I am as pro EU as they come. My own opinion is the same as LBC Radio presenter Nick Abbot; we will still be Britain, not much will change, we will just be poorer. I still think there is a chance it will not go ahead, when the public realise it is going to...  moreI am as pro EU as they come. My own opinion is the same as LBC Radio presenter Nick Abbot; we will still be Britain, not much will change, we will just be poorer. I still think there is a chance it will not go ahead, when the public realise it is going to cost them a few quid. A lot of poles indicate that if the referendum was held tomorrow, the Remain side would win. If it does go ahead, I am steeling myself to put up with it. It looks to me like all the things the governor of the Bank of England predicted to happen, have happened; the pound devalued, prices have gone up, and so forth. I disagree with Daydream. Most of those who voted leave did so out of heavily Nationalist/Racist reasons. Certainly, the idiots who put little notices through people's doors around here saying "Leave the EU. No more Polish vermin" were.  less

It is a form of music, though personally, it does not really appeal to me.

I always kinda liked Flynt!

Like LyricalOne, I don't think I've been here long enough, so maybe in time. Who knows?

Yeah, I looked at Facebook, but it didn't really appeal to me, and Twitter doesn't have enough characters to write anything. I used to be on EP, but it shut down, and someone from there said he had gone over to Answermug. I like it. Maybe if it gets too p...  moreYeah, I looked at Facebook, but it didn't really appeal to me, and Twitter doesn't have enough characters to write anything. I used to be on EP, but it shut down, and someone from there said he had gone over to Answermug. I like it. Maybe if it gets too popular I'll go off it! No, I don't really think so. I'll probably stick around, unless the site changes for the worst, someday.  

There was a fringe meeting at the Labour party conference last week that discussed whether the holocaust happened, and the Labour Friends of Palestine group tweeted "our solution is the final solution." Then they apologised for a poor choice of wording. I...  moreThere was a fringe meeting at the Labour party conference last week that discussed whether the holocaust happened, and the Labour Friends of Palestine group tweeted "our solution is the final solution." Then they apologised for a poor choice of wording. It's unbelievable!  

There was a lot more criticism of the left than the right in that comment, so I would respectfully suggest that if all you, or anyone else, got from it was that I likened the right wing to Hitler you didn't even read beyond the first sentence. And of cour...  moreThere was a lot more criticism of the left than the right in that comment, so I would respectfully suggest that if all you, or anyone else, got from it was that I likened the right wing to Hitler you didn't even read beyond the first sentence. And of course Hitler was right leaning. Do you know what the phrase means?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_politicsThe right are such a bunch of cry-babies, wetting their collective nappies every time they see anything that looks like criticism of their side of politics. I'm probably wasting my time. Read the whole of my previous post. Then you and Salt apologise for completely misrepresenting that comment.  less

Well, I do come here to learn from others, and try to help pass on what I know, but in all honesty, it really is primarily to pass the time.

Re-read it. I didn't. The first sentence did seem to suggest that, but if you read the whole thing, it's a long way off that.

As not being bigoted, racist, sexist, or homophobic are left wing attitudes, and the right wing is typically the reverse (see Adolf Hitler), then what do you expect? Of course, one can be right wing without being bigoted, and the left wing are perfectly c...  moreAs not being bigoted, racist, sexist, or homophobic are left wing attitudes, and the right wing is typically the reverse (see Adolf Hitler), then what do you expect? Of course, one can be right wing without being bigoted, and the left wing are perfectly capable of bigotry. Indeed, the UK Labour party is institutionally anti-semitic, and it is probably worse, since they are in complete denial about their own evident bigotry. "I'm left wing, and everyone knows the left aren't bigots, so I can't be one, even though I spit on Jews in the street and call them filthy Jews and Zionists, and accuse them of occupying Palestine, even though they are over here, and nowhere near the place." The Labour Friends of Palestine group tweeted "our solution is the final solution," and then apologised for a poor choice of words. You couldn't make it up!  less

Here in the UK, I have seen Christmas cards in some shops, not to mention calendars and diaries for the new year.

Of course, Britain only has 58 firearms deaths a year.https://www.juancole.com/2012/07/58-murders-a-year-by-firearms-in-britain-8775-in-us.html

Neither. I show up to pass the time.

I'm not subjugated by anyone. The monarchy has no power to tell us what to do. You support Trump, which says all we need to know about you. How does your answer relate to the question?

Sounds like the party turned you off the idea.

