HumanPenguin

HumanPenguin, 1 day ago

Yeah you don’t need the oxy. Its just normal tory crap. But they have a habit of making their moronic claims work.

HumanPenguin, 1 day ago

I don’t have the skills.

But now really wish someone would hack a few tory social media accounts. And post claims the fine will be based on the family wealth of the avoider

Tory voters would suffer mass heart attacks when they calculate what it will cost to free their Tarquins.

HumanPenguin, 1 day ago

We sorta do in the UK. Cameron set one up with his big society claim. He even claimed he’d consider making it mandatory for teenagers.

Issue is it is funded as well as any service under the tories.

HumanPenguin, 1 day ago

Honestly not that likely. As courts can order a garnesment.

Fines nowadays tend to result in taking from you benifits or wages. Of course costs the poor forced into this more.

HumanPenguin, 5 hours ago

Disabled bus passes as well.

And because anyone with these photo id bus passes has proven their identity to local government. In much the same way the voter id card will be confirmed. So why waste money checking again

Likely also they less likely to have a driving licence. So it helps reduce prejudice against those unable to drive. But that really dosent sound very tory.

HumanPenguin, 7 hours ago

shameless and brazen

And pathetic. As most pensioners will know full well. Tory actions are directly responsible for the issue.

Hey we will fix our own fault problems. Really is the best they are offering.

HumanPenguin, 7 hours ago

Over confidence may very well turn the election. Remember tories are trying to turn a group known to actually turn up and vote.

Low voter turn out really is the biggest risk of a tory win.

HumanPenguin, 7 hours ago

under the age of 60.

Do not under estimate the % of 40 to 50 yo who will support this national service crap.

53 myself. And while I never have liked it. It is far from unpopular in my age group. Add the fact polls are already predicting low 50% turn out numbers in some areas.

Please please don’t get over confident. Ensure your friends know turn out may well lead to more tory rule. Even if its a minority lead party. It may well effect things once some stupid attack on labours leadership starts.

Come on we all know a 2024 bacon sandwich moment is coming. The tories may be evil. But they know how to play this game.

HumanPenguin, 7 hours ago

It being a self directed thing. Rather the run by scummy magazine and movie producers. Makes a big big difference to how many feel safe taking it on.

So yeah being so popular likely is very much a gen z thing.

HumanPenguin, 11 hours ago

Is kind of annoying

Very. But unfortunately FPTP dose tend to force it. And the big parties know this so will not help to remove it.

HumanPenguin, 9 hours ago

Sure. But also if the tittle stops at 5 words.

HumanPenguin, 7 hours ago

Pretty sure the only difference is. He considers them negative miserable arseholes. Whom he can manipulate to his advantage.

Cannot see him thinking they are a positive lot.

HumanPenguin, 1 day ago (edited 1 day ago)

Success is no proof of comparative ease.

Just that the division is actual evidence that a different approach is needed. And let’s face it. In most daily situations the military has a do it the way we always have attitude.

Thanks for sharing though. Its a good story to share.

As I said we did it in the UK. Not just with regular troops in ww2. But spy units were trained in secret (along with the home gaurd). To act as a resistance if Germany ever took the UK.

This was made up of retired and protected industry non conscripts.

Much of it only released under the official secrets act in the last 20 years. They were literally trained to sabertarge the German lines and keep the resistance active if our government was removed.

But as I say. Its a different thing to train older people. Unless they have had reason to remain fit. Many take more time. And care to train to military standards. The higher level their carreer the more likely much of it was spent at a desk.

And teens leaving school are more used to being directed in the way they are expected to think. Old folks have good reason to think they may know better.

As I said harder to train not impossible. Often best with a more flexible approach then the break down and rebuild most basic training attempts.

And my grandfather died a few years back. But could not keep up was not a phrase I’d dare use untill the last few years. But generalisations have value when folks are making decisions based on a whole nation.