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Tommy Robinson campaigning for election to EU parliament - Mod warning in OP

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  • #52
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    FreudianSlippers wrote: »
    I can't think of any other politician that has been convicted of similar offences and jailed; can you please let us know to whom you're referring?
    I also re-iterate, how is possession of a controlled substances, attempting to travel under fake documents and mortgage fraud "going against government" - other than in a "rage against the machine" type fashion?

    A bag of coke mate would you get a grip. The assault fair enough that's a bad one. Mortgage fraud? Meh sounds like a proper politician. I've travelled on false documents myself but it was a matter of life and death so no comment on that.


  • #53
    98q76e12hrflnk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭98q76e12hrflnk


    FreudianSlippers wrote: »
    I can't think of any other politician that has been convicted of similar offences and jailed; can you please let us know to whom you're referring?
    I also re-iterate, how is possession of a controlled substances, attempting to travel under fake documents and mortgage fraud "going against government" - other than in a "rage against the machine" type fashion?

    possession of a controlled substances, so he did some drugs in this time. you understand people do this all the time.
    Travelling to America to do interviews and gain support.
    You says Fraud seriously, there is fraud everywhere in politics, literally everywhere.


  • #54
    SoundsRight
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 408 ✭✭SoundsRight


    It's disappointing to see the lack of condemnation of the attacks against Robinson. Have they forgotten about Jo Cox already?


  • #55
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    declan2693 wrote: »
    possession of a controlled substances, so he did some drugs in this time. you understand people do this all the time.
    Travelling to America to do interviews and gain support.
    You says Fraud seriously, there is fraud everywhere in politics, literally everywhere.

    Cocaine is rife up in Dail Eireann I wouldn't hold that against anyone.


  • #56
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    gaelwave wrote: »
    Mortgage fraud? Meh sounds like a proper politician.
    Can you name one other person running for election that has been convicted of similar offences?
    declan2693 wrote: »
    possession of a controlled substances, so he did some drugs in this time. you understand people do this all the time.
    Yes, myself included. However, I've never been arrested for it and I'm not running for election.
    Travelling to America to do interviews and gain support.
    Trying to illegally enter a country using false identification sounds a lot like the kind of thing that he's moaning about happening in the UK to me...
    You says Fraud seriously, there is fraud everywhere in politics, literally everywhere.
    Name one other person running for election that has been convicted of a similar offence.


  • #57
    mcmoustache
    Registered Users Posts: 7,237 ✭✭✭mcmoustache


    This is getting comical.

    I thought that people with a right-wing disposition were pro law and order.

    I'm starting to think that there might be something a bit more black and white behind this love for the common criminal.


  • #58
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    mcmoustache wrote: »
    This is getting comical.

    I thought that people with a right-wing disposition were pro law and order.

    I'm starting to think that there might be something a bit more black and white behind this love for the common criminal.

    Unfortunately we don't all live a sheltered existence. It's dog eat dog out in the real world pal.


  • #59
    IAmTheReign
    Registered Users Posts: 339 ✭✭IAmTheReign


    gaelwave wrote: »
    I know little and care less about his actual policies.
    He will be a dissenting voice in Brussels and more people like that are needed over there.
    .

    Hang on, you don't know or care what his policies are? Yet you care enough to start a thread on here saying you hope he'll get elected because there's "Too many yes man in Brussels"?


    Can you tell me how many of the 750 MEPs do you think are yes men? And what exactly are they saying yes to that you would prefer they said no to?


  • #60
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    I'm still waiting on anyone to post what policies that Tommy Robinson has that they agree with.


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  • #61
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    IAmTheReign wrote: »
    Hang on, you don't know or care what his policies are? Yet you care enough to start a thread on here saying you hope he'll get elected because there's "Too many yes man in Brussels"?


    Can you tell me how many of the 750 MEPs do you think are yes men? And what exactly are they saying yes to that you would prefer they said no to?

    It's a big circle jerk over in that kip bar a few exceptions. I just want to see him head over there and ruffle a few feathers. I think it would be hilarious altogether.


  • #62
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    gaelwave wrote: »
    It's a big circle jerk over in that kip bar a few exceptions. I just want to see him head over there and ruffle a few feathers. I think it would be hilarious altogether.
    I don't want to put words in your mouth, but would I be correct in assuming that what you're saying is that you have no idea what an MEP does, you have no idea about what happens in the European Parliament, you have no idea what Tommy Robinson's policies are or whether he has them, you have no idea what the views of any other MEPs, you have no idea what you don't like about the EU and you don't have any idea what you would like changed about the EU... it's just chaos you're after?