Building a nationalised health care system from scratch is difficult, indeed, though I think paying taxes, versus paying private insurance costs, I would question which is the highest. As Barack Obama says of gun control, just because it's difficult, does...  moreBuilding a nationalised health care system from scratch is difficult, indeed, though I think paying taxes, versus paying private insurance costs, I would question which is the highest. As Barack Obama says of gun control, just because it's difficult, doesn't mean you don't do it.  

I agree, libertarian thought should be neither right nor left wing, though you have a Libertarian party in the USA, and they seem to be a right-wing corruption of the idea, as far as I can see. What is your opinion of them?

No, they are just frightened. Change frightens them, especially when it happens quickly.

Now, now, Thriftymaid, no need to be rude! See my answer to JA, above.

Great answer, JA! I had been thinking of posting a question like this for some time, and held off because I thought it might sound like I was just having a poke at some people, but in the end, I decided to post it, and see what sort of answers I got. I kn...  moreGreat answer, JA! I had been thinking of posting a question like this for some time, and held off because I thought it might sound like I was just having a poke at some people, but in the end, I decided to post it, and see what sort of answers I got. I know there are many people who might hold some of the beliefs I mentioned, but not others, but there seem to be many who hold every kind of "bury their heads in the sand" belief all at once, and they seem to be the hardest to reason with.As for people who believe in something years before it is widely accepted, Svante Arrherius realised climate change was happening in 1898! I will put in a link:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2005/jun/30/climatechange.climatechangeenvironment2Personally, I don't hold socialist views, but I see it as the states responsibility to provide health care, protect people from guns by denying the purchase or ownership of them by irresponsible people who have no valid reason to own one...Let me back up just a little bit and make a p...    less

Why do some people have to believe every crazy idea?

What I mean is, why do the people who are racists also have to be the ones who deny climate change, not want gun control (assuming they are American), oppose nationalised health care, (again, assuming they are American), etcetera. Can't they just believe ...  moreWhat I mean is, why do the people who are racists also have to be the ones who deny climate change, not want gun control (assuming they are American), oppose nationalised health care, (again, assuming they are American), etcetera. Can't they just believe in some of these ideas, instead of every single one?  

I laughed out loud at this question. Actually, Donald used to play soccer in his younger days!

Well, I don't drive, and I'm moving home, so it has to be the home interior. The conveyancing solicitors just phoned this morning to say they have no more legal questions on the flat I'm buying, so the exchange of contracts should be next week, and the co...  moreWell, I don't drive, and I'm moving home, so it has to be the home interior. The conveyancing solicitors just phoned this morning to say they have no more legal questions on the flat I'm buying, so the exchange of contracts should be next week, and the completion date the week after that!  

I assume he meant Namibia, in which case, I just Googled it, and the health care there doesn't look like anything to write home about.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_Namibia

I know what I think of cutting off...

Good idea!

A racist believes other races are different. The term for someone who regards other races as inferior is racialist. A nationalist is someone who dislikes those of a different nationality, like all those people who voted for Brexit who dislike the Polish/E...  moreA racist believes other races are different. The term for someone who regards other races as inferior is racialist. A nationalist is someone who dislikes those of a different nationality, like all those people who voted for Brexit who dislike the Polish/Eastern European immigrants. They are white, like the majority here, the same race, but they come from a different nation. It is always the more recent immigrants who are the ones who cop the blame. I think Trump just likes those who like him, and hates those who don't. I doubt if he has a genuine, honest, political opinion.  less

Nor does Trump have the  nous. Just the ambition.

There is no part of the brain we do not use. The myth that we only use ten percent of our brains comes from Dale Carnegie's book How To Win friends And Influence People, where it was attributed to Lowell Thomas by William James in the introduction. When s...  moreThere is no part of the brain we do not use. The myth that we only use ten percent of our brains comes from Dale Carnegie's book How To Win friends And Influence People, where it was attributed to Lowell Thomas by William James in the introduction. When someone has a stroke, no doctor ever says, "It's all right. It's only in the part of the brain he doesn't use." It simply is not true.  

I was gonna suggest him!

