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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th November 2019, 03:09 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,680
Posted By NWO Sentryman
I expected this to be something in the Deep...

I expected this to be something in the Deep South, not the UK.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th August 2019, 07:17 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 5,696
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Well, considering how existing while black is a...

Well, considering how existing while black is a capital offence in America, I'm surprised it's that low
Forum: USA Politics 23rd July 2019, 03:22 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
But the urban liberals are global citizens that...

But the urban liberals are global citizens that are one with the world! They are truly mindful of the world unlike the mindless unwashed!
Forum: USA Politics 23rd July 2019, 12:48 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
And in Europe the eidolon of liberalism you had...

And in Europe the eidolon of liberalism you had left wing and liberal parties back draconian austerity policies to the hilt.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 12:26 PM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
As far as I am concerned trump is just a catalyst...

As far as I am concerned trump is just a catalyst for Americas decline. The rot set in long before him but now it's surfacing.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 12:14 PM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
There is just more lip service now. Look at how...

There is just more lip service now. Look at how the Lib Dems signed off on the Go Home Vans and the Hostile Environment. And again, the USSR's multiculturalism did not stop it from coming apart at...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 11:53 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
As we all know, when diverse communities...

As we all know, when diverse communities encounter problems, people will always always pull together as one and become prosperous forevermore. After all, diversity is a strength and anyone who...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 11:41 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Because Americans banded together with the German...

Because Americans banded together with the German Americans when Prohibition hit its stride. Not the best example you can think of really.

And as we all know, when the EU faced an immigration...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 11:35 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Because There has been NOTHING like this current...

Because There has been NOTHING like this current Constitutional crisis in the UK since the Second World War. "Diversity is our strength" and platitudes to inclusivity are fine in good times. But...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 11:12 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
I don't think "Let's suspend parliament to ram...

I don't think "Let's suspend parliament to ram through our policies!" was taken as anything other than political suicide even then.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 10:53 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
No, I am comparing historical and present eras. ...

No, I am comparing historical and present eras. British society, despite its growing diversity is far more divided and fractured than it has been since the Second World War. I mean, looking at the...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 10:17 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
So, what makes Diversity a good unto itself? How...

So, what makes Diversity a good unto itself? How is the more diverse UK of 2019 better off than it's less so counterpart in 1979?



I was using that as an example to show a more diverse society...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 10:13 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Except there was a LOT of race baiting courtesy...

Except there was a LOT of race baiting courtesy of Nigel Farage, as well as in the years leading up to it. Sure, the ConDem Coalition mouthed a lot of platitudes about diversity being a strength,...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 10:04 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Cute Anecdote, but that does not explain how a...

Cute Anecdote, but that does not explain how a society is stronger for becoming more diverse. The United Kingdom has become more diverse, but I have yet to think of a time post-WW2 that it has been...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 09:42 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
My point is that when people talk of...

My point is that when people talk of multicultural societies being better off than monocultural ones, the only advantage they give is "Muh dinnerplate!", while comparing the Soviet Union and Japan...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 09:37 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
And the left usually talk of Diversity being a...

And the left usually talk of Diversity being a strength, but can't go further than "Muh Dinnerplate!".
Forum: USA Politics 22nd July 2019, 09:32 AM
Replies: 1,226
Views: 67,565
Posted By NWO Sentryman
And even in the USSR, the most multicultural...

And even in the USSR, the most multicultural nation to ever exist, it still fell apart along ethnic lines (Especially in the Caucasus)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd July 2019, 09:09 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 19,213
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Liberals: AmeriKKKa is the single most evil...

Liberals: AmeriKKKa is the single most evil nation to ever exist and our founders were monsters on par with Oskar Dirlewanger and Klaus Barbie! AmeriKKKa was is and always will be **** and needs to...
Forum: USA Politics 14th July 2019, 03:41 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 16,329
Posted By NWO Sentryman
I'm less concerned about Trump and who is going...

