The Political Thread

[The Legendary Shark]

Rock fans all!

(Just a bit of fun - at least one of those images is probably faked.)

[ZenArcade]

As a member of a world dominating cabal,  I must say I am unfamiliar with this coded hand signal. I much prefer a jutting middle digit Your homo sapiens. Sapiens Z

[The Legendary Shark]

[The Legendary Shark]

Ban the cut

Lisa Vickers - Avaaz - 06:27

Dear Friends,

Six-year-old Hibo Wardere was told, "You are
brave, you are courageous, tomorrow you are
going to be a woman," then she was led to a
makeshift hut in the Somali capital of
Mogadishu and a local 'cutter' used a razor to
remove her genitalia.

Hibo is one of 200 million women and girls in
30 countries across the world that have
undergone female genital mutilation (FGM).
But in Somalia, where an astounding 98% of
girls are cut, the Minister for Women is
developing a ban right now. Local experts say
that a global wave of support for nationwide
zero tolerance could help win an outright ban
on this cruel practice in weeks!

Puntland, in northeast Somalia, just proposed a
full ban, and there is precedent of the central
government adopting their progressive
legislation. If enough of us praise these bold
leaders for taking a stand for girls now, we can
bolster their initiatives, and help push through
a law in this next Parliament. Join the call now
and tell everyone:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/fgm_somalia_ban_
loc/?bvEAccb&v=73870&cl=9617198159

[TordelBack]

Your link needs its closer tags adjusted a bit Sharky, but very heartily endorsed.

[The Legendary Shark]

Thanks, Tordels.

Sorry about the link problem. How's this:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/fgm_somalia_ban_loc/?bvEAccb&v=73870&cl=9617198159

[Steve Green]

IDS has resigned.

[Dandontdare]

Like Boris' conversion to euroscepticism, it's just a symptom of internal Tory power-politics as the party tears itself apart over the  Europe vote and who's going to succeed to the shiny pigfucker. The idea that IDS gives a flying fuck about benefit claimants would be  laughable if it wasn't so offensive.

[Hawkmumbler]

Only down side is i'd rather have seen him shot on the street.

[The Legendary Shark]

Only down side is i'd rather have seen him shot on the street.

Can't agree with that. The guy's a human being - not a very good one, admittedly, but a human being nonetheless. Just because he doesn't value our humanity, that doesn't mean we don't have to value his.

[Goaty]

Hope he out of job and would love to see how he try apply for benefits...

[Old Tankie]

He not out of job he still MP....

[Hawkmumbler]

Only down side is i'd rather have seen him shot on the street.

Can't agree with that. The guy's a human being - not a very good one, admittedly, but a human being nonetheless. Just because he doesn't value our humanity, that doesn't mean we don't have to value his.

A human being who has the blood of over 4000 people on his hands when he withdrew ALL benefits from paraplegic, blind and mentaly disabled individuals leading to a spike in suicide rates not seen since the 1940's. And if ever their was a regime I would compare IDS's ideology to, it's nazism. The man is a fucking cretin, evil and degenerate to the core and has gone in question time multiple occations and has voiced his support for his reforms dven in light of those suffering. If he isn't a man worthy of death I don't know who is.

[Old Tankie]

Trying to delete post! Life's too short.

[The Legendary Shark]

So why sink to his level? People like him are a base level we must strive to rise above.

He will die one day. So will we all. From that perspective, we all "deserve" death - it's one of the things we all have in common. I for one don't want to spend the time between now and then in hatred.