• Reform/Farage

    From Radio Man@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 13:27:52
    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

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  • From Handsome Jack@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 13:53:49
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

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  • From jkn@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 13:59:50
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 14:00:28
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's a typical anti-Farage smear.

    The Left are getting extremely worried about Farage.

    Any way to discredit him. make him look fake, or unpatriotic or a con
    artist will be used.

    Just understand it for what it is.


    --
    "The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow witted
    man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest
    thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him."

    - Leo Tolstoy



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  • From Spike@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 14:41:30
    The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel >>> Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's a typical anti-Farage smear.

    Just like the ?pro immigrant? protesters who were escorted by the police to confront the peaceful protesters of Epping by shouting Racist! and Far
    Right! at them to try and goad them into retaliating.

    The suspicion is that because the good people of Epping failed to respond
    in the manner intended, agents-provocateurs infiltrated the Epping side,
    and were later extracted by the police.

    The police originally denied bussing people away, but had to eat s***t when
    a video emerged of big strapping men in civvies climbing aboard police
    vans, leading to what has been described as a ?twenty-minute bloviating
    word salad? by the Chief Constable, who, also wearing his woodentop as
    National Police Lead on Public Order, totally denied any need for him to examine the operation in any way.

    The Left are getting extremely worried about Farage.

    Aren?t they just. Stand by for three and a half years of increasingly dirty tricks.

    Any way to discredit him. make him look fake, or unpatriotic or a con
    artist will be used.

    Standard Marxist tactics.

    Just understand it for what it is.

    Quite so.


    --
    Spike
    Sign the ?No to ID? petition here:
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    BlackBeltBarrister opinion here:
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  • From Brian Morrison@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 15:05:12
    On Sat, 1 Nov 2025 13:59:50 +0000
    jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that
    Nigel Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he
    reminds him of one of the commanders that he fought alongside with
    distinction. In the next few weeks he's going to auction off his
    medals and donate all of the money to Reform. So, anyone know how
    much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

    Yes, I saw it somewhere else yesterday.

    --

    Brian Morrison "No, his mind is not for rent
    To any god or government
    Always hopeful, but discontent
    He knows changes aren't permanent
    But change is"


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  • From JNugent@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 15:51:40
    On 01/11/2025 02:00 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel >>> Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's a typical anti-Farage smear.
    The Left are getting extremely worried about Farage.
    Any way to discredit him. make him look fake, or unpatriotic or a con
    artist will be used.
    Just understand it for what it is.

    Exactly.

    I am not, and never have been, a Farage supporter.

    But I still see the current lefty efforts to disparage [disfarage?] him
    for what they are (well-described above by the PP).

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 16:09:06
    On 01/11/2025 15:51, JNugent wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 02:00 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that
    Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of >>>> one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the >>>> next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's a typical anti-Farage smear.
    The Left are getting extremely worried about Farage.
    Any way to discredit him. make him look fake, or unpatriotic or a con
    artist will be used.
    Just understand it for what it is.

    Exactly.

    I am not, and never have been, a Farage supporter.

    I am not a fan. I have met him. I have talked to him. I simply think he
    is the best chance we have right now. He isn't Christ reincarnated, bit
    nor is he fucking Satan...He is in the end a decent bloke trying to make
    a difference.

    Times have changed, politics have not. Reform has a half a chance.

    But I still see the current lefty efforts to disparage [disfarage?] him
    for what they are (well-described above by the PP).

    --
    "When one man dies it's a tragedy. When thousands die it's statistics."

    Josef Stalin



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  • From RJH@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 17:09:15
    On 1 Nov 2025 at 14:41:30 GMT, Spike wrote:

    The Left are getting extremely worried about Farage.


    I spoke with a few Green councillors recently, who are about as close to
    'left' as you're going to get in mainstream politics, and they weren't too concerned. IMO they should be.

    The PLP isn't 'left', although a few MPs might well qualify.

    Aren?t they just. Stand by for three and a half years of increasingly dirty tricks.

    Any way to discredit him. make him look fake, or unpatriotic or a con
    artist will be used.