I'm less concerned about Trump and who is going to succeed him, because they are going to be FAR worse.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th July 2019, 03:18 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 3,903
Posted By NWO Sentryman
"AmeriKKKA is inherently Fascist and the single...

"AmeriKKKA is inherently Fascist and the single most evil nation to ever exist!"

"Fascism is Un-American!"

Pick One.
Forum: USA Politics 14th July 2019, 03:13 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,357
Posted By NWO Sentryman
1) Diverse societies are far more prone to...

1) Diverse societies are far more prone to conflict and fragmentation. Austria Hungary, Brazil, Syria, USSR, Myanmar and India all demonstrate this and they were/are far more multicultural than most...
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2019, 07:36 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,345
Posted By NWO Sentryman
It's more the next democrat president would go...

It's more the next democrat president would go "hey guess who just got citizenship via amnesty now?"
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2019, 10:19 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 7,466
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Dahmer was more of a "Go to for gruesome serial...

Dahmer was more of a "Go to for gruesome serial killers", and such sentiment is popular with "Bowl of M&Ms" logic



And Metoo gave it a lot more fuel to keep it going.
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2019, 07:05 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 7,466
Posted By NWO Sentryman
As I said, precedents have been set, and the law...

As I said, precedents have been set, and the law of unintended consequences is a merciless beast. It's interesting to note how "Women have every reason to fear that the man next to them is Jeffrey...
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2019, 06:49 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,345
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Google it. It's quite a common rallying cry. ...

Google it. It's quite a common rallying cry. Saying "Stolen land" is rejecting the legitimacy of the country you immigrated to, in this case the US.
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2019, 06:39 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,345
Posted By NWO Sentryman
For the Democrats, more immigrants (Especially...

For the Democrats, more immigrants (Especially illegals) means they can get a pool of voters ready to go the moment a Democrat gets elected a la Tammany Hall. That said Illegal Immigrants consider...
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2019, 06:21 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 7,466
Posted By NWO Sentryman
"Women have to assume every man is like Jeffrey...

"Women have to assume every man is like Jeffrey Dahmer!"

"Please don't keep away from women!"

Pick One.

That being said, this is the unintended consequence of Metoo, where "Can't be accused...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th July 2019, 02:58 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,848
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Greece: we don't like austerity policies that are...

Greece: we don't like austerity policies that are harming our nati-

Germany: **** you! Austerity harder or else!
Forum: USA Politics 10th July 2019, 03:28 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,950
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Except homicide rates are lower in the US than...

Except homicide rates are lower in the US than they have been in living memory.

And contrary to popular belief most of America is not aleppo tier war zones where people are slaughtered like it is...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 10th July 2019, 02:44 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,677
Posted By NWO Sentryman
The eu UK split is one of many reasons further...

The eu UK split is one of many reasons further unification will never happen, and with the current crop of leadership that is not going to change
Forum: USA Politics 10th July 2019, 02:26 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,950
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Because surprise surprise, bad legislation rushed...

Because surprise surprise, bad legislation rushed in a "WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING NOW! NEVER AGAIN!" mentality has a LOT of unintended consequences.
Forum: USA Politics 8th July 2019, 06:30 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
As Kenan Malik points out...

As Kenan Malik points out (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/07/whatever-we-call-them-detention-centres-are-disgrace), "Civilised" Europe has no right to complain about this, and...
Forum: USA Politics 8th July 2019, 03:05 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
It doesn't need to be stated that it's odious,...

It doesn't need to be stated that it's odious, but it's more the hypocritical sneering of "This shows how evil Drumpf and AmeriKKKa are!" that drives me up the wall.
Forum: USA Politics 8th July 2019, 02:48 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
With arguments like "Trumpenfuhrer" and the...

With arguments like "Trumpenfuhrer" and the implication that mass detention of migrants is going to lead to immigrant children being worked to death as slave labour.

