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Trump declares himself Emperor - his supporters storm the Capitol!
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Actually Littlejohn raises a few good points
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Those shocking scenes on Capitol Hill? A very British coup... | Daily Mail Online
Be in no doubt, what we witnessed yesterday . . . was nothing less than an attempted coup.' No, not this week's violent invasion of the Capitol Building in Washington.That sentence was the introduction to this column on May 12, 2010, as Gordon Brown clung to office in a last-ditch attempt to stop David Cameron becoming Prime Minister.
So before we get too self-righteous over the outrageous attempts by Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn democracy in America, let's not kid ourselves that it could never happen here.
In May 2010, five days after Britain resoundingly rejected Labour at the ballot box, I wrote: 'Gordon Brown is trying to steal the outcome of last week's General Election, which he lost by a margin of two million votes and 60 seats.'Brown simply refused to accept the result. In a desperate attempt to stop the Tories forming a government he offered the Lib Dems a deal which would involve him remaining Prime Minister until the Labour conference that autumn. After which, of course, there was nothing to stop him standing again.
Labour's very own Proud Boys, Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell, were given free rein on the airwaves to claim the Tories had actually lost the election and what the people had really voted for was a 'progressive alliance' between parties of the Left. The BBC was only too happy to perpetuate this scandalous perversion of the truth.
Yes, David Cameron's party had fallen a whisker short of an overall majority. But the Tories had won 306 seats to Labour's 258 — and even with Lib Dem support Brown still wouldn't have been able to command a majority.
In the event, Brown had to be dragged out of Downing Street, clinging on by what was left of his fingernails, when Nick Clegg's Lib Dems declined to play ball and opted to go into coalition with the Tories.
Gordon Brown was last night facing a growing cabinet revolt over his refusal to leave Downing Street. The prime minister is under pressure from senior ministers to quit and allow Labour to go into opposition with the prospect of another election within a year.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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That is absolute nonsense! No party got a majority and so a coalition was the only solution. Just like how Tories formed it with Lib Dems, Labour had a similar opportunity to do so if Lib Dems preferred Labour as a partner. Everything by the book and in no way comparable to Trump claiming fraudulent voting and trying to stay in power.Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !Comment
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But then, Littlejohn is a cock.Comment
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostThat is absolute nonsense! No party got a majority and so a coalition was the only solution. Just like how Tories formed it with Lib Dems, Labour had a similar opportunity to do so if Lib Dems preferred Labour as a partner. Everything by the book and in no way comparable to Trump claiming fraudulent voting and trying to stay in power.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Iraq is sending troops to America to help restore democracy.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by saptastic View PostZuckerberg personally banning Trump is dangerous
Social Media Giants having the power to ban the president is a dangerous precedent
Especially when there is so much obvious incitement and hatred across social media.
Same with You Tube banning Talk Radio - an ofcom regulated station.
Social controlling the narrative.
The issue that I see with social media platforms is the public think they own these, they are public service platforms and hence people can say whatever they like with impunity. It's not the case. Each company has it's rules, within the law and rules of the country (s) they operate in.
Nothing to do with social control of narrative - you want to start a social network and allow all manner of false and dangerous narrative to be spouted on there, then feel free. No one is stopping you.
So long as the social media platforms operate within the law, then all is good.Last edited by Whorty; 8 January 2021, 14:38.I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter manComment
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The best one so far, BTW, the little guy on the right is a few braincells short. You'll notice he has his work ID card hanging from a lanyard around his neck. He's now been sacked...
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostThat is absolute nonsense! No party got a majority and so a coalition was the only solution. Just like how Tories formed it with Lib Dems, Labour had a similar opportunity to do so if Lib Dems preferred Labour as a partner. Everything by the book and in no way comparable to Trump claiming fraudulent voting and trying to stay in power.
Trump however is a dangerous twunt.I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter manComment
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