Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: » No, they would want everyone to have an 50-50 chance of attaining these positions. BIG difference.
Here's one for you: identity politics have never attempted genocide or started a world war.
Deleted User wrote: » See, I never said he was "a great lad". I just don't think he is far right. I also would be interested in seeing those particular facebook posts in their context before coming to a full opinion.
a post urging people to terrorise and behead those who follow the Koran a post urging people to "make war" on Muslims
Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: » The Identity politics of nationalism have started most wars in fact. All that “white” reaction to identity politics is is itself identity politics.
Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: » FYP. Identity politics is about as far from traditional nationalism as you can get.
Deleted User wrote: » Why do you need to be spoonfed?https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/huffpost-editor-says-new-years-resolution-is-to-kill-all-men.html or the Clementine Ford #killallmen extravaganza? And no, I never reported anything personally as I don't believe in deplatforming people.
Deleted User wrote: » I think they are reported much more favourably than people who would carry out the same/equivalent level of violence and disturbance if they had been wearing a MAGA hat.
ancapailldorcha wrote: » Identity politics is based on dividing people into groups which ignore borders whereas nationalism is based around nationhood and emphasises strong borders.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » what context would make acceptable to you?
Grayson wrote: » And the biggest thing about identity politics is that it recognises that different groups face different challenges and that we should do something about it.
Cienciano wrote: » That's a tweet they deleted. The entire argument is twitter has no problems leaving that sort of thing up is therefore invalid. That's why I asked for a source. Looks like someone screenshot something nobody would see, sent it to the usual right wing sites so they could all clutch their pearls and pretend to be offended. On a side note, do you legitimately think she wants 50% of the worlds population killed?
Deleted User wrote: » I don't know. Perhaps if I saw that one post was to "make war" on a particular terrorist organisation that was muslim, it wouldn't be so egregious. Or if he was criticising extremists living in Luton who agree with beheading people by saying something like "how would they like it if we did the same to them" Both could be interpreted as a post urging people to terrorise and behead muslims if they wanted to. Again, I haven't seen the posts in question but there is likely more to the story. I could be wrong.
Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: » Ignoring borders? are you sure that’s relevant. Nationalism is a form of identity. Identity politics in the US is primarily racial but there are other strands. Both sides in Northern Ireland are nationalist, and both have identities. Politics in multinational states is often about playing off different sides, with quotas and political representation etc.
sirmanga wrote: » The left tell people how to live their lives. The right just want to live their lives.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » so, if he posted something urging people to terrorise and behead those who follow the Koran in Luton that would be ok with you?
Deleted User wrote: » How would you possibly take that from what I said?! I think it is quite obvious that I wouldn't be ok with that. That is literally what I am talking about. Why would you allude to that?
mcmoustache wrote: » Nice slogan you have there. For your next trick, you should post a video when I ask you how you square the likes of the Iona "institute's" stance on gay marriage with the second part of your dumb slogan.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » well you seem to be going out of your way to excuse what he says. Claiming that he isn't far right despite all the evidence that he is.
sirmanga wrote: » Also, if they start banning people for saying nasty things about Muslim they'll have to ban people for making fun of Christians. Or at least they should, to be fair..
Deleted User wrote: » You asked me for my opinion. You literally said "post YOUR opinion". Replying to a question is hardly going out of my way. I gave it. I said it was my opinion that Tommy Robinson wasn't far-right. I never once said I would find a call to the terrorising or beheading of followers of the Koran acceptable. You alluded that I did. Can you not see how you are proving my point that it is easy for comments/opinions to be exaggerated and purposely misconstrued?
ohnonotgmail wrote: » well let us just look at what you said. You said that in your opinion that tommy isn't far right but most of his supporters are. This is strange enough in itself but you have formed this opinion despite all the evidence to the contrary. You then said that the posts that got him banned from FB were probably taken out of context. This is despite them being exactly the sort of thing that tommy has been saying for years. You also seem to continually thank posts made by the far right posters here. So to sum up you seem to want to be seen as some sort of moderate when nothing you have said or done suggests that.
sirmanga wrote: » mcmoustache wrote: » Nice slogan you have there. For your next trick, you should post a video when I ask you how you square the likes of the Iona "institute's" stance on gay marriage with the second part of your dumb slogan. We've got a live one.
Deleted User wrote: » I said that a large amount of tommy robinson posters are far right. Not most. I never said that the Facebook posts were PROBABLY taken out of context. I said I would be interested in seeing the facebook posts before I came to a conclusion as it is easy to misconstrue specific posts and label them racist if you wanted to do so. I am open to correction though as I haven't seen the evidence. I don't think many posters on here are far right posters. I thank ones that I feel mention good points. So to sum up, you are insisting that I am not a moderate by putting words in my mouth, the fact that I disagree with you and because I have noticed a bias in the media that labels people as far right when they aren't.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » Funny how you only (or pretty much only) thank posts by those that support tommy.