The Political Thread

[Beaky Smoochies]

Jesus do I hate living in this shitty, backwards, insular wee province.

Tell that to the voluminous amounts of Brits now living here, I've never heard so many English and Scottish accents on the street as over the last decade, and they ALL (almost without exception) say they love here, and wouldn't go back to Blighty if you put a gun to their he- um, maybe that's not the most appropriate metaphor for this place, woops...

[JayzusB.Christ]

Don't hold back on my account, Tordelback dude, go nuts, if you think I'm wrong/deluded/insane/whatever, then people fought and died for your right to get stuck in, have one on me...

I'll step in here if nobody minds. Genetically I'm half Brit (my mother's from Preston) and I fucking despise the corruption and general incompetence of so many Irish governments.  I also resent the fact that they've allowed their own normal people to be raped, both figuratively, by kowtowing to the rich at the expense of the economy, and literally, by licking the arse of the Vatican for so long. 

BUT... (I like big buts and I cannot lie)...

Despite all of this, I would prefer Ireland to be ruled by Irish governments rather than by foreign colonialists. Nothing against England or anything, but I'd just prefer to be ruled from our own capital city. For all past governments' faults, at least we chose them.  (Well, I didn't vote for them personally, but the majority did.)  And I'd prefer my passport to say 'Citizen' like my father's rather than 'Subject' like my mother's.

My tuppenceworth, anyway

[The Legendary Shark]

I don't want to be ruled by anybody - I can rule myself, thank you very much. All I want my government to do is look after the weak and make sure that all the tools of society are in good working order.

[TordelBack]

All I want my government to do is look after the weak and make sure that all the tools of society are in good working order.

But... but... You'd hardly ever invade anyone with that attitude!

[Judo]

All I want my government to do is look after the weak and make sure that all the tools of society are in good working order.

But... but... You'd hardly ever invade anyone with that attitude!

shall I cancel the catapult order? x

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

shall I cancel the catapult order? x

Yes, I would recommend ordering some missile sleds and heavy ordinance instead.

[Roger Godpleton]

All you need is a phial of Shark's flop sweat and you can synthesize an incredibly effective virus that does the job of a nuclear bomb in half the time.

[Minkyboy]

All I want my government to do is look after the tools of society.

Well we, your fellow boarders, appreciate your good wishes Sharky.
Although not so much the name calling.

[JOE SOAP]

Curveball:



Zimbabwe 'sperm hunters' picking up male travellers

Gangs of women in Zimbabwe have been picking up male travellers to have sexual intercourse and harvest their sperm, according to reports.



Susan Dhliwayo claims she pulled her car over recently to pick up a group of male hitchhikers and they refused to get in, because they feared they were going to be raped.
"Now, men fear women. They said: 'we can't go with you because we don't trust you'," 19-year-old Miss Dhliwayo recounted.
Local media have reported victims of the highway prowlers being drugged, subdued at gun or knife point – even with a live snake in one case – given a sexual stimulant and forced into repeated sex before being dumped on the roadside.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9159992/Zimbabwe-sperm-hunters-picking-up-male-travellers.html

[vzzbux]

Who is for a Hell Trek to Zimbabwe?





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[JOE SOAP]

Who is for a Hell Trek to Zimbabwe?

I'm in.

[TordelBack]

Ah male rape, the acceptable face of sexual violation.

[JOE SOAP]

Hooray! for the double standard/entendre.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

Ah male rape, the acceptable face of sexual violation.

I thought the pope was the acceptable face of sexual  violation.

ZING

[TordelBack]

I thought the pope was the acceptable face of sexual  violation.

ZING

Nah, he's the acceptable face of the Hitler Youth.