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The Rasmus Effect. "Come and be broken".

7 hours ago, @Sir Ralph said: So you think we are essentially far right. You really dont understand what far right is so I would recommend not using the term until you have read up on it and the history relating to far right regimes. Whilst I would not say you fall within the definition of far left because I understand what that means, you certainly are not a liberal with a small L. Just because we draw fire from liberals (or lefties as I call them) that doesnt mean we are far right, it means we disagree with some of the views that they have (this forum has a higher proportion of liberals). I dont call you far left even though I think some of your views are extreme. That's not how it works. You need to better understand what those terms mean before you call people that. The SaintsWeb political spectrum works a little differently. There's the extreme left through the left where it meets up with The Guardian headlines. SOG is led pretty much by that. Anything not aligning to any of that position (even if it has changed) is a far right, flag raising, Neanderthal, Brexit loving racist. In summary: Communist; Your Party; SOG; Reform/Robinson-Thug When a number of us checked out where we were on a political graph a while back, all bar one of us were in the same general area. Plenty of scope on how each of us ended up there, with various views balancing out to give a single point. But lots of room for respectful discussion. It's a good thing to see you take people as you find them. So, you can read the below and just continue to to do just that. I'd been a long time lurker before being more active of late. So, I'd dip in and out. And that was nearly always the main board. I'd check out the lounge very sporadically. I found my view of SOG change considerably from reading isolated parts, to seeing full discussions from scratch. I'd remembered some indecisive liberal positions. And I remember wondering why the response seemed heavy handed. Reading it from scratch, the individual posts didn't tie up with the loose liberal perspective. . And that's fine. Everyone is shaped by life events and experiences. No one expects flawless consistency. What I wasn't expecting, but the others had already been through was the nature of some of the comments. On one hand self styled, liberal champion of empathy, tolerance and intelligence. On the other was the poster most likely to use racist slurs. An anti Semite well before the latest Gaza conflict. Possibly the most intolerant to the thoughts of others poster we have. This is where all this Hopkins/Robinson stuff stems from. It's SOG's labelling of those who disagree. No one else had any interest in them. Decrying the lack of intelligence of others, leaning on a long career fighting knife crime, sexual assault and in journalism. Except he got caught out on the CPS own processes, showed a degree of victim disregard that would have got him transferred for his own personal safety and showed a willingness to believe or disbelieve legal outcomes as it suited. It turned out he had administrative rather than investigative duties. The crusading journalism? sales division, after clearly showing no journalistic investigative skills. And no one would have cared less, or thought less of views for them being from that perspective. But the condescension and disregard for other equally valid views put plenty of people off well before me. I leave you to discover the joys of Fantasy Mealtime, Nazi Belt Buckle Review and Distorted On The Buses Bantz. That political spectrum test showed us broadly where we were. SOGs the one who would fix his answers to the desired outcome, regardless of the actual opinions.

Another game with no Dibling playing. All that said if my bank balance was shooting up whilst avoiding injury I’d be pleased 😂

Martin going to Leicester with that squad would be a recipe for disaster for them.

I sure do hope so. Haven’t met a Bournemouth fan yet that isn’t a complete wanker. It’s going to be their turn on the “punch above their weight, get picked off by bigger teams, fight relegation” wheel soon.

Ah yes, read the wrong President 🤦

Average points to make playoffs is 73. So a winning run of 17 games would get us there. Starting v Birmingham.

I’m enjoying Bournemouth’s descent down the league. Bubble bursting?

Do you mean Biden?

I'd buy that for a dollar!

He wanted four more years despite knowing he was incapable of leading during his last year. If that isn't the very definition of self serving snout in the trough then I don't know what is.

ChatGPT is a series of algorithms and sequences of computer coding, it is not 'intelligence'. Like all such AI ChatBots it is prone to mistakes, misreadings, and sometimes the generation of total random bullshit. Anybody who uses such facilities as a fount of wisdom is a fool..

Your "greatest era in our history" has been downgraded to "no way are we getting relegated to league one". Amazing.

Here you go Ralph. I wouldn’t normally spend an evening giving someone homework, but I think you need educating. I asked ChatGPT to give me a definition of far right ideology in the UK and this is what it says:- Core characteristics - The belief that political power and national identity should be centred around a particular ethnic, cultural or “native” group. Often opposes immigration and multiculturalism. Favouring strict law enforcement, strong state powers and sometimes a belief in natural social hierarchies. Claiming that the country is threatened by corrupt elites, global institutions or minority groups. Opposition to Liberal democratic norms such as minority protections, independent institutions or equal civic status for different groups. Hostility towards specific groups which may include xenophobia, Islamophobia or anti immigrant sentiment. In extreme cases it includes racial supremacy or overt racism. Tick many boxes?

Vestergaard and Faes as the twin fulcrums of a Martin side playing out from the back would be a sight to behold and absolutely solid comedy gold.

Or the player was Aribo

Yeah, but Martin going to Leicester would be so brave and so beautiful, if only people would just have patience.

Bless. Bad day poppet?

It goes deeper, but yes, there aren't enough magistrates. If there were, they'd need court rooms and a legal advisor. There's not enough of them. The alternative is Judges, but there aren't enough of them either and the JAC recruitment process takes forever. That's before you get to the lack of prosecution and defence lawyers, and the budget to fund them. Then prison, probation, etc etc. The backlog needs addressing to give justice to all concerned, but throwing a new layer into the court system isn't the answer. The system needs root and branch reform, including a serious look at a partial shift to rehabilitative justice to address re offending.

I'm all for Russ getting a job in the championship. It's all a soap opera and bringing a big character back worked for EastEnders, we all knew that Dirty Den was dead, but somehow he returned. We all know it's going to be a shit show, and football is so sterile these days, a bit of bearded vegan nonsense will definitely add to the drama of a Saturday.

That makes sense. If it was labelling people you were taking issue with then it would have been tough not to call you a massive hypocrite.

https://fixvx.com/unknowns_k33816/status/1995942490411860045?t=cffjWejO5LfoPG2OI8xw0w&s=19 Ian Wright with the best save I've seen at St Marys for a long time

No. There are degrees of self-interest. No politician is successful and totally free of emcumbrance, even if it's just free tickets to the footy. Trump, however, takes milking his position to levels rarely seen outside dictatorships.