    Standard Marxist tactics.

    Not Marxist. Marxism is only ever a theory. For people who've done things in the name of Marxism this is a good guide:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1300577518?i=1000720823780

    Makes Starmer look like a (low rent populist) kitten.

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  • From Jethro_uk@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 17:11:43
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:00:28 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that
    Nigel Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds
    him of one of the commanders that he fought alongside with
    distinction. In the next few weeks he's going to auction off his
    medals and donate all of the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much
    an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's a typical anti-Farage smear.

    The Left are getting extremely worried about Farage.

    Any way to discredit him. make him look fake, or unpatriotic or a con
    artist will be used.

    Just understand it for what it is.

    He doesn't need anyone to discredit him - he haas managed that all on his
    own with dodgy house purchases, shilling for the Russians and associating
    with foreign citizens formenting unrest in the UK.

    Why gild the lily.

    He's free to sue me if he wants. Eternal September know where to find me.

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  • From Jethro_uk@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 17:12:36
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:09:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 15:51, JNugent wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    I am not a fan. I have met him. I have talked to him. I simply think he
    is the best chance we have right now. He isn't Christ reincarnated,

    he is, in fact, a very naughy boy.

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  • From Sam Plusnet@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 19:22:06
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's what is technically known as 'a joke'.

    --
    Sam Plusnet

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 19:24:48
    On 01/11/2025 17:12, Jethro_uk wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:09:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 15:51, JNugent wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    I am not a fan. I have met him. I have talked to him. I simply think he
    is the best chance we have right now. He isn't Christ reincarnated,

    he is, in fact, a very naughy boy.

    Sadly not even that.

    --
    "What do you think about Gay Marriage?"
    "I don't."
    "Don't what?"
    "Think about Gay Marriage."



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  • From Sam Plusnet@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 19:29:07
    On 01/11/2025 17:12, Jethro_uk wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:09:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 15:51, JNugent wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    I am not a fan. I have met him. I have talked to him. I simply think he
    is the best chance we have right now. He isn't Christ reincarnated,

    he is, in fact, a very naughy boy.

    Yes.

    "Things seem pretty bad at the moment - so let's make it all a dozen
    times worse!"

    Rabble-rousing retoric:
    "Down with the government!"
    is easy to do, but is no qualification for being able to govern.

    --
    Sam Plusnet

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  • From GB@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 19:29:29
    On 01/11/2025 19:22, Sam Plusnet wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel >>> Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's what is technically known as 'a joke'.


    Is there a term to describe a particularly lame joke?



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  • From GB@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 19:32:38
    On 01/11/2025 13:59, jkn wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel >>> Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour


    My wife's grandfather was a bit of a war hero, and had an Iron Cross.
    Funny how immigration changes things.



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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 19:40:50
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, Sam Plusnet wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 17:12, Jethro_uk wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:09:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 15:51, JNugent wrote:
    [quoted text muted]
    I am not a fan. I have met him. I have talked to him.ÿ I simply think he >>> is the best chance we have right now. He isn't Christ reincarnated,

    he is, in fact, a very naughy boy.

    Yes.

    "Things seem pretty bad at the moment - so let's make it all a dozen
    times worse!"

    Rabble-rousing retoric:
    "Down with the government!"
    is easy to do, but is no qualification for being able to govern.


    Well the labour party has been doing that for years. It's only fair....

    But of course as BBC watching guardian reader you wont have been told
    all that

    --
    The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to
    rule.
    ? H. L. Mencken, American journalist, 1880-1956


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  • From Jim Jackson@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 20:11:38
    On 2025-11-01, jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel >>> Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

    No. It _was_ humour - and quite funny.

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  • From Handsome Jack@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, November 01, 2025 21:42:06
    On Sat, 1 Nov 2025 13:59:50 +0000, jkn wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that
    Nigel Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds
    him of one of the commanders that he fought alongside with
    distinction. In the next few weeks he's going to auction off his
    medals and donate all of the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much
    an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

    Ah, I see. Most amusing. My ribs ache with irrepressible mirth.

