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Old 11 February 2005, 02:47 PM
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Default How about a separate "general election" forum.

I'd hate NSR to become dominated by political threads in the coming months.

whatdaya reckon?
Old 11 February 2005, 02:57 PM
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Why, it's full of crap anyhow
Old 11 February 2005, 02:59 PM
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Any mods have an opinion on this?
Old 11 February 2005, 03:03 PM
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Old 11 February 2005, 03:05 PM
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You may aswell call it the "pslewis Clown Show Forum"
Old 11 February 2005, 03:08 PM
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Maybe "left wing peasant forum" to separate the ********* from the educated amongst us.
Old 11 February 2005, 03:20 PM
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It would get my vote!
Old 11 February 2005, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
Maybe "left wing peasant forum" to separate the ********* from the educated amongst us.
In wich case I guess you'd need a "right wing twit" forum as well....
Old 11 February 2005, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
In wich case I guess you'd need a "right wing twit" forum as well....
2 out of those 3 words were correct.

Council house Labour voters dragging everyone else down.

Labour voters:

Thick
Feminists
Simplistic (unrealistic).


Conservative voters:

Educated (twits, possibly yes)
Respectable
Have morals
Have standards.

Old 11 February 2005, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
2 out of those 3 words were correct.

Council house Labour voters dragging everyone else down.

Labour voters:

Thick
Feminists
Simplistic (unrealistic).


Conservative voters:

Educated (twits, possibly yes)
Respectable
Have morals
Have standards.

LOL, which conservatives have you been looking at then

On the conservative side you forgot...

sleezy, power hungry, egotistical businessmen who don't care what happens to the country as long as the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor (or preferably poorer).

As far as I can see, neither Labour or the Cons are particularly worth voting for. Oh for some decent middle ground. It would be nice to be able to choose / vote for a party because you think they are going to do some good rather than having to choose the one you think is going to do least damage...
Old 11 February 2005, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
2 out of those 3 words were correct.

Council house Labour voters dragging everyone else down.

Labour voters:

Thick
Feminists
Simplistic (unrealistic).


Conservative voters:

Educated (twits, possibly yes)
Respectable
Have morals
Have standards.


Thanks for increasing the yes vote.
Old 11 February 2005, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
LOL, which conservatives have you been looking at then

On the conservative side you forgot...

sleezy, power hungry, egotistical businessmen who don't care what happens to the country as long as the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor (or preferably poorer).

As far as I can see, neither Labour or the Cons are particularly worth voting for. Oh for some decent middle ground. It would be nice to be able to choose / vote for a party because you think they are going to do some good rather than having to choose the one you think is going to do least damage...
"Rich stay rich and the poor stay poor".

Simplistic Politics at it's absolute best.
Old 11 February 2005, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
2 out of those 3 words were correct.

Council house Labour voters dragging everyone else down.

Labour voters:

Thick
Feminists
Simplistic (unrealistic).


Conservative voters:

Educated (twits, possibly yes)
Respectable
Have morals
Have standards.

Liberal voters:
(excluding Moses)
- er... Liberal, the new loony left

UKIP voters:
- Racists
- Mysoginists

Kilroy voters:
- Ex-Monster Raving Loonies
- Perma-Tans


HTH
Old 11 February 2005, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by paulr
Thanks for increasing the yes vote.
I voted yes on this poll - so you are welcome.
Old 11 February 2005, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
"Rich stay rich and the poor stay poor".

Simplistic Politics at it's absolute best.
Simplistic, but true
Old 11 February 2005, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
Simplistic, but true
I think you'll find it's more like "we all are not equal - but we do have equality of opportunity".

Translation - lazy f$cks that don't work deserve to stay poor.
Old 11 February 2005, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
Maybe "left wing peasant forum" to separate the ********* from the educated amongst us.
As an alternative, "Right-wing wristers" has a certain ring to it, don't you think?
Old 11 February 2005, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
I think you'll find it's more like "we all are not equal - but we do have equality of opportunity".

Translation - lazy f$cks that don't work deserve to stay poor.
I agree with that, you should only get stuff if you work for it. That's one of the reasons I'd like to see the benefits system overhauled (and have a lot of the benefits scrapped altogether).

However, I disagree that everyone currently has the same level of opportunities. It's a worthy goal, but realistically it's never going to happen, no matter who is in power...
Old 11 February 2005, 04:00 PM
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Would get my vote - I'm bored with the idealistic leftie tossers evangelising about the robbing socialist bunch currently telling us lies. Let them verbally ********** each other in their own forum.
Old 11 February 2005, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Gordo
Would get my vote - I'm bored with the idealistic leftie tossers evangelising about the robbing socialist bunch currently telling us lies. Let them verbally ********** each other in their own forum.
Who's forcing you to read it then?
Old 11 February 2005, 04:02 PM
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I voted yes.

I said at the time CWE shouldn't be scrapped.....

I guess in hindsight a floating forum that can take the overspill from NSR would be a good idea - at the time it was CWE, now as a general election looms an extra forum makes sense and in the future there is probably call for another.

SJ

BTW - CORNER!!
Old 11 February 2005, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Gordo
Would get my vote - I'm bored with the idealistic leftie tossers evangelising about the robbing socialist bunch currently telling us lies. Let them verbally ********** each other in their own forum.
As long as we can put the blue rinse **** right wing brigade in with them, I don't mind.
Old 11 February 2005, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Flatcapdriver
As long as we can put the blue rinse **** right wing brigade in with them, I don't mind.
Along with bum bandit lefties that read the Guardian....

"Graeme Le Saux" and all his "chums".
Old 11 February 2005, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBigMan
Along with bum bandit lefties that read the Guardian....

"Graeme Le Saux" and all his "chums".
Gordo has already covered them.

Old 11 February 2005, 04:32 PM
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Don't suppose you could combine with a Charles & Camilla forum could you?????
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I think that the election will become so boring that the forum would die on its feet.

Les
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