I pointed out that Trump's...
Forum: USA Politics 8th July 2019, 02:21 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
As we all know, Europe and Australia, described...

As we all know, Europe and Australia, described as the "civilised world" by posters here complaining about how the detention of migrant families makes Trump comparable to Hitler, are vibrant beacons...
Forum: USA Politics 8th July 2019, 01:09 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Watergate, Operation Menu etc. Are among many...

Watergate, Operation Menu etc. Are among many reasons I consider Nixon the worst Post-WW2 President.
Forum: USA Politics 8th July 2019, 12:31 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
I think trump is a buffoon and a narcissist, but...

I think trump is a buffoon and a narcissist, but for "monstrous" you really have to work at it, like Richard Nixon.
Forum: USA Politics 7th July 2019, 10:32 PM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Mainly subcontracted to countries in north Africa...

Mainly subcontracted to countries in north Africa (https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/07/whatever-we-call-them-detention-centres-are-disgrace). The point I am...
Forum: USA Politics 7th July 2019, 02:48 PM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
And yet lbj oversaw children being burned and...

And yet lbj oversaw children being burned and slaughtered in Vietnam and many exhort him as the greatest post ww2 president, Eisenhower did a larger scale deportation than trump, and I'm limiting...
Forum: USA Politics 7th July 2019, 02:57 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Because as we all know only America is becoming...

Because as we all know only America is becoming more draconian with immigration. Acting like it's spherical cows in a vacuum is ignoring the wider context.
Forum: USA Politics 7th July 2019, 01:58 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
So i presume Obama was like uncle ruckus then?...

So i presume Obama was like uncle ruckus then? And I like how strict immigration laws are now on par with burning crosses and lynching. And by this standard is Europe 'white supremacist' because it...
Forum: USA Politics 5th July 2019, 05:27 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
"Everything I don't like is Whataboutism" ...

"Everything I don't like is Whataboutism"

Whataboutism: Immigrant detention is not as bad as Nazi Germany

NOT Whataboutism: Let's see what's going on in the wider context, in other "Civilized"...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th July 2019, 03:12 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 8,132
Posted By NWO Sentryman
I'd say America is going to resemble Brazil more...

I'd say America is going to resemble Brazil more and more in the decades to come, who have an evangelical fascist as President BTW.
Forum: USA Politics 4th July 2019, 07:49 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
No, just pointing out the whole hypocrisy of this...

No, just pointing out the whole hypocrisy of this sordid affair.
Forum: USA Politics 4th July 2019, 07:33 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Oh my sweet summer child, the reality is, "Soft...

Oh my sweet summer child, the reality is, "Soft on Immigration!" doesn't get you elected, even in the "civilised world" such as Australia or Denmark or Italy.



"Why can't America be more like...
Forum: USA Politics 4th July 2019, 07:11 AM
Replies: 1,574
Views: 86,297
Posted By NWO Sentryman
So, would Australia...

So, would Australia (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/18/australias-onshore-immigration-detention-unlike-any-other-liberal-democracy) or Europe...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2019, 03:17 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,867
Posted By NWO Sentryman
There are plenty of people who act as though...

There are plenty of people who act as though everything was fine before Trump came along. Trump simply tore off the mask.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2019, 02:10 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,867
Posted By NWO Sentryman
The liberal narrative is that before Evil...

The liberal narrative is that before Evil Drumpfler with his Flying Monkeys Russian Bots came along, everybody was sitting round a table eating yummy yummy ethnic foods, with a side helping of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2019, 12:41 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,867
Posted By NWO Sentryman
To get us back on topic, here's a good article...

To get us back on topic, here's a good article which explains how Big Tech/Silicon Valley have pissed off everybody on the political spectrum
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2019, 12:33 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,867
Posted By NWO Sentryman
Demographic Destiny was bull when Bush was around...

Demographic Destiny was bull when Bush was around and it's bull now. and even then, spouting it turns people racist on the spot...
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