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  • From Timatmarford@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 08:35:07
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, GB wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:22, Sam Plusnet wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that
    Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of >>>> one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the >>>> next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's what is technically known as 'a joke'.


    Is there a term to describe a particularly lame joke?

    Limp?

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  • From GB@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 10:30:57
    On 01/11/2025 20:11, Jim Jackson wrote:
    On 2025-11-01, jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel >>>> Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of >>>> one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the >>>> next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

    No. It _was_ humour - and quite funny.

    You serious?!


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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 11:10:29
    On 01/11/2025 20:11, Jim Jackson wrote:
    On 2025-11-01, jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel >>>> Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of >>>> one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the >>>> next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

    No. It _was_ humour - and quite funny.

    Oh dear. Funny like kicking a transgender woman in the nuts is funny?

    --
    ?A leader is best When people barely know he exists. Of a good leader,
    who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say,
    ?We did this ourselves.?

    ? Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching


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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 11:10:54
    On 02/11/2025 08:35, Timatmarford wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, GB wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:22, Sam Plusnet wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that
    Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of >>>>> one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In >>>>> the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of >>>>> the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth? >>>>
    He's German?

    It's what is technically known as 'a joke'.


    Is there a term to describe a particularly lame joke?

    Limp?
    damp squib

    --
    ?A leader is best When people barely know he exists. Of a good leader,
    who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say,
    ?We did this ourselves.?

    ? Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching


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  • From Indy Jess John@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 13:55:50
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, Sam Plusnet wrote:

    "Down with the government!"
    is easy to do, but is no qualification for being able to govern.

    Why did I immediately think of Kier Starmer when I read that?


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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 14:05:01
    On 02/11/2025 13:55, Indy Jess John wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, Sam Plusnet wrote:

    "Down with the government!"
    is easy to do, but is no qualification for being able to govern.

    Why did I immediately think of Kier Starmer when I read that?

    Exactly. Tories AND labour have focussed all energy on getting elected
    whilst letting the EU and the civil service fuck the country up.

    A Reform victory will allow Nigel and the boys to have a go at fucking
    it up.

    Many people think this will be an improvement.




    --
    In todays liberal progressive conflict-free education system, everyone
    gets full Marx.


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  • From mm0fmf@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 15:02:46
    On 02/11/2025 10:30, GB wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 20:11, Jim Jackson wrote:
    On 2025-11-01, jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that
    Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of >>>>> one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In >>>>> the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of >>>>> the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth? >>>>
    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

    No. It _was_ humour - and quite funny.

    You serious?!

    The fact so many right wing swivel-eyed Farangists are saying it's not
    funny means the barb in the joke has hit home.

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  • From JNugent@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 15:13:56
    On 02/11/2025 03:02 pm, mm0fmf wrote:
    On 02/11/2025 10:30, GB wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 20:11, Jim Jackson wrote:
    On 2025-11-01, jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that >>>>>> Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds
    him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction.
    In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of >>>>>> the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth? >>>>>
    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

    No. It _was_ humour - and quite funny.

    You serious?!

    The fact so many right wing swivel-eyed Farangists are saying it's not
    funny means the barb in the joke has hit home.

    The same joke has been made in various contexts.

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 15:48:30
    On 02/11/2025 15:02, mm0fmf wrote:
    On 02/11/2025 10:30, GB wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 20:11, Jim Jackson wrote:
    On 2025-11-01, jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that >>>>>> Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds
    him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction.
    In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of >>>>>> the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth? >>>>>
    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

    No. It _was_ humour - and quite funny.

    You serious?!

    The fact so many right wing swivel-eyed Farangists are saying it's not
    funny means the barb in the joke has hit home.

    No dear, they are not saying its not funny, just that its a very bad and juvenile attempt at political propaganda, by a swivel eyed lefty, and
    such humour as it has lies in that fact.
    --
    ?Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere,
    diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.?
    ? Groucho Marx


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  • From Cursitor Doom@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 18:22:41
    On Sat, 1 Nov 2025 13:59:50 +0000, jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that Nigel >>> Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of
    one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the
    next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    I think it possible that the original post is an attempt at humour

    A *feeble attempt* at humour. There, fixed it for you.


