The ongoing stupidity of Home Secretary Priti Patel

[8ball]

'North London metropolitan liberal elite' was Patel's exact phrase. I can't think of a non-twattish way that someone could utter such a phrase.

No, me neither off the top of my head. It's lucky there's only one racist trope and that it's the same everywhere, isn't it.
Saves on thinking.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

No, me neither off the top of my head. It's lucky there's only one racist trope and that it's the same everywhere, isn't it.
Saves on thinking.

Well perhaps you could give a counter-example with a different racist trope that illustrates your point. If not, and I can't think of one, maybe your point is not a good one.

 

[8ball]

Well perhaps you could give a counter-example with a different racist trope that illustrates your point. If not, and I can't think of one, maybe your point is not a good one.

Look up availability bias.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

No. Give an example to illustrate your point.

I would turn your sarcastic 'saves on thinking' on its head. If one is caught using a racist trope without knowing that it was such a thing, rather than excusing oneself by saying 'well I didn't know', it may be worth having a little look at oneself and asking whether one's thinking has gone a bit awry.

 

[Proper Tidy]

Also as an aside, tories talking about elites dominating politics, how have we let this happen

 

[8ball]

No. Give an example to illustrate your point.

I would turn your sarcastic 'saves on thinking' on its head. If one is caught using a racist trope without knowing that it was such a thing, rather than excusing oneself by saying 'well I didn't know', it may be worth having a little look at oneself and asking whether one's thinking has gone a bit awry.

Have a bit of a think (an actual honest think, with 'trope' including assorted cultural signifier that get attached to stereoypes, as opposed to slurs), and I'll catch up later with you on PM with a simple example.
Easier off-thread cos whenever this comes up you tend to get a lot of noise from assorted cunts who are barely bright enough to breathe unaided, and it gets tedious.

 

[8ball]

Also as an aside, tories talking about elites dominating politics, how have we let this happen

I remember Thatcher doing a bit of this sort of thing, it tends to go well for them ime.

 

[Benjamin F]

Also as an aside, tories talking about elites dominating politics, how have we let this happen

You're right, but this is not an original conservative ploy. George W. Bush - the son of a former President, former governor and brother of another governor, who only knew a life of privilege and exception, managed to run as the 'outsider', anti-establishment candidate against the elitist Al Gore (which is not to say that Gore wasn't part of a privileged elite).

 

[campanula]

Also as an aside, tories talking about elites dominating politics, how have we let this happen

Its a work-up for the inevitable 'we, the people', trope, Johnson et al are going to shamelessly abuse (and depressingly, straight from the Trump playbook). Prepare for gloating hope and glory, national treasures, plucky little maritime island of patriots, on and on ad nauseum.

 

[Rivendelboy]

Here's something the New Statesman prepared for you back in 2017. Covers the bases, I think.

Anti-Semitism is a right-wing problem

Thanks

How depressing

 

[8ball]

Here's something the New Statesman prepared for you back in 2017. Covers the bases, I think.

Anti-Semitism is a right-wing problem

Good bit of stuff in there on how 'codes' are used.

 

[Sasaferrato]

I see you've discarded the 'thinly-veiled' part of your thinly-veiled racism.

Frank the plank... as always. Not thus named for strength, but for his thickness.

No Patel parents in the UK, no vile Patel in government you fucking idiot.

 

[andysays]

Frank the plank... as always. Not thus named for strength, but for his thickness.

No Patel parents in the UK, no vile Patel in government you fucking idiot.

Keep on digging...

 

[brogdale]

Frank the plank... as always. Not thus named for strength, but for his thickness.

No Patel parents in the UK, no vile Patel in government you fucking idiot.

By the same logic; No Patels in the UK, no vile Patel in government.
Disturbing mind-set.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Frank the plank... as always. Not thus named for strength, but for his thickness.

No Patel parents in the UK, no vile Patel in government you fucking idiot.

Stop fucking with my username please. I'm not in the habit of reporting posts but this childish bullshit needs to stop.

Also less racism would be great.

 

[Chilli.s]

Anti-semitism alive and well on urban.

not sure i know how to take that

 

[Teaboy]

not sure i know how to take that

Ignore it. It was a dumb comment from one of our resident superior pontificating bores.

 

[8ball]

Ignore it. It was a dumb comment from one of our resident superior pontificating bores.

You forgot ‘anti-semite’.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

https://newsthump.com/2019/10/02/br...y-confused-by-their-feelings-for-priti-patel/

The Home Secretary’s debut speech at the Conservative Party conference has created great emotional turmoil and profound inner conflict among racists, ethnic nationalists, rabid anti-immigration zealots and idiots down the pub who preface all their opinions with “you all know I’m not prejudiced but….”.

