Farage is right about NATO. Sorry

[Protag]

I find it quite amusing how the Guardian/BBC have a complete meltdown when someone criticises NATO. I am old; I thought that being sycophantic towards military institutions was a right-wing thing. Clearly this is wrong.

Making criticism of NATO a thoughtcrime is frankly bizarre; almost worrying. Maybe Western politics is just a bizarre comedy pretending to be a democracy.

 

[cupid_stunt]

No he's not.

Fuck me, this has been done to death on the main Ukraine thread.

 

[bemused]

A country wants to join an international alliance, another country then invades, rapes, kidnaps and murders people in original country because their feelings are hurt.

 

[mojo pixy]

Farage is right about NATO NOTHING

cfy

 

[A380]

I see the gate’s been left open early tonight.

 

[Pickman's model]

I find it quite amusing how the Guardian/BBC have a complete meltdown when someone criticises NATO. I am old; I thought that being sycophantic towards military institutions was a right-wing thing. Clearly this is wrong.

Making criticism of NATO a thoughtcrime is frankly bizarre; almost worrying. Maybe Western politics is just a bizarre comedy pretending to be a democracy.

Farage is parroting putin's views not at least in this case his own

 

[Lucky 888]

It used to be widely said that Farage and UKIP received Russian money.

 

[Silas Loom]

It only stopped being said because Aaron Banks had limitless cash from somewhere and could sue anyone who said it.

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

this has been done to death on the main Ukraine thread.

Does that mean we all have to fall into line now? Urban has spoken - you must obey. No thought crimes here!

 

[MickiQ]

Any statement that begins "Farage is right" has got to be suspect before you even get to the fourth word.

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Any statement that begins "Farage is right" has got to be suspect before you even get to the fourth word.

He did say something about increasing personal tax allowance for pension age people to about £20,000 and my ears pricked up - but i wouldn't vote for the cunt just on that basis.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Does that mean we all have to fall into line now? Urban has spoken - you must obey. No thought crimes here!

Thought crimes? What are you dribbling on about?

Both sides had their say on this matter, no minds were changed, what's the point of doing it again, and going round and round in a never ending circle?

 

[MickiQ]

He did say something about increasing personal tax allowance for pension age people to about £20,000 and my ears pricked up - but i wouldn't vote for the cunt just on that basis.

Personal tax allowance needs to be put up for everyone not just people of pensionable age and Frog Lord is just parrotting others by saying that £20K would be a good start, £28K would be an even better one since it would mean someone working the maximum number of legal hours per week on minimum wage would effectively pay no income tax. Tax rates in this country are too skewed to give greater benefits depending on how much you earn.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

What are you dribbling on about stupid cunt? We don’t all agree with you. Deal with it.

 

[Yossarian]

Any statement that begins "Farage is right" has got to be suspect before you even get to the fourth word.

Unless it's "Farage is right down there with the worst of them"

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Thought crimes? What are you dribbling on about?

Both sides had their say on this matter, no minds were changed, what's the point of doing it again, and going round and round in a never ending circle?

OK - i see your point now. As you were.

Not dribbling - as always with me, my tongue was firmly in cheek and i was hopin for a titter rather than pissing people off.

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Personal tax allowance needs to be put up for everyone not just people of pensionable age and Frog Lord is just parrotting others by saying that £20K would be a good start, £28K would be an even better one since it would mean someone working the maximum number of legal hours per week on minimum wage would effectively pay no income tax. Tax rates in this country are too skewed to give greater benefits depending on how much you earn.

Well yeah - i agree. I really do agree. Unfortunately I think its Reform that wants to do this - Labour just want to do it for Pension age people iirc.

 

[petee]

Urban has spoken - you must obey.

you are teuchter and i claim my prize.

 

[Pickman's model]

Thought crimes? What are you dribbling on about?

Both sides had their say on this matter, no minds were changed, what's the point of doing it again, and going round and round in a never ending circle?

There is so little point to anything we do here. The same auld arguments are had time after time. This is how we while away our time as the days, weeks and months flow by

 

[cupid_stunt]

What are you dribbling on about stupid cunt? We don’t all agree with you. Deal with it.

People didn't agree the countless times it has been discussed, what's the point doing it again, twat?

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

you are teuchter and i claim my prize.

i hope not :-(

 

[MickiQ]

Unless it's "Farage is right down there with the worst of them"

There's an exception that proves any rule

 

[eatmorecheese]

Farage isn't right about anything. But he is extremely good at making himself the centre of media attention and has once again proved this, with his blokey edgelord shtick.

He is a fascist, always has been. Representative of a nasty cyst in our society, and the media play into his venal strategy. Every. Fucking. Time.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

People didn't agree the countless times it has been discussed, what's the point doing it again, twat?

Because you don’t make the rules. Cock

 

[Pickman's model]

Farage would go on from his raised tax allowance to declare that people earning under that amount were in essence parasites on society by virtue of not paying income tax, receiving benefits (whether in money or in kind) for which they hadn't contributed

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Farage would go on from his raised tax allowance to declare that people earning under that amount were in essence parasites on society by virtue of not paying income tax, receiving benefits (whether in money or in kind) for which they hadn't contributed

Doesn't matter what he would do as far I'm concerned, I'd already be in a camp for being a trans woman. And possibly for being autistic.

 

[MickiQ]

Farage would go on from his raised tax allowance to declare that people earning under that amount were in essence parasites on society by virtue of not paying income tax, receiving benefits (whether in money or in kind) for which they hadn't contributed

Quite possibly, I think we can all agree that the best contribution Farage could make to UK politics is to stay the fuck away from anything to do it. But on a more serious note raising income tax thresholds will save an awful lot of money in benefits anyway especially if the tax threshold rises annually alongside the minimum wage. We currently have the ridiculous situation where people are paying taxes on their wages only to then need it paying back to them as benefits.

 

[Elpenor]

I am happy to take both an anti Farage and anti NATO position at the same time and I’m surprised this hasn’t been said yet

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Quite possibly, I think we can all agree that the best contribution Farage could make to UK politics is to stay the fuck away from anything to do it. But on a more serious note raising income tax thresholds will save an awful lot of money in benefits anyway especially if the tax threshold rises annually alongside the minimum wage. We currently have the ridiculous situation where people are paying taxes on their wages only to then need it paying back to them as benefits.

I have a small pension and a part time minimum wage job and i can't believe i have to pay tax on that. But i do.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I wonder if Farage ever mentioned NATO prior to 2022?

Because none of the, 'it's all NATO's fault' clowns on here did, as the search function clearly shows.