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  • From Radio Man@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 18:43:38
    On Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:05:01 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 02/11/2025 13:55, Indy Jess John wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, Sam Plusnet wrote:

    "Down with the government!"
    is easy to do, but is no qualification for being able to govern.

    Why did I immediately think of Kier Starmer when I read that?

    Exactly. Tories AND labour have focussed all energy on getting elected
    whilst letting the EU and the civil service fuck the country up.

    A Reform victory will allow Nigel and the boys to have a go at fucking
    it up.

    Many people think this will be an improvement.

    The Russians think he's worth a punt too. Especially after he and comrade
    Gill did such a good job on their Brexit project.

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  • From Joe@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 19:15:19
    On Sun, 02 Nov 2025 18:43:38 GMT
    Radio Man <noinv@lid.org> wrote:



    Especially after he and
    comrade Gill did such a good job on their Brexit project.

    I don't think he did a bad job, considering that pretty much everyone
    in Parliament, the media, academia and the civil service were opposed
    to Brexit. I can't see someone like Starmer achieving anything of that
    degree of difficulty.

    --
    Joe


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  • From Sam Plusnet@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 19:38:10
    On 02/11/2025 13:55, Indy Jess John wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, Sam Plusnet wrote:

    "Down with the government!"
    is easy to do, but is no qualification for being able to govern.

    Why did I immediately think of Kier Starmer when I read that?


    Most people have fantasies, but yours are...

    Do you often find your thoughts straying toward him?

    --
    Sam Plusnet

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  • From Sam Plusnet@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 19:39:36
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, GB wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:22, Sam Plusnet wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that
    Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of >>>> one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the >>>> next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of
    the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's what is technically known as 'a joke'.


    Is there a term to describe a particularly lame joke?

    Yes, but why do you ask that now?

    --
    Sam Plusnet

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  • From Brian Morrison@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 19:39:55
    On Sun, 02 Nov 2025 18:43:38 GMT
    Radio Man <noinv@lid.org> wrote:

    On Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:05:01 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 02/11/2025 13:55, Indy Jess John wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, Sam Plusnet wrote:

    [...]
    Why did I immediately think of Kier Starmer when I read that?

    Exactly. Tories AND labour have focussed all energy on getting
    elected whilst letting the EU and the civil service fuck the
    country up.

    A Reform victory will allow Nigel and the boys to have a go at
    fucking it up.

    Many people think this will be an improvement.

    The Russians think he's worth a punt too. Especially after he and
    comrade Gill did such a good job on their Brexit project.

    He made the mistake of believing that the government, politicians such
    as Camoron, the civil service and so on would do what they were asked
    when the referendum made the decision to leave the EU.

    He's learnt that lesson thoroughly now, and if elected with a
    sufficient majority will try to ensure that the law is amended to
    prevent the establishment from doing the opposite of what the
    electorate has told them to do.

    It might work. It might not. Depends on whether the electorate acts to
    elect sufficient MPs who wish to change the way that Parliament acts
    when legislating.

    --

    Brian Morrison "No, his mind is not for rent
    To any god or government
    Always hopeful, but discontent
    He knows changes aren't permanent
    But change is"


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  • From Custos Custodum@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 02, 2025 20:26:15
    On Sun, 2 Nov 2025 08:35:07 +0000, Timatmarford <tim@marford.uk.com>
    wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 19:29, GB wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:22, Sam Plusnet wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that
    Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of >>>>> one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the >>>>> next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of >>>>> the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth? >>>>
    He's German?

    It's what is technically known as 'a joke'.


    Is there a term to describe a particularly lame joke?

    Limp?

    Flaccid. Just like a typical Reform voter.

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Monday, November 03, 2025 09:51:32
    On 02/11/2025 18:43, Radio Man wrote:
    On Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:05:01 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 02/11/2025 13:55, Indy Jess John wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:29, Sam Plusnet wrote:

    "Down with the government!"
    is easy to do, but is no qualification for being able to govern.