Uh, you guys already had the Patriot Act, which became the Freedom Act (or was it the other way round?). I'm not sure what else Trump could do to interfere with your internet activity. Over here, it took until the Conservatives were in power without the L...  moreUh, you guys already had the Patriot Act, which became the Freedom Act (or was it the other way round?). I'm not sure what else Trump could do to interfere with your internet activity. Over here, it took until the Conservatives were in power without the Liberal Democrats, then they brought in the Investigatory Powers Act, which is the same thing. That is the official name. It is commonly referred to as the Snoopers Charter.There is a basic difference in attitudes between Britain and America. Your government wrap something in the flag, use words like "Patriotism" and "Freedom", and millions of Americans seem to lap it up. We, on the other hand, are more cynical about government in general, and see it as snooping. Unwanted, unwarranted, snooping. There is nothing wrong with investigating people you have reason to suspect, but the general monitoring of internet, telephone, or whatever, activity of the entire populace, that is going too far!One more point. Trump had his travel ban on various Muslim majority countrie...    less

Why not use coupons, if they are for something you need?

See if Donald Trump's brain is as big as a normal, intelligent human beings.

From what I here, that would make very little difference.

9/11 was before Blair and Bush sent troops into Iraq or Afghanistan. ISIS, and a few other groups, use the fact that we didn't send troops into Syria, and let Assad kill his own people, to get recruits. These people are fanatics. If we don't send troops i...  more9/11 was before Blair and Bush sent troops into Iraq or Afghanistan. ISIS, and a few other groups, use the fact that we didn't send troops into Syria, and let Assad kill his own people, to get recruits. These people are fanatics. If we don't send troops into one situation, they give that as a reason, and if we do somewhere else, they use that. We can't win, either way. I am no fan of Blair, but it was not his fault in this case.  

I was listening to LBC, and they were reporting it as a terrorist incident.

That is Paddington Bear!

Salt, https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/9/1/16235172/muslim-groups-houston-harvey-relief-osteen-mosque

I heard something on the radio the other night about a group called Rednecks with Paychecks which is using monster trucks and boats to help the flood victims. I guess it proves you shouldn't make assumptions about rednecks, either! I have lived next door ...  moreI heard something on the radio the other night about a group called Rednecks with Paychecks which is using monster trucks and boats to help the flood victims. I guess it proves you shouldn't make assumptions about rednecks, either! I have lived next door to a Muslim woman for seventeen years, and I get upset when people say they are all terrorists, and should be interned. I won't be living there much longer, as, at the moment, it looks like I will be  moving house in two weeks!  

I read loads of books, but haven't read a print newspaper for years, not counting the ones they give away for free, and even then, not often. Magazines seem to have fallen by the wayside, too.

If we were in danger of dying of thirst, I suspect we would all do it.

Trump comes out with a lot of invective towards others which is not constructive, either. I guess you reap what you sow.

Well, I'm British, so I can't be accused of treason against the USA, but I'm sure it is because Trump is a complete idiot who doesn't know what he is doing. It is not a question of being right or left wing; the guy is just a wally! He is offensive with it...  moreWell, I'm British, so I can't be accused of treason against the USA, but I'm sure it is because Trump is a complete idiot who doesn't know what he is doing. It is not a question of being right or left wing; the guy is just a wally! He is offensive with it, and is a total egotist who can't take criticism. You see criticism of him from my country and around the world on a scale you just don't get with any other US President. Sorry, but facts are facts.  

Does it matter?

The round, black things under the fried tomatoes look like a couple of slices of black pudding to me, Livvie! It is a traditional part of the full English breakfast. I found a Wikipedia article if you want full info.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pud...  moreThe round, black things under the fried tomatoes look like a couple of slices of black pudding to me, Livvie! It is a traditional part of the full English breakfast. I found a Wikipedia article if you want full info.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_puddingI reckon it could be fried bread, rather than toast, and I'm not sure about the stuff in the lower left corner, either. I think you did pretty well at identifying the components of a full English breakfast, for someone who isn't from our shores!  

And your wasting your remaining phone power posting this?

Six million dollar man, sweetie! You underpriced him! As for whether I'm aging well, I would have to say, given my various health problems, not particularly. It could be worse!

What a stupid question! It couldn't happen! Now, where did I put my banana? Oh, yeah, now I remember. I left it up my tree!

Every town in the UK has a local Civic Society, dedicated to trying to preserve historically important artifacts. There are also national iniatives. That said, here in Huntingdon, they still drove part of the A14 through Castle Hill, the site of the old w...  moreEvery town in the UK has a local Civic Society, dedicated to trying to preserve historically important artifacts. There are also national iniatives. That said, here in Huntingdon, they still drove part of the A14 through Castle Hill, the site of the old wooden castle. The A14, incidentally, is the worst A road in the country.