Amita Posted July 18, 2022 Author #26 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) Quibble over definitions, too sophomoric. Such large protests mean ordinary people want a change that will benefit (or at least not harm) Them -- not benefit some party or ideology. Edited July 18, 2022 by Amita 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted July 18, 2022 #27 Share Posted July 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, odas said: I know. I had the same issue when I got enlisted in the army. Took me a while to catch up marching with the right foot. My dad had to carry a brick in his left hand when he was in basic training so he could remember which was left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odas Posted July 18, 2022 #28 Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said: My dad had to carry a brick in his left hand when he was in basic training so he could remember which was left. Honestly, I still have issues. Especially when driving and following the instructions of my gps. "At the next intersection turn left" yeah good luck with that. Freaks my kids out every time. It is fun sometimes, not so much when I drive a semi though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted July 18, 2022 #29 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, odas said: Honestly, I still have issues. Especially when driving and following the instructions of my gps. "At the next intersection turn left" yeah good luck with that. Freaks my kids out every time. It is fun sometimes, not so much when I drive a semi though. I do too. If I am giving someone directions I tell them to go the direction I point, not the direction I say because my body knows more than my brain. I have found the Siri gps directions to be the best. Google just makes me mad because as you are passing an intersection driving in the left lane it will say "turn right at this intersection". Siri tells you which lane to get in before you get to the intersection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setton Posted July 18, 2022 #30 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, OverSword said: Whatever, doesn't change my definition. But post 5 does not show that. It shows without any reference how the governments leans but that does not mean all of the policies are in line with that. Oh yes, my mistake. It's clearly all those right wing governments enacting left wing policies 1 hour ago, Amita said: Quibble over definitions, too sophomoric. Such large protests mean ordinary people want a change that will benefit (or at least not harm) Them -- not benefit some party or ideology. Which is why they're protesting against their right wing governments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted July 18, 2022 #31 Share Posted July 18, 2022 43 minutes ago, Setton said: Oh yes, my mistake. It's clearly all those right wing governments enacting left wing policies Which is why they're protesting against their right wing governments. Why don't you go look up for yourself what the protests listed in the OP are about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted July 18, 2022 #32 Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 hours ago, OverSword said: I disagree. In the simplest terms left is socialist and right is free market, so what they are protesting is socialist policies. Is it policies or the state of the world and their own losses of freedom, financial security and hope for the future? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted July 18, 2022 #33 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Tatetopa said: Is it policies or the state of the world and their own losses of freedom, financial security and hope for the future? The answer is "yes" JK I only looked up what the protests in Spain were about. Something about policy towards Catalan independence. Edited July 18, 2022 by OverSword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted July 18, 2022 #34 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, OverSword said: The answer is "yes" JK I only looked up what the protests in Spain were about. Something about policy towards Catalan independence. That might not get a sympathetic ear in Mississippi or Alabama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setton Posted July 18, 2022 #35 Share Posted July 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, OverSword said: Why don't you go look up for yourself what the protests listed in the OP are about? Did you? Because they're all protesting against right wing policies by right wing governments. Mostly, they're looking for more state support to balance the rising cost of living. Not exactly 'free market', wouldn't you agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted July 18, 2022 #36 Share Posted July 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, Setton said: Did you? Because they're all protesting against right wing policies by right wing governments. Mostly, they're looking for more state support to balance the rising cost of living. Not exactly 'free market', wouldn't you agree? Really. Did you save the links to the articles you read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted July 18, 2022 #37 Share Posted July 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, Tatetopa said: That might not get a sympathetic ear in Mississippi or Alabama. After all these years people would care??? Amazing . I could give a flyin' F what happens in Ireland, England Sweden, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setton Posted July 18, 2022 #38 Share Posted July 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, OverSword said: Really. Did you save the links to the articles you read? It's literally in the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted July 18, 2022 #39 Share Posted July 18, 2022 26 minutes ago, Setton said: It's literally in the OP. Do you mean the OP source which media bias fact check discredits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromdor Posted July 18, 2022 #40 Share Posted July 18, 2022 To be fair, left and right are thngs on a sliding scale. The author of this opinion piece might perhaps be so far right that people the likes of Reagan or Thatcher are considered as leftist socialists. So of course all the worlds problems are caused by leftist policies in his eyes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setton Posted July 18, 2022 #41 Share Posted July 18, 2022 18 minutes ago, OverSword said: Do you mean the OP source which media bias fact check discredits? So the right wing biased source is pretending people are protesting against right wing policies to make the left look unpopular? Do you want to take another run at that? Or crazy idea, since you're the one claiming they're protesting against left wing policies, how about you put up a source for a change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted July 19, 2022 #42 Share Posted July 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Setton said: So the right wing biased source is pretending people are protesting against right wing policies to make the left look unpopular? Do you want to take another run at that? Or crazy idea, since you're the one claiming they're protesting against left wing policies, how about you put up a source for a change? You’re the one that is depending on a far right source and I’m the one that looked into any of their claims through mainstream sources. Would you like to take another run at that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted July 19, 2022 #43 Share Posted July 19, 2022 4 hours ago, OverSword said: After all these years people would care??? Amazing . I could give a flyin' F what happens in Ireland, England Sweden, etc. Since they had no Internet, the older generations did not have a menu of new things to hate and be angry about on demand every day. They had to nurse their grudges for years sometimes before a new one came along. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted July 19, 2022 #44 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Why is everyone going on strike? Thousands of UK workers have gone on strike or threatened to this summer, including rail workers, airport staff, telecoms workers, barristers and postal workers. Multiple walkouts risk causing widespread disruption to the public and could have a knock-on effect on consumer demand, businesses warn. But unions say they have no choice. -- The Trades Union Congress (TUC), which represents 48 affiliated unions with about 5.5 million members, has called for a "decent pay rise for public sector workers" and a £15 minimum wage across the board. It said its research suggested workers have lost almost £20,000 since 2008 because pay has not kept pace with inflation. https://www.yahoo.com/now/why-everyone-going-strike-212225674.html? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odas Posted July 19, 2022 #45 Share Posted July 19, 2022 15 hours ago, OverSword said: Do you mean the OP source which media bias fact check discredits? Well that is the point. @Amita started a misleading post with a misleading "breaking news" by a discredited and misleading quasi newspaper organisation. Amitas claim was completely misleading and I called it out with facts. So it is not about right or left but about misleading attention grabbers. And yes, even the article discredits itself once read. Just a cluster####. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted July 19, 2022 #46 Share Posted July 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Eldorado said: Why is everyone going on strike? Thousands of UK workers have gone on strike or threatened to this summer, including rail workers, airport staff, telecoms workers, barristers and postal workers. Multiple walkouts risk causing widespread disruption to the public and could have a knock-on effect on consumer demand, businesses warn. But unions say they have no choice. -- The Trades Union Congress (TUC), which represents 48 affiliated unions with about 5.5 million members, has called for a "decent pay rise for public sector workers" and a £15 minimum wage across the board. It said its research suggested workers have lost almost £20,000 since 2008 because pay has not kept pace with inflation. https://www.yahoo.com/now/why-everyone-going-strike-212225674.html? Probably the Peeky Blinders running the unions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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