    Why did I immediately think of Kier Starmer when I read that?

    Exactly. Tories AND labour have focussed all energy on getting elected
    whilst letting the EU and the civil service fuck the country up.

    A Reform victory will allow Nigel and the boys to have a go at fucking
    it up.

    Many people think this will be an improvement.

    The Russians think he's worth a punt too. Especially after he and comrade Gill did such a good job on their Brexit project.

    Do you think Russia will be in a position to do anything in 4 years time?
    --
    All political activity makes complete sense once the proposition that
    all government is basically a self-legalising protection racket, is
    fully understood.



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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Monday, November 03, 2025 09:52:58
    On 02/11/2025 19:15, Joe wrote:
    On Sun, 02 Nov 2025 18:43:38 GMT
    Radio Man <noinv@lid.org> wrote:



    Especially after he and
    comrade Gill did such a good job on their Brexit project.

    I don't think he did a bad job, considering that pretty much everyone
    in Parliament, the media, academia and the civil service were opposed
    to Brexit. I can't see someone like Starmer achieving anything of that
    degree of difficulty.

    +1. In fact Nigel had no say whatsoever in how Brexit was implemented.
    You can lay the blame for that firmly on Labour and Tory idiocracy
    --
    All political activity makes complete sense once the proposition that
    all government is basically a self-legalising protection racket, is
    fully understood.



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  • From The Natural Philosopher@3:633/10 to All on Monday, November 03, 2025 09:54:18
    On 02/11/2025 20:26, Custos Custodum wrote:
    On Sun, 2 Nov 2025 08:35:07 +0000, Timatmarford <tim@marford.uk.com>
    wrote:

    On 01/11/2025 19:29, GB wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 19:22, Sam Plusnet wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks that >>>>>> Nigel
    Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of >>>>>> one of the commanders that he fought alongside with distinction. In the >>>>>> next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all of >>>>>> the money to Reform. So, anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth? >>>>>
    He's German?

    It's what is technically known as 'a joke'.


    Is there a term to describe a particularly lame joke?

    Limp?

    Flaccid. Just like a typical Reform voter.
    There is no 'typical reform voter'

    --
    All political activity makes complete sense once the proposition that
    all government is basically a self-legalising protection racket, is
    fully understood.



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  • From Bernie@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, December 03, 2025 19:59:04
    On 1 Nov 2025 14:41:30 GMT
    Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

    The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On 01/11/2025 13:53, Handsome Jack wrote:
    On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:27:52 GMT, Radio Man wrote:

    My Grandfather is over 100, he fought in D-day, and he thinks
    that Nigel Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says
    he reminds him of one of the commanders that he fought alongside
    with distinction. In the next few weeks he's going to auction off
    his medals and donate all of the money to Reform. So, anyone know
    how much an Iron Cross is worth?

    He's German?

    It's a typical anti-Farage smear.

    Just like the ?pro immigrant? protesters who were escorte
    d by the
    police to confront the peaceful protesters of Epping by shouting
    Racist! and Far Right! at them to try and goad them into retaliating.

    The suspicion is that because the good people of Epping failed to
    respond in the manner intended, agents-provocateurs infiltrated the
    Epping side, and were later extracted by the police.

    The police originally denied bussing people away, but had to eat
    s***t when a video emerged of big strapping men in civvies climbing
    aboard police vans, leading to what has been described as a
    ?twenty-minute bloviating word salad? by the Chief Consta
    ble, who,
    also wearing his woodentop as National Police Lead on Public Order,
    totally denied any need for him to examine the operation in any way.

    The Left are getting extremely worried about Farage.

    Aren?t they just. Stand by for three and a half years of increasi
    ngly
    dirty tricks.

    Any way to discredit him. make him look fake, or unpatriotic or a
    con artist will be used.

    Standard Marxist tactics.

    Just understand it for what it is.

    Quite so.



    Careful, Burt - any higher up and you'll hit a kidney.


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