Has Democracy Ever Been In As Much Danger...

[sandyRoe]

...of vanishing from the face of the earth than it is now?

Russia, China, most of the Islamic world, and even a member country of the EU, have can't regard for it.

In much of the west the barbarians aren't at the gates, they're among us, ( a 5th Column undermining the fabric of our democratic system.

[Peter Pedant]

Thirties

Russia, Hungary ( most of islam) China CHOSE it

[sandyRoe]

^. 'Scant regard', not 'can't regard'.

[Khandro]

Labour Party ?

[bednobs]

are you suggesting election rigging khandro?

[sandyRoe]

No, no.

When they're eventually voted out they'll go, as well you know.

[naomi24]

Which member country of the EU?

[ToraToraTora]

but I thought you loved islam sandy!

[sandyRoe]

Naomi24 

Hungary 

[sandyRoe]

3T

I hate the injustices suffered by the Palestinian people.

Islam has no interest for me.

[ToraToraTora]

But you are always on the side of the baby beheaders. You call them "freedom fighters" you can't have it both ways me old china.

[sandyRoe]

Leaving aside your notional beheaded babies, to support the struggle of an oppressed people is not the same as supporting their religion.

[naomi24]

In their case it is the same, sandyRoe.

[ToraToraTora]

so you support their actions of Oct 7th?

[Peter Pedant]

so you support their actions of Oct 7th?

no I support the 250% tariffs Trump has just brought in ( same sort of screaming non sequitur) - completely off the point etc etc

[sandyRoe]

A Palestinian man who recently won an Oscar, Hamdan Balls, was attacked by settlers in the West Bank.

When the army/police arrived it was him who was arrested.

I think he must consider himself lucky that the settlers didn't murder hit.

[sandyRoe]

^. Not Hamdan Balls, Hamdan Ballar.

[Khandro]

bednobs //are you suggesting election rigging khandro?//

Yes, what else do you call this ? ;

 

'Angela Rayner has cancelled local elections this year for 5.5 million people amid growing outrage over inflation-busting council tax bills.

Just weeks before the planned polling day, the Deputy Prime Minister announced that elections in nine areas, including Surrey, Norfolk, Suffolk and Thurrock, would be postponed to allow for a reorganisation of local authorities.

The average tax Band D bill is set to rise by five per cent in these areas.

It comes as Ms Rayner pushes through a wholesale reorganisation of local authorities, with district councils scrapped and merged into counties to produce new unitary councils.'