HauntedCupcake

It’s why us Brits complain about 25°C (77°Freedom Units) weather. Being next to the ocean and having so much rain makes it unpleasant, and 35°C (95°F) is just hellish

I get what a lot of you guys are saying about Starmer and the Labour government not being as left wing as Corbyn. I would also like someone who would use this majority to implement some really hardcore leftist policies.

But please can we just take a step back and look at what he wants to do:

• Massive amounts of NHS funding

• Nationalised green energy

• Tax private schools

• Allow regulators to hit company executives with criminal charges

• Nationalise the railways

• Increase the minimum wage to a living wage

• Free school meals

I don’t know about you, but that seems at the very least, left of center. Sure, he’s not making drastic sweeping changes right off the bat. But this country needs an era of stability, whilst we make small but consistent steps in the right direction, and that’s what Starmer will give us

Raising the tax threshold to £20,000 will absolutely help the poorest in society, especially short term which many currently need help with.

You are correct with the rest of your comment though, which is exactly why I said it was unfunded, and that simultaneously cutting taxes on the rich is a ludicrous idea.

My point is that there are other reasons why people would support Reform than just being frothing at the mouth racists

To be fair, a lot of their policies directly help the working class. Like raising the tax threshold to £20,000. They couldn’t fund any of it, as they’re simultaneously promising to cut taxes on the most wealthy. But if you listen to a lot of what Farage says, it’s the same as every other party, but he’s also promising radical change and radical solutions.

As misinformed, racist, and bigoted as they are, they’re playing hard to the poorest in our society and present as the most pro working class party.

Just to make it clear, they’re a disgusting party, and I’m not even slightly suggesting anyone should ever vote for them. Just to actually acknowledge your opponent’s strengths so we can better combat them before the next election

Edit: Made it clearer what the £20,000 policy was

Christ almighty. I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt (and struggling tbh), but this is just inexcusably bad

I personally think cartoon characters in high heels is literally worse than genocide, let alone child slavery

The policies to start nationalising a bunch of public services, abolishing no fault evictions, and the bolstered housing targets are all pretty solid. The additional union laws to help protect workers rights is amazing too.

I agree with your sentiment, none of the much needed structural change is going to occur. But he’s a damn lot better than the Tories and a reason to feel somewhat optimistic.

I’m actually downright ecstatic at the idea of there being a pro-EU LibDem opposition to a Labour party that largely has pro-EU members (even if they need to tow the party line). A boring “left” party being opposed by an also boring “left” opposition sounds damn right cheery after the last 14 years. Hopefully it’ll at least shift the conversation away from deporting people to Rwanda and into more sane territory

They’re wishing for them to have very large weiners. It’s a compliment I think

The people who are more likely to retain a PC and not just use a phone, are more likely to be tech literate power users.

This selects against casual windows users, and selects for hardcore Linux users

Thank you for the response.

The problem is that the accommodation and special treatment is in part separating these women from men and perceived masculinity. We would have to start chopping up support groups into trans-inclusive and trans-exclusive. And I don’t think sending them to a male/trans therapist is going to be very helpful.

Transphobic (I’m not sure of a better word) trauma victims would want some sort of system in place to ensure these extremely unlikely things don’t occur. Trauma can really fuck with your rational thinking like that. I still can’t really cope in certain places and environments.

Once again, I’m aware this is an extreme edge case, and basically never going to happen irl