The Theresa May General Election thread (edited)

Bridgehouse

We have about a week to set up a party, elect a leader, get candidates together.

Vote theFretboard!

Any manifesto ideas? 

1. We pledge to ensure Rosewood can be imported without restriction

HAL9000

Bridgehouse said:

We have about a week to set up a party, elect a leader, get candidates together.

Vote theFretboard!

Any manifesto ideas? 

1. We pledge to ensure Rosewood can be imported without restriction

Will you be doing anything about the current fret level?

BGG

Every time I say the name Teresa May in print I can't help thinking of the gorgeous 80's soft porn model

Bridgehouse

HAL9000 said:

Bridgehouse said:

We have about a week to set up a party, elect a leader, get candidates together.

Vote theFretboard!

Any manifesto ideas? 

1. We pledge to ensure Rosewood can be imported without restriction

Will you be doing anything about the current fret level?

Yep. Gonna be raised to "sambostar likely"

ToneControl

Drew_TNBD said:

MrBump said:

Drew_TNBD said:

MrBump said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

MrBump said:

Drew_TNBD said:

Anyone who puts social justice in their key policy updates can go and fuck off as far as I'm concerned. I mean.. check this garbage out...

http://www.jeremyforlabour.com/policies

“We will never be a successful society in which everybody is able to achieve their potential until we have full equality for women. We will take action to remove the barriers in our society to women achieving full equality. We will tackle discrimination, sexism and violence against women and girls. We will not transform society overnight but working together we can take us further along the path to an equal society for all”.  

The next Labour government, under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, will take decisive action against sexism, discrimination and violence against women and girls. 

.....

Absolute cancer. His policies are SJW tripe.

You think equality is tripe?

Do you believe women do not have equal rights in our society? 

Women and girls are legally protected by equality legislation in this country, so they have access to equal rights.

"Modern" society sits on top of thousands of years of male dominance and female supression.  So are we a gender equal society?  No, of course not. 

Except it doesn't. It sits on top of thousands of years of male disposability and a female ponzi protection racket. Because of biology.

You should probably get out more.

You should probably educate yourself:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Myth-Male-Power-Warren-Farrell-ebook/dp/B00IDHV5EM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492592254&sr=8-1&keywords=the+myth+of+male+power

I was about to recommend the same book

I was fortunate enough to spot it in a bookshop and buy a copy in 1986, and so was inoculated to much of the rhetoric now popular with SJWs

ToneControl

Drew_TNBD said:

octatonic said:

People keep bandying this image and quote around as if they have some kind of smoking gun - it's a silly masturbatory "ah ha! gotcha!" statement that has no bearing on the situation we find ourselves in. The bottom line is... it was almost a year ago, before the whole Brexit thing really took off and before the government released article 50.

Things change, plans change. Our whole world runs on changing our actions based on external stimuli and new information. It shouldn't be surprising that this can happen to governments and leaders as well.

yes, we can't really criticise a politician for doing something expedient
if anything, they should be paragons of pragmatism
(which I suppose is an issue with JC)

ToneControl

ICBM said:

Fretwired said:

The best thing for the SNP is a right-wing Tory government at Westminster with a 50+ majority in the HoC. Sturgeon will claim it's Thatcher MK2 and support for Indy2 will probably rise in Scotland. It will also do the SNP no harm come the next Scottish election to have the hated Tories in power negotiating Brexit.

That's true, but the SNP are likely to lose MPs - and probably to the Tories. That will be seized on as proof that Scotland doesn't want independence, hence allowing May to simply deny Sturgeon a referendum.

I don't think even Nicola will be able to claim a drop in the SNP vote as a good thing. They'd be much better off returning the favour and not allowing May what she wants... although it's a moot point if Labour don't since the SNP can't block it on their own.

The SNP should be glad this GE is being held before their incompetence is more widely known

ToneControl

Drew_TNBD said:

MrBump said:

Drew_TNBD said:

MrBump said:

Drew_TNBD said:

MrBump said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

MrBump said:

Drew_TNBD said:

Anyone who puts social justice in their key policy updates can go and fuck off as far as I'm concerned. I mean.. check this garbage out...

http://www.jeremyforlabour.com/policies

“We will never be a successful society in which everybody is able to achieve their potential until we have full equality for women. We will take action to remove the barriers in our society to women achieving full equality. We will tackle discrimination, sexism and violence against women and girls. We will not transform society overnight but working together we can take us further along the path to an equal society for all”.  

The next Labour government, under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, will take decisive action against sexism, discrimination and violence against women and girls. 

.....

Absolute cancer. His policies are SJW tripe.

You think equality is tripe?

Do you believe women do not have equal rights in our society? 

Women and girls are legally protected by equality legislation in this country, so they have access to equal rights.

"Modern" society sits on top of thousands of years of male dominance and female supression.  So are we a gender equal society?  No, of course not. 

Except it doesn't. It sits on top of thousands of years of male disposability and a female ponzi protection racket. Because of biology.

You should probably get out more.

You should probably educate yourself:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Myth-Male-Power-Warren-Farrell-ebook/dp/B00IDHV5EM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492592254&sr=8-1&keywords=the+myth+of+male+power

^ Agreed that we should all be better educated.

Read the book.

It's amazing how reluctant people are to consider a different perspective.
Even in non-human nature, what percentage of species has the males in some preferable situation?

ToneControl

Evilmags said:

FelineGuitars said:

I reckon we've got another 10+ years of the Tories by which time the country will be unrecognisable. 

It won't be good for anyone but top earners I bet.