  • #63
    mcmoustache
    Registered Users Posts: 7,237 ✭✭✭mcmoustache


    gaelwave wrote: »
    Unfortunately we don't all live a sheltered existence. It's dog eat dog out in the real world pal.

    If you lived in a rough area of Baltimore or in some favella, that comment of yours might not be so cringey. If you live in Ireland, you're not living in some dog-eat-dog world. If you think that you do, you're suffering from what is largely known as First World Problems.


  • #64
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    FreudianSlippers wrote: »
    I don't want to put words in your mouth, but would I be correct in assuming that what you're saying is that you have no idea what an MEP does, you have no idea about what happens in the European Parliament, you have no idea what Tommy Robinson's policies are or whether he has them, you have no idea what the views of any other MEPs, you have no idea what you don't like about the EU and you don't have any idea what you would like changed about the EU... it's just chaos you're after?

    They do fùck all over in the parliament, it's not chaos I'm after it's comedy.


  • #65
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    mcmoustache wrote: »
    If you lived in a rough area of Baltimore or in some favella, that comment of yours might not be so cringey. If you live in Ireland, you're not living in some dog-eat-dog world. If you think that you do, you're suffering from what is largely known as First World Problems.

    I don't live in Ireland.


  • #66
    IAmTheReign
    Registered Users Posts: 339 ✭✭IAmTheReign


    gaelwave wrote: »
    It's a big circle jerk over in that kip bar a few exceptions. I just want to see him head over there and ruffle a few feathers. I think it would be hilarious altogether.

    So can I take that to mean you don't actually know which MEPs are yes men? Or what they're saying yes to you disagree with? You just want him elected so he can be obstinate for no reason other than it's funny?


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  • #67
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    gaelwave wrote: »
    They do fùck all over in the parliament, it's not chaos I'm after it's comedy.

    That's just objectively not true, nor funny.


  • #68
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    IAmTheReign wrote: »
    So can I take that to mean you don't actually know which MEPs are yes men? Or what they're saying yes to you disagree with? You just want him elected so he can be obstinate for no reason other than it's funny?

    Basically yes, who really cares about the EU elections? Less than half the electorate I'd imagine. Imagine Tommy Robinson standing up speaking in Brussels. The meltdowns from people would be so entertaining.


  • #69
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    gaelwave wrote: »
    Basically yes, who really cares about the EU elections?
    Guarantee that this poster would complain about the EU being "undemocratic"


  • #70
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    FreudianSlippers wrote: »
    Guarantee that this poster would complain about the EU being "undemocratic"

    Why would I think that are undemocratic? Are they making decisions and laws for sovereign countries?


  • #71
    mcmoustache
    Registered Users Posts: 7,237 ✭✭✭mcmoustache


    gaelwave wrote: »
    I think it would be hilarious altogether.
    gaelwave wrote: »
    it's not chaos I'm after it's comedy.

    Why didn't you say that in the beginning?

    We all agree that he is a clown but you were trying to suggest earlier that he was something other than a joke. You could have saved us a lot of time.


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  • #72
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    gaelwave wrote: »
    Why would I think that are undemocratic? Are they making decisions and laws for sovereign countries?
    Yes.


  • #73
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    FreudianSlippers wrote: »
    Yes.

    That could definitely be seen by some as undemocratic.


  • #74
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    gaelwave wrote: »
    That could definitely be seen by some as undemocratic.
    How so?


  • #75
    gaelwave
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭gaelwave


    FreudianSlippers wrote: »
    How so?

    Why do countries need others to tell them what to do? It's not a dictatorship is it? I know Ireland have signed up to be told what to do an all but still.

    I think Ireland needs to have a foreign power tell them what to do, sure hasn't it always been that way?


  • #76
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,564 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    gaelwave wrote: »
    They do fùck all over in the parliament, it's not chaos I'm after it's comedy.

    So you're here to troll. Ok. Do not post in this thread again. If you do, you will be banned from this forum.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #77
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,564 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Ok. I've reviewed the thread. The OP has all but admitted to starting it to troll and I've seen scant political discussion so I am locking it.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



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