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Aron Banks wishes 16 year old girl to die
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostI didn't insult you in my first post, I implied that you were virtue signalling - you may call it rising up against the bullies and fascists, I call it something else.Comment
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostIf you're using it as a pejorative then it's an insult - though the fact you're now trying to claim it wasn't an insult speaks volumes about your interpretation of what Banks saidOld Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostSo why to tweet such a despicable remark in the first place, knowing it will cause a stir. Anyway his boss Putin must be glad to see attention is getting deflected from Brexit again
Any idiot who read what I said can see I'm not defending the remark, and can see that I've given a likely reason why he made it. So you must be below idiot level. Given that you are the one who gave us this thread with the statement that he wishes her to die, yes, I'll reaffirm it. You are an idiot. And your second sentence here making this about Brexit proves it again. Yes, you're an idiot.
This has nothing to do with Brexit, except that those who hate him because of Brexit (including you) are mostly who is driving the outrage. But I've discussed that already.
If it weren't for Brexit, most people would have said, 'What a dumb thing to say, don't be a jerk,' and moved on. But because of Brexit, as you've just demonstrated, it's wishing death on someone!Comment
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostOh come on now, like I said earlier - it's the old "Shame if something were to happen to it" line. I agree, in that I doubt he literally wants her dead, but I do rather suspect it was his initial emotional reaction.
Granted, I don't spend my life doing deep analysis of the thought processes behind tweets, nor of Mr Banks' thought processes. So perhaps you are right. I'm not prepared to make or credit accusations based on your unproven theory, however.
I know of no reason why it would be his initial emotional reaction to want her dead. People say stupid things all the time without having such an emotional reaction. You've manufactured this one entirely. Well, you didn't, but you are following along with those who did.Comment
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Originally posted by WordIsBond View PostOk. He said it's a joke, that's credible, but you've read his mind. I agree that your interpretation ('shame if something were to happen') is also credible -- but I have no reason to believe that was what he meant, not having the power to read his mind, and given that there is at least one credible alternative.
Granted, I don't spend my life doing deep analysis of the thought processes behind tweets, nor of Mr Banks' thought processes. So perhaps you are right. I'm not prepared to make or credit accusations based on your unproven theory, however.
I know of no reason why it would be his initial emotional reaction to want her dead. People say stupid things all the time without having such an emotional reaction. You've manufactured this one entirely. Well, you didn't, but you are following along with those who did.Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostGreta Thunberg: Caroline Lucas reports Arron Banks to Twitter - BBC News
Regardless if you agree with Thunberg or not this is just vileLast edited by OwlHoot; 16 August 2019, 13:41.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostIt was obviously just a wry joke, maybe better left unsaid it's true, but getting all hysterical about it makes you sound like Caroline Lucas, a humourless virtue-signalling twit.
I get it's fashionable for some of you to hate anything 'left', but come on, really, you think this is acceptable behavior from an adult?
It's nothing to do with "virtue-signalling", it's is all about having in a moral compass.I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter manComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostIt was obviously just a wry joke, maybe better left unsaid it's true, but getting all hysterical about it makes you sound like Caroline Lucas, a humourless virtue-signalling twit.Comment
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