Simon Williams, a copper wiring thief who ‘patrols’ beaches in Kent with his gouty friends, was one of many racially prejudiced Britons who struggled with the paradox of seeing their ideal politician in the shape of someone they spent their lives detesting.

“It’s ripping me up inside. When I look at her, I just see the type of small Asian woman that I routinely shower with abuse when I see them alone on the tube.

“But then I listen to her words and I feel truly elated. Like I have finally found an utterly callous leader who will needlessly persecute all the groups that I blame for a lifetime of self-inflicted failures.

“It’s just so confusing!”

Mr Williams explained that Priti Patel, despite being a BAME person whose very existence caused him anguish, was also seen as a genuine hatemonger by his peers.

“We’ve been let down before. Remember Theresa May? Great at first. Sending around vans with the same message that I once painted on the walls of a gurdwara.

“Or that time she deported British people to Jamaica for being black. But then she got into number 10 and did nothing. Not even a proposal to expel Romanian gypsies.

“As for Priti? I’m still not sure if I should salute her or throw lager cans at her, but I do know she’d happily put all Muslims in labour camps just to be nicknamed the Asian Dissuasion by the Daily Mail.”

 

[GarveyLives]

Her latest pronouncements appear somewhat baffling:

Priti Patel has promised “fundamental changes” to tackle counter-terrorism after another attack on the streets of London.

The Home Secretary said: “Only two weeks ago, post the Fishmongers Hall attack that took place in December, we ironed out was a very clear package of measures, basically all aimed at counter-terrorism and counter terrorist offenders that we would effectively stop their early release, but also double their sentences, overhaul then licensing conditions, give the police that they the more support that they needed.

“That was more support for counter-terrorism police, more investment in counter-terrorism probation officers and greater support for the victims of counter-terrorism. And quite rightly, that was two weeks ago we announced that package of measures.

“We have also been very clear that we'll be bringing forward a counter-terrorism bill in our first hundred days and we'll absolutely do that. But tomorrow, we will also be announcing some fundamental changes in addition to what we've already said that we will do to deal with counter-terrorism and counter terrorist offenders."

Priti Patel promises 'fundamental changes' to tackle counter-terrorism​

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Her latest pronouncements appear somewhat baffling:

Priti Patel promises 'fundamental changes' to tackle counter-terrorism​

See Michael Spicer’s take on our illustrious Home Sec on twatter for mucho ha-ha’s

 

[weltweit]

I didn't know till now that there was a thread on her.

Her recent pronouncements about being tough on counter terrorism etc left me a little bewildered, luckily the newsreader presenting her clip made it clear afterwards that she was in fact suggesting being tough on terrorism which seems more as I might have expected.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I didn't know till now that there was a thread on her.

Her recent pronouncements about being tough on counter terrorism etc left me a little bewildered, luckily the newsreader presenting her clip made it clear afterwards that she was in fact suggesting being tough on terrorism which seems more as I might have expected.

She’s a halfwit, which makes her brighter than most of the other dribbling imbeciles that inhabit HM’s cabinet.

 

[two sheds]

and more dangerous

 

[mx wcfc]

She’s a halfwit, which makes her brighter than most of the other dribbling imbeciles that inhabit HM’s cabinet.

Yes, absolutely. I do worry (not sure whether is the right word) that being from an Indian background, she finds it necessary to be even more stupidly right wing and brain dead than the white posh boys she aligns herself with. Bit like that scumbag Rishi Sunak who is taking being a complete cunt to an art form.

 

[elbows]

Maybe someone at work doesnt like her, so when she asks to have things explained they make shit up.

Whats counter terrorism?
Thats where the terrorist commits the act using items that can be purchased over the counter.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Yes, absolutely. I do worry (not sure whether is the right word) that being from an Indian background, she finds it necessary to be even more stupidly right wing and brain dead than the white posh boys she aligns herself with. Bit like that scumbag Rishi Sunak who is taking being a complete cunt to an art form.

No I'm pretty sure she's just like that. If anything I'd say she's one of the more ideological ones, whereas the likes of Raab looks like he's terrified someone will notice that he's just a failed used car salseman who wandered into the wrong room one day and somehow got made a government minister.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

Put forward a halfwit first then introduce someone to get tough on crime.

this shit is obvious. where its heading.

 

[Chilli.s]

She aint so bright.

 

[Raheem]

Some newbie spad has told her not to talk about terrorism, but about counter-terrorism, to give a more reassuring message. Should've got to know her first.