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steviesyerda

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Stevie Anderson
he/him. Scottish. Socialist. Huge toast fan, literally. Mental health support work, mental illness struggler at times

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ShredderLivesOn, to random
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I've made a point of not watching Question Time this evening.

When you have two Tories, Nigel Farage, and Piers Moron, there isn't much point.

However, Fiona Bruce addressed the fact that Farage's appearance raised a lot of complaints over the fact he isn't even standing, and asked why he was fronting Reform's campaign?

Farage said "Don't ask me. You're the ones who invited me on".

At which point Bruce said, "We actually asked for Lee Anderson, but he wouldn't come on."

Oops.

steviesyerda,
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@ShredderLivesOn

Yes the may have asked for Lee Anderson but they 100% accepted and put on Farage. The BBC are a disgrace now

aral, (edited ) to random
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To those Americans getting offended that their president and country are being criticised for arming a genocide may I just remind you that there is something a tad more offensive than being criticised for arming a genocide which is arming a goddamn genocide. Get some fucking perspective.

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@cferdinandi @aral

It Trump being elected is the risk associated with Biden supporting Israel's genocide then maybe Biden should STOP supporting Israel so decent folk can start supporting him.

That seems the reasonable and sensible order of things, no?

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@cferdinandi @aral

but do you really expect others to die because of the everyday repercussions of America's "internal" political problems?

Yes voting for Biden is what every sane American should do to stop Trump, but what do sane Americans do to stop Biden? are we not bothered about that?

These questions and the discussion in good faith and friendship btw

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@cferdinandi @aral

you've seen the point, it's forcing Biden to take a tougher stand with Israel

Also if genocide isn't a line in the sand for you what on earth is? It's literally the worst crime possible according to America's own lawyers and statesmen at the Nuremburg Trials

steviesyerda, to Youtube
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Anyone else finding Youtube rapidly going the same way as FB, Twitter and Google?

The stuff the Youtube algorithm throws at me now is more and more conspiracy laden shite

steviesyerda,
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@simon_brooke yupp cars and whatever I've recently searched on Google for me too

RickiTarr, to random
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What cracks me up is when you go to a restaurant, and they ask if you've been there before, and then they say, "Well, we do things a little different here", and then it's exactly like every other restaurant, but more expensive.

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@RickiTarr

the universal response to this should be "My dinner better be on a fucking plate...right?"

RichardJMurphy, to random
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The Greens were the biggest winners in the local elections, so why aren’t they getting fair air time? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/07/the-greens-were-the-biggest-winners-in-the-local-elections-so-why-arent-they-getting-fair-air-time/
Proportionately, the Greens won most seats at the recent local elections, but they are denied airtime, and we get Reform instead. Why?

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@simon_brooke @OliverNoble @Kellys

I agree that Scottish independence would most likely have a positive effect on English politics but not particularly because Scotland would set a "good example" to aspire to.

My feeling is that the breakup of a poisonous and broken UK would free England from its self imposed prison of history, empire and delusion.

Ending the UK would allow England to join Scotland, Ireland and Wales in forming a modern sense of self, something only England has failed to do

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@OliverNoble @simon_brooke @Kellys

I agree that's a negative future that is possible if not likely.

I tend to think sudden, violent loss of fundamentals of identity would be too disruptive to just be "Engerlaaaaand" right over the top of it all

Union Jack - gone
United Kingdom - gone
UN Security Council seat - gone
Global "soft power" - equivalent to Belgium or Italy
Exports dwarved by Imports
British Army - GONE
British Navy - GONE
RAF - GONE
BBC - GONE

I think they'd change

seachanger, to random
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the wto protests were a turning point for me as a college student, that's when i learned that the news media can lie, and that militarized police are the ones who overwhelmingly initiate fear and perpetrate the violence accredited to protestors on the evening news. i guess a new generation of college students is learning about this now, probably the most important thing they'll learn on their campuses in 4 years tbh

steviesyerda,
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@seachanger there is nothing like a large demonstration the ruling class don't approve of to highlight the reality of who has power and what side everyone is on when the chips are down.