It seemed obvious as soon as Corbyn became leader. Incompetence, IRA support, antisemitism,  it's all there and waiting to be explored by Lynton Crosby. 

Embarrassingly predictable. It's disconcerting that so many could believe otherwise

ToneControl

Ravenous said:

Let's have some good news.  George Osborne is quitting as MP

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39643347

he was my MP. Thick twat, couldn't believe he aspired to be PM
Anyone thinking May is nervous and twitchy should listen to early interviews with Gideon

ToneControl

ICBM said:

If everyone who voted Remain just tactically votes Lib Dem it's likely to be over for May.

May says she wants it to be about Brexit - so make it.

not very instructive
if everyone who voted leave votes Tory, then what?

ICBM

Am I the only one who finds the multiple embedded quotes that end up as a vertical column of single letters half a mile long annoying?

professorben

ICBM said:

Am I the only one who finds the multiple embedded quotes that end up as a vertical column of single letters half a mile long annoying?

No it's very annoying, I'd put it in the manifesto.  

Teetonetal

ICBM said:

Am I the only one who finds the multiple embedded quotes that end up as a vertical column of single letters half a mile long annoying?

Turn you phone / tablet to landscape and read in full words again.

TheBlueWolf

professorben said:

ICBM said:

Am I the only one who finds the multiple embedded quotes that end up as a vertical column of single letters half a mile long annoying?

No it's very annoying, I'd put it in the manifesto.  

No and it's as much Mays fault for doing a U turn as it is Corbyns for being a useless beardy twat.

So what was the question?

Ravenous

Bridgehouse said:

We have about a week to set up a party, elect a leader, get candidates together.

Vote theFretboard!

Any manifesto ideas? 

1. We pledge to ensure Rosewood can be imported without restriction

I'm Not Being Funny, but... I can't imagine anyone being able to defend on TV the kind of views frequently paraded around here. (Present company excepted.)  Just saying...

randella

Ravenous said:

Bridgehouse said:

We have about a week to set up a party, elect a leader, get candidates together.

Vote theFretboard!

Any manifesto ideas? 

1. We pledge to ensure Rosewood can be imported without restriction

I'm Not Being Funny, but... I can't imagine anyone being able to defend on TV the kind of views frequently paraded around here. (Present company excepted.)  Just saying...

We in the Labour Party think it needs a Floyd Rose.

MrBump

ToneControl said:

Drew_TNBD said:

MrBump said:

Drew_TNBD said:

MrBump said:

Drew_TNBD said:

MrBump said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

MrBump said:

Drew_TNBD said:

Anyone who puts social justice in their key policy updates can go and fuck off as far as I'm concerned. I mean.. check this garbage out...

http://www.jeremyforlabour.com/policies

“We will never be a successful society in which everybody is able to achieve their potential until we have full equality for women. We will take action to remove the barriers in our society to women achieving full equality. We will tackle discrimination, sexism and violence against women and girls. We will not transform society overnight but working together we can take us further along the path to an equal society for all”.  

The next Labour government, under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, will take decisive action against sexism, discrimination and violence against women and girls. 

.....

Absolute cancer. His policies are SJW tripe.

You think equality is tripe?

Do you believe women do not have equal rights in our society? 

Women and girls are legally protected by equality legislation in this country, so they have access to equal rights.

"Modern" society sits on top of thousands of years of male dominance and female supression.  So are we a gender equal society?  No, of course not. 

Except it doesn't. It sits on top of thousands of years of male disposability and a female ponzi protection racket. Because of biology.

You should probably get out more.

You should probably educate yourself:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Myth-Male-Power-Warren-Farrell-ebook/dp/B00IDHV5EM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492592254&sr=8-1&keywords=the+myth+of+male+power

^ Agreed that we should all be better educated.

Read the book.

It's amazing how reluctant people are to consider a different perspective.
Even in non-human nature, what percentage of species has the males in some preferable situation?

Ah, I really don't want to get dragged in, but as you seem to be suggesting (given that you're quoting me) that I'm reluctant to consider a different perspective - no, I'm not.  Not reluctant at all.  As as the other fella suggested of me, I do read, and I'm reasonably well educated.

I understand the biological arguments, and have made them myself as counterarguments to some of my more extreme feminist friends.

The problem I have with some of the arguments put forward by mens rights groups is the same as the problem I have with radical feminists.  People with limited imagination approach it as a zero sum game, like it's some kind of playground argument that goes something like "boys are better than girls, na, na, naaar!"

It's not boys vs girls.  It's just people.  To suggest that women haven't had a shit time throughout modern history is to be disingenuous.  Very recently, women and girls were seen as chattles, little more than traded possessions.  If you think that this is somehow irrelevant because of the millions of young men that died during the early part of the 20th century - again, it's playground politics.  Men aren't more important than women, women aren't more important than men, playing the blame game doesn't help the cause of equality of opportunity.

VimFuego

randella said:

Ravenous said:

Bridgehouse said:

We have about a week to set up a party, elect a leader, get candidates together.

Vote theFretboard!

Any manifesto ideas? 

1. We pledge to ensure Rosewood can be imported without restriction

I'm Not Being Funny, but... I can't imagine anyone being able to defend on TV the kind of views frequently paraded around here. (Present company excepted.)  Just saying...

We in the Labour Party think it needs a Floyd Rose.

wow you guys are dead set of alienating most of the population, aren't you.

Drew_TNBD

MrBump said:

To suggest that women haven't had a shit time throughout modern history is to be disingenuous. 

No-one said that.

And I also note that you also never said that men have never had a shit time throughout modern history.

Read the Warren Farrell book. It's pointless even having a discussion until you do.