Question Below Yanked - Presumably Because It Descended Into Bickering.

[Deskdiary]

Whatever...

Surely the following quote from the link in the report, the actual website of the people hosting the dinners, just goes to prove they are mental, doesn't it?

"Looking at yourself in the mirror and acknowledging that, as a white person in America, you are an active participant in upholding white supremacy..."

[Baldric]

It's been closed but still there atm.

[Deskdiary]

Yes, sorry, should have said it can still be viewed, but it cannot be added to.

[andres]

If it wasn't for certain posters lying in wait for AOG's threads it may well be still open. Could have been very interesting.

[Spicerack]

Must go and check it out. Ta.

[Prudie]

Of course it's been closed, it wasn't boring enough.

[Mamyalynne]

Andres, there us absolutely nothing stopping you from saying something interesting about the topic - or indeed anyone else.

[Deskdiary]

It is probably apparent to most that AOG has, shall we say, a bit of a race issue, however, it becomes very boring and counter-productive when (as in this instance) he highlights something that is very clearly nuts, and worthy of debate, but the 'discussion' goes nowhere just because of AOG rather then the subject matter, usually because some posters, and they know who they are, would rather have a pop than respond.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe I'm mistaken, but I like to think that I can usually spot when sarcasm is being used to highlight a point. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be a universal skill though.

[ToraToraTora]

it was trolling, the question was clear as was the sarcasm.

[anotheoldgit]

Deskdiary

/// It is probably apparent to most that AOG has, shall we say, a bit of a race issue, ///

If that is not having a pop at me I do not know what isn't.

For your information I do not have a race issue, but like many I do have an issue with unlimited mass immigration, which has caused many problems ie to our overstretched NHS, Schools, Housing to name just three.

Also the introduction of alien cultures into our country and all the problems that brings.

I know for some strange reason, we are discouraged from voicing such concerns, in case we are labelled racist, but they can't be denied.

[Peter Pedant]

nichty yanken
so you can read the usual suspects gold golden words
( which deserve repeating ad nauseam - or else we will get them ad naus whether or not we deserve it)
sorry the last bit was a bit delphic

[Peter Pedant]

// it was trolling, the question was clear as was the sarcasm.//
surely ed should have altered this to

it was trolling, I know because I do it alot myself !

[Zacs-Master]

Oooh crikey. Well done Mods.

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT, do any immigrants work for the NHS, education authorities and housing authorities?

[Peter Pedant]

I will answer that ;
the MHS would fall apart if it were nt for the immigrants

even Sqad (who left remember) agrees with that

[THECORBYLOON]

From the House of Commons Library, October 2018, "63,000 NHS staff in England are EU nationals - 5.6% of all staff. Overall, 12.7% of NHS staff say that their nationality is not British."

That means one in eight of NHS England's employees is not British.

[jno]

looks as though they're going to stop right there, TCL

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/02/foreign-nurses-target-cut-from-nhs-staffing-plan

[THECORBYLOON]

ZACS, was that before or after he'd had them all security-vetted?

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// ANOTHEOLDGIT, do any immigrants work for the NHS, education authorities and housing authorities? ///

Oh dear that old chestnut brought out yet again.

But to humour you my answer is of course they do and we are please that they do, but before you or anyone else comes out with that again, notice that I said I was against 'UNCONTROLLED' immigration.

Perhaps you would now care to provide the percentage of those who work for the NHS, education authorities and housing authorities compared to those that don't?

I don't know why you included 'housing authorities' though, when it is houses we need to put roofs over the additional population, not authorities dishing houses out to immigrant families while our own have been on the list for years.