Anyways, remember back awhile I spoke of ‘Fecking Irish Vodka in Tesco’ well that’s why I stopped my post last night - almost spilled some
Btw, for younger guys - a lesson I learned some 30 years ago.
I had a disagreement with a person, I confronted him, I felt very much that I was in the right.
The person stepped back and quietly said ’ Peter, you are pointing your finger’ - never forgot that.
Today the UK PM criticized ‘racist thuggery has no place on our streets’ - not sure exactly which thuggery he was referring to but Sky News headlined that with this image - see the finger pointing.
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