The police won't stop your employer destroying your town to hire cheap labour in China but they will most certainly arrest you for protesting it

steviesyerda, to politics
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I despise them with every atom and moment of my being. Billionaires and Millionaires blaming the poor for their own poverty, telling the disabled and ill that they're lazy and unproductive while these utter cunts buy new yachts, invest in art works and rent out their third home. I have no other hate like the hate I have for Tories

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68853166



Daojoan, to random
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For most people chasing “generational wealth” is a trap. Prioritize personal freedom and present happiness over an ego-driven desire to build a dynasty. Bezos can't buy more time or meaning. The real wealth is in your lived experience.

steviesyerda,
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@Daojoan

I read somewhere that guillotines are incredibly effective at removing generational wealth gaps

steviesyerda, to random
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Well of course he does...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68405648

Shameless bastards they all are




steviesyerda, to politics
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Fuck me the BBC and UK MP's are going full blast at a narrative making MP's the victims in the politics of a genocide in Gaza.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68377468



steviesyerda, to politics
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The capitalist billionaires, the CEO's, and their paid lackies in governments around the world will ALWAYS welcome fascism with open arms and on every occasion when the alternative is even the slightest move to the left in political economy

That's why Trump et al are with us, because Murdoch et al can tolerate Trump and feel unthreatened, but they despise any notion of having to part with wealth or power in order to help others or stop harming us. They're all the same.

steviesyerda, to politics
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Trumps wins in Iowa...

FFS America


TonyStark, to random
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Not the biggest fan of HRW these days but even they know Houthis are attacking civilian ships along with commercial vessels.

Biden can only do so much. But all of our NATO allies transport goods through the lanes. Using our military to stop them is not "expanding the conflict." It is stopping terrorists from killing innocent sailors and civilians and from disrupting the world economy.

Yemen: Houthis Attack Civilian Ships | Human Rights Watch:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/13/yemen-houthis-attack-civilian-ships

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@ArenaCops @TonyStark @GreenFire

Israel has a right to exist, Hamas are terrorists, the attacks on October 7th were horrific but does this then justify 24,000 deaths and levelling Palestine? Surely we value all human life

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@GreenFire @ArenaCops @TonyStark
FFS I support Biden against the GOP, from Scotland yes. But can we not just note that acting to defend and support shipping lanes while not acting to support dying people might look somewhat bad for the voting public and indeed rational human beings everywhere.

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@rameshgupta @GreenFire @ArenaCops @TonyStark

what part of it is incorrect? And what are your own sources?

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@rameshgupta @GreenFire @ArenaCops @TonyStark

are there 24,000 dead people in Gaza since October? Yupp

are there frequent amputations for children who receive no anaesthetic, yupp

are refugee camps, hospitals, apartments, academics, poets, reports, medics....targets? Yupp

Is the US supplying weapons and money to Israel? Yes, in fact it's giving MORE while international law is broken before our eyes. Can we just argue that human lives are important regardless of who they are?

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@rameshgupta @GreenFire @ArenaCops @TonyStark

wait, and I didn't disagree with that, or that the Houthi's are allied with Iran, or that they are attacking shipping. What I did point out is that backing Israel unconditionally while attacking others is a huge problem, and I also argue that thje west have a moral and humanitarian obligation to support Palestinians and condemn war criminality.

I don't think you're willing to accept that the west's unconditional support for Israel is a problem.

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@rameshgupta @GreenFire @ArenaCops @TonyStark

I do know about Blinken and the pressure he's been trying to put on Israel and others in the region. I also know that support for Israel was raised massively and doesn't falter at a time when we can both see war crimes taking place. And then we see bombs falling in the region but not where the war crimes are taking place. 9

Bombing Yemen, funding Israel and having stern talks is reasonable in the face of the horrors in Gaza? I'm arguing it's not.

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@TruthSandwich @rameshgupta @GreenFire @ArenaCops @TonyStark

because I've already said that in acting against the Houthi's there's

a) a high risk escalation
b) a further perception that the west will support Israel by military means even in the face of human rights offences and war crimes

I don't support the Houthi's action, I question why the US and UK can defend shipping against terrorism but fail to protect people against criminality

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@rameshgupta @TruthSandwich @GreenFire @ArenaCops @TonyStark

Let me be super clear
I think we need to actively support Palestinians and take strong action to support Palestinians. The end.

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@rameshgupta @TruthSandwich @GreenFire @ArenaCops @TonyStark

24000 people are dead, good effort

gn take care

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