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[ilikecheese]

Yes, its doctrine of identity-politics anyway, which the Left has chosen to define itself as for some strange reason (I blame virtue-signalling & clickbait culture).




My point wasn't hard to miss, seen as I posted 3 gifs about it which you replied to with some hefty virtue-signalling, which I clearly refuted.

Try again?

You mean like the exact same and opposite doctrine of identity politics the right have adopted?

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Yes, its doctrine of identity-politics anyway, which the Left has chosen to define itself as for some strange reason (I blame virtue-signalling & clickbait culture).




My point wasn't hard to miss, seen as I posted 3 gifs about it which you replied to with some hefty virtue-signalling, which I clearly refuted.

Try again?

“Virtue signalling”

God you really are some sort of Breitbart-o-matic, aren’t you?

Astonished you don’t have “lock her up” as your profile tag line.

 

[Ghoat]

Given that the Republican President spent about 10mins mocking such a survivor, and was accompanied by laughter from a horde of Republicans, and given the glee and vitriol being directed in Ford’s direction (and that of the other accusers)... it’s hardly a stretch.

But for the record, I don’t believe I so much as addressed you. I have no earthly idea who you are, to be honest.

No, but when you paint with that broad of a brush, then yes, you addressed me.
And, it was a straight forward question to you, with a simple yes or no answer. Do I take it to mean it was overlooked, or that you don't want to answer it?
And for the record, there is no implied challenge in my question. I'm simply trying to understand if that was simple repeating something that fits on a protest sign, or a genuine belief.

And no, you don't know me (it's overrated anyway), which would make it odd to assume such about me.

 

[dholliday]

“Virtue signalling”

God you really are some sort of Breitbart-o-matic, aren’t you?

Astonished you don’t have “lock her up” as your profile tag line.

You're very predictable: you avoid the solid argument being made and instead focus on something your ever-dimishing side will cheer on. You attack the person rather than the point.

It's a bit boring now, to be frank.

 

[longers]

Yes, its doctrine of identity-politics anyway, which the Left has chosen to define itself as for some strange reason (I blame virtue-signalling & clickbait culture).

Dunno mate, thats what the right like to say but I don't see much evidence of droves of people leaving the left to join the right, certainly not in the UK.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

No, but when you paint with that broad of a brush, then yes, you addressed me.
And, it was a straight forward question to you, with a simple yes or no answer. Do I take it to mean it was overlooked, or that you don't want to answer it?
And for the record, there is no implied challenge in my question. I'm simply trying to understand if that was simple repeating something that fits on a protest sign, or a genuine belief.

And no, you don't know me (it's overrated anyway), which would make it odd to assume such about me.

Ok - If you’re genuinely enjoying shadenfreude currently, then basically yeah.

Only you can answer that.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

You're very predictable: you avoid the solid argument being made and instead focus on something your ever-dimishing side will cheer on. You attack the person rather than the point.

It's a bit boring now, to be frank.

You’re sure as **** not wrong there.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Dunno mate, thats what the right like to say but I don't see much evidence of droves of people leaving the left to join the right, certainly not in the UK.

There’s a very good reason for that.

 

[neil999]

You're very predictable: you avoid the solid argument being made and instead focus on something your ever-dimishing side will cheer on. You attack the person rather than the point.

It's a bit boring now, to be frank.

Posters on here who would be considered politically centre ground/right think he is unsuitable, anyone with common sense or no vested interest can see he is unsuitable

 

[TheFinnFan]

K to the Yay?

 

[longers]

K to the Yay?

Lol you're like a glory hunting football fan, sticking your beak in only when you're winning.

 

[dholliday]

Dunno mate, thats what the right like to say but I don't see much evidence of droves of people leaving the left to join the right, certainly not in the UK.

Deffo not to join the Right ! But many traditional Lefties like myself are disillusioned so we're kinda floating in the centre hoping Corbyn wins the next GE and restores sanity to what we consider proper liberal Left thinking, which isn't focussed on identity-pigeonholes but on people as a whole. At least for the Brits. For the Ammies? Sanders might've been the one but they fudged that up with...you guessed it...moar destructive identity politics in the shape of wanting to have the first female President (which as we know from UK is bollocks-reasoning considering the Tories have had Maggie & May).

Further recent reading from respected publications like the Economist, New Statesman & WND:

Can liberal democracies survive identity politics?

Divided we stand: identity politics and the threat to democracy

IDENTITY POLITICS IS DESTROYING US - How diversity mania is poisoning politics, culture, education and science

 

[DanEFC92]

Solid logic.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Solid logic.

These people are just unreal

 

[dholliday]

Posters on here who would be considered politically centre ground/right think he is unsuitable, anyone with common sense or no vested interest can see he is unsuitable

And those who think he is suitable feel he was attacked by identity-politics (#metoo), hence the Schadenfreude if he really is confirmed as confirmed.