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Boudica the Lyoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:08 AM Original message |
Interesting article on the UK riots |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. "wild beasts" and "feral children" |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yeah, heiresses, children of the rich, all kinds of people are looting |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. What they call "liberal", some of us would call "fascist". |
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Hart2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. In the U.K. "liberal" still usually has an older meaning for which we use "neoliberal" |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 06:38 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Not in this case. |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
18. We see that here in Virginia beach. Are employers allowed to pay them less |
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Hart2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 08:09 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. No, but why are they still here with our high unemployment? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 08:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Actually, the common term in FDR's time was "Progessive". |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
4. Interesting? Repulsive!! |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Great post!!!!! Nt |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
34. Seems like UK rightwing attitudes = US rightwing attitudes |
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mr blur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
6. Consider the source - it's the Mail. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
17. +1 |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:00 AM Response to Original message |
7. it's not interesting, it's standard right wing crapola. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 05:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. +1,000 |
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ellenrr (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 06:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. true the mail is the same one that put the rebellion down to over-permissive parents |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. What about the amoral bankers who looted the global economy... |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 06:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Which 5 people did the the unaccountable elites murder ? |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:00 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Um...what about the Murdoch propaganda that promoted the Iraq War? |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 08:16 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. A lot more than 5 in Iraq, for example! |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 08:28 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. You know the definition of murder as well as I do. |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 08:36 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. You can't match it exactly - war crimes and murder are on a different scale... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. You don't think that war criminals have malice aforethought? |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. It is true that in any human organization or society, the tone is set at the top. |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
14. Interesting that he seems to blame the government and police for the problems. |
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sammytko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
15. why is everyone wearing "track suits" yuch |
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Boudica the Lyoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #15 |
29. Theses people are known as 'chavs' |
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Eddie Haskell (817 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
16. Yep, it's those liberal parents working two jobs to make ends meet |
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Boudica the Lyoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Are you kidding me? |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. There is no such thing as 'too much of a good thing' |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. "since she started breeding"... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
23. Just to note that "Liberal" in the UK means what we call Libertarianism |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Not when used by the Daily Mail, it doesn't |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
26. Interesting? From the rabid racist Daily Mail? |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. OK - try The Guardian instead |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Sorry, but the tone of that article was altogether different. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. I'm curious - can you explain why that is a popular belief? |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Here's a thread posted about the Daily Mail by a bunch of us UK-ers |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. thanks - I do recall the Moir column but |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
32. And here I thought they were just imitating their betters... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
35. what a bunch of right wing propaganda |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
36. The article is inane bullshit. |
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