• zante@slrpnk.net
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    2 days ago

    If you are a mealy mouthed snake who comes on the radio every morning with intentions to distract and divert the public from the truth, then you are the abuser, not the abused

    I think very idea that people believe they can (or are entitled to) go on national TV, tell egregious and mendacious lies to a million people and expect not to be called a cunt, is one of the most bizarre things in the world .

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      10 hours ago

      If you are a mealy mouthed snake who comes on the radio every morning with intentions to distract and divert the public from the truth, then you are the abuser, not the abused

      This, 100%. People need to be responsible for the consequences of their actions.

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      I think that, in fact, ‘They have it coming’ is not a great argument.

      I mean, for one thing, it clearly isn’t working, by any definition. You seem to think (correct me if I’m wrong) that MPs deserve to get a lot of abuse. The fact is that they do. But I gather from the tone of your comment that you don’t believe it’s had the effect of correcting their behaviour. Abuse never does have this effect. That it’s not effective is itself a good reason not to do it.

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          2 days ago

          Feel free to explain what you actually meant.

          I mean, it seems you were saying ‘Abuse isn’t abuse if it’s aimed at people who I think are abusive’ and that’s not true. You know that’s not true.

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            10 hours ago

            I cannot speak for the OP, but I can tell you that if one is spreading lies and racist propaganda, he shouldn’t be surprised when a milkshake lands on his face.