wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted July 6, 2021 34 minutes ago, BigFish said: Ha , scrolling down on that a bit Dr. Alice Roberts has a rather barbed comment. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,760 Posted July 6, 2021 "Deep woke" ??! Jesus Christ these people...... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,940 Posted July 6, 2021 Smells like trying to stir a culture war as a divide and conquer strategy. Probably because they've been useless. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted July 6, 2021 Unlike the superb job Starmer, Raynor et al would have done. Must explain why their vote share has fallen even when they finally win a by election. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fr. Chewy Louie 137 Posted July 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Crafty Canary said: Unlike the superb job Starmer, Raynor et al would have done. Must explain why their vote share has fallen even when they finally win a by election. Labour are an absolute ****show at the moment. However, you might want to look up "whataboutery". 3 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted July 6, 2021 The Tories would like nothing more than a working class civil war Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,745 Posted July 6, 2021 Once the word Tories is used on a thread you can put money who will be queueing up to join in. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,234 Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, TheGunnShow said: Smells like trying to stir a culture war as a divide and conquer strategy. Probably because they've been useless. The deep woke comment is the authors as far as I can tell. I mean this article is just an opinion piece and is itself stirring things up with a bunch of hearsay and cherry picked use of examples of its perceived sides in said culture war. I don’t really want to see any political side stake some claim over the England team. I would rather for once people just concentrate on the football than try to make everything an insufferable political battle, but I know there’s no chance of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birchfest 397 Posted July 6, 2021 Embarrassing, they’ve played themselves out being able to ride on the teams coattails with their enthusiasm to boo them, now they will look for a way to distance themselves from them, yet still expect them to try to roll the red carpet out if we win it. I hope team tell them to stuff it if they get invited to a reception, not that they will as they are a classy bunch led by a class man, unlike Johnson and his mob. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,187 Posted July 6, 2021 Will Priti Patel allow football back in the country? 😀 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFish 1,986 Posted July 6, 2021 18 minutes ago, Monty13 said: I mean this article is just an opinion piece and is itself stirring things up with a bunch of hearsay and cherry picked use of examples of its perceived sides in said culture war. As opposed to encouraging the England fans to boo the team like the Home Secretary/PM and boycotting the games like some Tory MPs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxy2600 301 Posted July 6, 2021 Not Football - broken stuck record - non- football Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted July 6, 2021 They will all be there at the final though. Michelin Man will have his thumbs up as normal. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splendidrush 700 Posted July 8, 2021 We aren't winning this....... remember Eurovision?......😜 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daz Sparks 1,153 Posted July 8, 2021 On 06/07/2021 at 20:46, keelansgrandad said: They will all be there at the final though. Michelin Man will have his thumbs up as normal. Didn't look too contrived though, did it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daz Sparks 1,153 Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) And, to add, I don't really want to see any politicians at sporting events, we see enough of their ugly boats as it is. Edited July 8, 2021 by Daz Sparks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted July 8, 2021 I might see what odds I can get on Gareth Southgate being the next Labour Prime Minister. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted July 8, 2021 It is funny now seeing all the right-wingers now pretending to be patriotic after spending months booing the national team! 😃 They'll all soon be saying that they liked Gareth all along and that he should be given a knighthood (unless we lose of course.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,605 Posted July 8, 2021 Just now, Badger said: It is funny now seeing all the right-wingers now pretending to be patriotic after spending months booing the national team! 😃 They'll all soon be saying that they liked Gareth all along and that he should be given a knighthood (unless we lose of course.) I also enjoyed Gary Neville taking a swipe at Johnson post match. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted July 8, 2021 Right wingers are far more Patriotic in general than the leftie intelligencia who seem to hate our country. Who can forget the sneering Lady Nugent’s (Emily Thornberry) comments about white van man showing the England flag. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duke63 542 Posted July 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, Crafty Canary said: Right wingers are far more Patriotic in general than the leftie intelligencia who seem to hate our country. Who can forget the sneering Lady Nugent’s (Emily Thornberry) comments about white van man showing the England flag. There is a world of difference between hating your country and hating those who run it and the way they do so. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted July 8, 2021 50 minutes ago, Crafty Canary said: Right wingers are far more Patriotic in general than the leftie intelligencia who seem to hate our country. You are joking! there were hundreds, if not thousands at every match booing their own team for taking the knee. Many Tory MPs supported this and some said that they would refuse to watch England because they took an anti-racism stance. If you are a patriot, you don't boo your own country before the game evens starts! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted July 8, 2021 56 minutes ago, Crafty Canary said: Right wingers are far more Patriotic in general than the leftie intelligencia Presumably these are all patriots? https://apnews.com/article/euro-2020-soccer-england-croatia-fans-knee-racial-injustice-5a9b6d35fed017fb67d5f28046a967c5?fbclid=IwAR04KJ1lDdTmQzfuzpaV613JhjOs-LgTGFDgBTTwg6ibZXySzyB-ni6qyMI Basically they boo when the national team when they think we are going to lose and jump on the bandwagon and pretend to be patriotic and pleased when we win! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,669 Posted July 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, Badger said: You are joking! there were hundreds, if not thousands at every match booing their own team for taking the knee. Many Tory MPs supported this and some said that they would refuse to watch England because they took an anti-racism stance. If you are a patriot, you don't boo your own country before the game evens starts! I fully agree with your last sentence. But that's mostly because I have zero understanding on why you'd boo something that has literally no negative impact on you or your life! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted July 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, hogesar said: But that's mostly because I have zero understanding on why you'd boo something that has literally no negative impact on you or your life! I think that it is because the right wing racists that boo think that they have lost out due to immigration, because they have no other explanation of why their right wing policies have not benefitted them individually. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,940 Posted July 8, 2021 Right-wing patriots are only so as they like the way the country they are in as it is. Others want it to improve. Then again, I've always found pride in a country to be silly. Talk about fluffing yourself up with someone else's feathers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,669 Posted July 8, 2021 1 minute ago, TheGunnShow said: Right-wing patriots are only so as they like the way the country they are in as it is. Others want it to improve. Then again, I've always found pride in a country to be silly. Talk about fluffing yourself up with someone else's feathers. Don't agree with this bit. I think being proud of the country you live in is a great thing, and should generally lead to people feeling like they're a small part of a wider community doing their bit. That some decide to use it to reinforce, or excuse, their racist behaviour shouldn't detract from those with genuine pride for the right reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,940 Posted July 8, 2021 1 minute ago, hogesar said: Don't agree with this bit. I think being proud of the country you live in is a great thing, and should generally lead to people feeling like they're a small part of a wider community doing their bit. That some decide to use it to reinforce, or excuse, their racist behaviour shouldn't detract from those with genuine pride for the right reasons. If you are a small part of a community that "does their bit", it is somewhat linked to personal achievement. In my view, the whole notion of pride that's not in personal achievements appears grievously flawed. Forgot the comedian who said it, but it seems like saying you're proud of being dark-haired or a certain height. Being proud of where I was born because I fell out of a vagina there (or in my case, they cut the roof open)...no, it doesn't compute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said: I've always found pride in a country to be silly. Not sure I agree - it is a group that I belong to, so it is only natural that I take pride in its achievements. The corollary though, is that sometimes I feel ashamed of some of the things it has done as well. Shame is the other side of the same coin with pride on the other side. I feel exactly the same with Norwich and happily show people who visit me around the City pointing out all the places of historical and cultural interest. (I don't claim personal credit for the history/ culture but am still proud of it.) Edited July 8, 2021 by Badger Added last sentence Share this post Link to post Share on other sites