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Originally posted by jamesbrown View PostGoodness me, you've really jumped the shark. I had previously considered you to be a very reasonable person.
He must have formed those opinions based on something. I can only think of one political grouping that has recently been all over the media describing people of opposing views as traitors who are betraying Britain, and whose leader has said that if his side don't get their way then he thinks it likely they will feel impelled to turn to violence in support of their aims.
So I don't think it's a stretch to assume that school of thought has informed Mr Death-to-Traitors Freedom-for-Britain's actions.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostThe chap apparently believed that she was a traitor who was betraying Britain, and that violence against her was therefore justified.
He must have formed those opinions based on something. I can only think of one political grouping that has recently been all over the media describing people of opposing views as traitors who are betraying Britain, and whose leader has said that if his side don't get their way then he thinks it likely they will feel impelled to turn to violence in support of their aims.
So I don't think it's a stretch to assume that school of thought has informed Mr Death-to-Traitors Freedom-for-Britain's actions.
The lesson of Jo Cox’s death? There isn’t one | | The Times & The Sunday TimesComment
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostI haven't seen any call to violence on the telly.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostThe chap apparently believed that she was a traitor who was betraying Britain, and that violence against her was therefore justified.
He must have formed those opinions based on something. I can only think of one political grouping that has recently been all over the media describing people of opposing views as traitors who are betraying Britain, and whose leader has said that if his side don't get their way then he thinks it likely they will feel impelled to turn to violence in support of their aims.
So I don't think it's a stretch to assume that school of thought has informed Mr Death-to-Traitors Freedom-for-Britain's actions.
The media isn't just television, a lot more gets said a lot more explicitly in other forums."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by jamesbrown View PostOK, enjoy your stretches. I hope you disentangle yourself. In the mean time, you might want to ponder this, assuming you have a Times subscription:
The lesson of Jo Cox’s death? There isn’t one | | The Times & The Sunday Times
And no, I don't have a Times subscription; I'm going on the headline.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostAlternatively just look at the postings of certain groups, ok one group, on Facebook and other social media. The same ones who promised to hang as traitors anyone who stood against them when they won the election for London Mayor.
The media isn't just television, a lot more gets said a lot more explicitly in other forums.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostI don't watch television; I get all my news online. No matter how wretchedly foul an opinion is, or which side of the political spectrum it comes from, somebody will end up retweeting it into my timeline"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostRupert Murdoch's papers saying we should act like it's all meaningless and not relevant to anything that might adversely affect Rupert Murdoch's interests? What a surprise
And no, I don't have a Times subscription; I'm going on the headline.
Bubble.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostRupert Murdoch's papers saying we should act like it's all meaningless and not relevant to anything that might adversely affect Rupert Murdoch's interests? What a surprise
And no, I don't have a Times subscription; I'm going on the headline.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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