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Post by johnloony on Mar 18, 2024 19:02:15 GMT
All these Russian Putinists in Europe should piss off. If he's that great, why are they here? Because they live here. The population distribution is not organised primarily on the criterion of which type of politics people support.
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Post by eastmidlandsright on Mar 19, 2024 0:35:56 GMT
All these Russian Putinists in Europe should piss off. If he's that great, why are they here? People live abroad for all sorts of reasons. Do you think that anyone of Indian origin living in Britain should piss off just because they like Modi?
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Post by Forfarshire Conservative on Mar 19, 2024 0:57:22 GMT
All these Russian Putinists in Europe should piss off. If he's that great, why are they here? People live abroad for all sorts of reasons. Do you think that anyone of Indian origin living in Britain should piss off just because they like Modi? I have no issue with Modi. He hasn't invaded Nepal or Sri Lanka and colonised a sizeable swathe of their land. Russians who live in the UK and support Putin, thereby endorsing his regime's ravings about how we in the West are homosexual Nazis, should leave. They're obviously not fans of us and I'd rather foreigners who hated us pissed off. We, the British people, didn't ask for them, we don't need them and they're not wanted.
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Post by WJ on Mar 19, 2024 8:14:31 GMT
Are we expected to believe that the overseas voting figures are any more or less accurate than the ones reported from inside Russia?
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Post by The Bishop on Mar 19, 2024 12:46:52 GMT
It is possible - I put it no higher than this - that they could be somewhat more reliable.
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Post by mrpastelito on Mar 19, 2024 20:44:39 GMT
People live abroad for all sorts of reasons. Do you think that anyone of Indian origin living in Britain should piss off just because they like Modi? I have no issue with Modi. He hasn't invaded Nepal or Sri Lanka and colonised a sizeable swathe of their land. Russians who live in the UK and support Putin, thereby endorsing his regime's ravings about how we in the West are homosexual Nazis, should leave. They're obviously not fans of us and I'd rather foreigners who hated us pissed off. We, the British people, didn't ask for them, we don't need them and they're not wanted. I can't help laughing when you consider that about half the world didn't ask for us, the British; they didn't need us and we weren't wanted. It was us who invaded Sri Lanka and many other countries, and had we been able to, we would have clung to our Empire. It sounds a bit like sour grapes coming from you. Now here's a novel thought: We may say the age of imperialism is over, but perhaps it is not the age of imperialism that is over, but only that of our own empire. Just because we've lost our empire, that doesn't automatically mean others have to forfeit theirs. In fact, it would appear that China and Russia think it's their turn now.
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Post by eastmidlandsright on Mar 20, 2024 0:37:29 GMT
People live abroad for all sorts of reasons. Do you think that anyone of Indian origin living in Britain should piss off just because they like Modi? I have no issue with Modi. He hasn't invaded Nepal or Sri Lanka and colonised a sizeable swathe of their land. Russians who live in the UK and support Putin, thereby endorsing his regime's ravings about how we in the West are homosexual Nazis, should leave. They're obviously not fans of us and I'd rather foreigners who hated us pissed off. We, the British people, didn't ask for them, we don't need them and they're not wanted. How do you know that they are not fans of us? It is perfectly possible to like Britain and like Putin and liking a politician or political party does mean that you agree with them on everything. In any event deciding to deport people who are in this country legally on the basis of how they voted in a foreign election is an exceptionally short sighted idea.
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Post by eastmidlandsright on Mar 20, 2024 0:41:19 GMT
I have no issue with Modi. He hasn't invaded Nepal or Sri Lanka and colonised a sizeable swathe of their land. Russians who live in the UK and support Putin, thereby endorsing his regime's ravings about how we in the West are homosexual Nazis, should leave. They're obviously not fans of us and I'd rather foreigners who hated us pissed off. We, the British people, didn't ask for them, we don't need them and they're not wanted. I can't help laughing when you consider that about half the world didn't ask for us, the British; they didn't need us and we weren't wanted. It was us who invaded Sri Lanka and many other countries, and had we been able to, we would have clung to our Empire. It sounds a bit like sour grapes coming from you. Now here's a novel thought: We may say the age of imperialism is over, but perhaps it is not the age of imperialism that is over, but only that of our own empire. Just because we've lost our empire, that doesn't automatically mean others have to forfeit theirs. In fact, it would appear that China and Russia think it's their turn now. The trouble is that we lost our empire with out losing our imperial pretentions and Forfarshire Conservative is a classic example of this. He still thinks Britain is a global power and wants us to be involved in numerous conflicts that are none of our business.
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Post by Forfarshire Conservative on Mar 20, 2024 1:14:45 GMT
I can't help laughing when you consider that about half the world didn't ask for us, the British; they didn't need us and we weren't wanted. It was us who invaded Sri Lanka and many other countries, and had we been able to, we would have clung to our Empire. It sounds a bit like sour grapes coming from you. Now here's a novel thought: We may say the age of imperialism is over, but perhaps it is not the age of imperialism that is over, but only that of our own empire. Just because we've lost our empire, that doesn't automatically mean others have to forfeit theirs. In fact, it would appear that China and Russia think it's their turn now. The trouble is that we lost our empire with out losing our imperial pretentions and Forfarshire Conservative is a classic example of this. He still thinks Britain is a global power and wants us to be involved in numerous conflicts that are none of our business. I think it's naive as hell if you think the age of empires is over. There are empires right now. What is America, China, Iran, heck even Google, Amazon and SpaceX. Empires and imperialism will exist for as long as humans exist. However, naivety aside, this isn't imperialism. What happens in Europe affects our security in an existential manner. It has been recognised for nearly a thousand years that we need to stop one nation dominating vast swathes of the continent to guarantee our security, and I argue this is no different.
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Mar 20, 2024 3:34:35 GMT
The trouble is that we lost our empire with out losing our imperial pretentions and Forfarshire Conservative is a classic example of this. He still thinks Britain is a global power and wants us to be involved in numerous conflicts that are none of our business. I think it's naive as hell if you think the age of empires is over. There are empires right now. What is America, China, Iran, heck even Google, Amazon and SpaceX. Empires and imperialism will exist for as long as humans exist. However, naivety aside, this isn't imperialism. What happens in Europe affects our security in an existential manner. It has been recognised for nearly a thousand years that we need to stop one nation dominating vast swathes of the continent to guarantee our security, and I argue this is no different. Heaven knows you and I disagree on things yet here we are. The UK has a very mixed track record with modern conflicts on our doorstep. Our allies in the Baltic and the east are under threat from a tyrant. Of course we're going to do better for our NATO allies, and continental Europe more widely.
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Post by eastmidlandsright on Mar 20, 2024 18:59:30 GMT
The trouble is that we lost our empire with out losing our imperial pretentions and Forfarshire Conservative is a classic example of this. He still thinks Britain is a global power and wants us to be involved in numerous conflicts that are none of our business. I think it's naive as hell if you think the age of empires is over. I have not suggested anything of the sort.
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