WestBromwich

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago (9 children)

you need to be serious about inflicting permanent harm on politicians

I don't think you phrased that in the best way... I hope you mean punish them at the ballot box

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

The strain on Ukraine is immense though, as the article states. Ukrainian men are told to fight. They're being bundled into vehicles by military recruiters (it's often vatniks making this point, but that source is a US-government-funded media company).

I would absolutely like for Russia to withdraw entirely from Ukraine, but surely the human cost needs to be taken into account. I don't think Ukrainians should be forced to fight. And maybe potential soldiers would be more willing to fight if Western support was better than it currently is - Zelenskyy is always requesting more weapons and the West just drags its feet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe Jenrick could do what Starmer did - make some radical statements to win over the party and become leader, then soften your stance to become more electable to the general public later on.

 

Do you think he's right?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Maybe those views constitute more than the fringes when it comes to the Tory party.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

The UK has also denied entry for people in similar cases. Some right-wing activists were denied entry in 2018.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

True. It's cool when old tech is still genuinely useful in certain cases.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Criticising a government is not racism.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Why do you assume that Chinese tech isn't back-doored by the Chinese Communist Party?

There seem to be multiple different cases of the PRC trying to hack the West.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

True. I often worry about online spying. Sometimes I wonder whether an authoritarian government could track my online posts if I say the wrong things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I read about these a couple of months ago, they seem pretty interesting. But yes, also quite common.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I would say that using TikTok at all is cringe, considering that China hates us in Europe

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Tories aren't civilised

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