Why the Guardian is going down the pan!

[billy_bob]

It's a rather pitiful sample with which to test the construction, and missing loads of obvious candidates. Which makes it look very much like they tried and failed to crowbar a load of others in there and had to delete them again.

 

[Mordi]

Didn't Macron found a political party that represented nothing but his own initials? How the fuck is he not a populist?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

It's the new political compass!

How populist are you? if anyone wants to do the test btw.

 

[two sheds]

no corbyn here

Pablo Iglesius hasn't done an album for years

 

[splash]

I had thought populist only referred to right-wing politicians

 

[DotCommunist]

I get 3.5 points to the left of Bernie Sanders, one row higher. Must have taken them ten whole minutes to think up those questions

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I had thought populist only referred to right-wing politicians

Left and right is all the same according to the Guardian.

 

[DotCommunist]

Left and right is all the same according to the Guardian.

its the horseshoe theory again

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

its the horseshoe theory again

They're all NOT MODERATE

 

[billy_bob]

I get 3.5 points to the left of Bernie Sanders, one row higher. Must have taken them ten whole minutes to think up those questions

I think that means I'm 2 rows down from you but 3 points to the left.

This has settled nothing - pistols at dawn?

 

[DotCommunist]

Splitter! etc

 

[billy_bob]

Shouting at me's not going to help. As I understand it, it's just been scientifically demonstrated that I'm 2 less likely than you to listen to people who are doing that.

 

[redsquirrel]

I get 3.5 points to the left of Bernie Sanders, one row higher. Must have taken them ten whole minutes to think up those questions

!0, I think you're giving them too much credit.

 

[emanymton]

Organised crime in the UK is bigger than ever before. Can the police catch up?

Owens prevented a series of protests planned to disrupt the royal wedding in April 2011.

Wow what a hero.

 

[belboid]

Except, when you read the article, you see it says that in 12 of those countries, the parties (supposedly) involved actually told Bannon to fuck off, the laws are completely irrelevant.

 

[8ball]

It's the new political compass!

How populist are you? if anyone wants to do the test btw.

I'm Bernie Sanders. Nice to meet you.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I had thought populist only referred to right-wing politicians

So widely and inconsistently used as to be meaningless IMO.

 

[Mordi]

Organised crime in the UK is bigger than ever before. Can the police catch up?


Wow what a hero.

Ah yes, I remember that. I think the courts eventually decided that despite there being no evidence for any planned disruption (even though they had places under observation for weeks ahead of the raids) that the filth were entirely justified in kicking in doors, mass arresting everyone they could find and seizing electronics and anything else they fancied. No charges on anyone for anything, obviously.

 

[DotCommunist]

• The most widespread conspiracy belief in the UK, shared by 44% of people, was that “even though we live in what’s called a democracy, a few people will always run things in this country anyway”.

• Mistrust of authority was high in the UK, with 77% of people trusting journalists “not much” or “not at all”; 76% distrusting British government ministers; and 74% distrusting company bosses.

this is in there with the 'leave voters believe in muslim conspiracies' stuff. Populism means i you have a class analysis you basically share space with the fash now according to these freaks
Study shows 60% of Britons believe in conspiracy theories

 

[FridgeMagnet]

In case anyone was in any doubt where this was going, why not follow on with Clinton, Blair, Renzi: why we lost, and how to fight back - I mean these are the people who will save "us" from "populists", right?

 

[billy_bob]

In case anyone was in any doubt where this was going, why not follow on with Clinton, Blair, Renzi: why we lost, and how to fight back - I mean these are the people who will save "us" from "populists", right?

Jesus wept. On what planet did Blair have any legacy left by 2016 that could have been 'upended by Brexit'?

 

[tommers]

this is in there with the 'leave voters believe in muslim conspiracies' stuff. Populism means i you have a class analysis you basically share space with the fash now according to these freaks
Study shows 60% of Britons believe in conspiracy theories

Imagine distrusting politicians and bosses. These people have our best interests at heart.

 

[Threshers_Flail]

this is in there with the 'leave voters believe in muslim conspiracies' stuff. Populism means i you have a class analysis you basically share space with the fash now according to these freaks
Study shows 60% of Britons believe in conspiracy theories

Naked attempt at trying to limit what is acceptable discourse, the fuckers.

 

[DotCommunist]

Imagine distrusting politicians and bosses. These people have our best interests at heart.

And journos as well. For some reason people don't trust them much, which seems odd given how rigorous and far reaching the consequences o the leveson inquiry were. LOL

 

[Dogsauce]

Jesus wept. On what planet did Blair have any legacy left by 2016 that could have been 'upended by Brexit'?

His legacy is the massive pfi debt hanging like a millstone around the neck of the NHS etc. Any chance of populism imperilling that?

 

[billy_bob]

His legacy is the massive pfi debt hanging like a millstone around the neck of the NHS etc. Any chance of populism imperilling that?

Well, exactly. And the whole war crimes thing: that wasn't too popular. Damn you again, populism!

 

[danny la rouge]

Is a property crash coming? We answer the 20 most pressing personal finance questions

“the rule of thumb is that you should keep between two and three months’ worth of take-home pay as an “instant access” reserve fund.”

OK. I’ll do that.

 

[Pickman's model]

i think it's time we got a plunger as no matter how many times we flush the guardian stubbornly refuses to go down the drain

 

[Pickman's model]

Is a property crash coming? We answer the 20 most pressing personal finance questions

“the rule of thumb is that you should keep between two and three months’ worth of take-home pay as an “instant access” reserve fund.”

OK. I’ll do that.

yeh we've all got several thousand pounds tucked away somewhere

e2a: at them not you

 

[billy_bob]

i think it's time we got a plunger as no matter how many times we flush the guardian stubbornly refuses to go down the drain

Typical of the paper's whole ethos, really. It just floats there, stinking the place out while smugly trying to put the blame on you for just not eating enough fibre...