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Posted by: x2lls Sep 9 2018, 01:13 PM

Should be very interesting.

I see the Prime Minister was scaremongering again yesterday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45461686

If the SD do well, it will be the result of unintentional consequences.


And elsewhere! Surprise!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6147961/Sweden-goes-polls-far-right-group-neo-Nazi-roots-tipped-largest-party.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline

Ignore the article, just go straight to the comment section.

Posted by: SirWilliam Sep 9 2018, 02:04 PM

QUOTE (x2lls @ Sep 9 2018, 02:13 PM) *
Should be very interesting.

I see the Prime Minister was scaremongering again yesterday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45461686

If the SD do well, it will be the result of unintentional consequences.


And elsewhere! Surprise!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6147961/Sweden-goes-polls-far-right-group-neo-Nazi-roots-tipped-largest-party.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline

Ignore the article, just go straight to the comment section.


The interesting bit is not so much the comments as the numbers who give a thumbs up to those who the left would deem "extreme".
Immigration, as a political mantra, mirrors the brexit vote in that it shows just how out of touch with reality our chosen ones are.
We are all aware of how destructive the rise of nationalism can be in europe, but those who have the power to prevent seem impotent.

Posted by: x2lls Sep 9 2018, 10:06 PM

The silence(?) here is deafening.

Perhaps the news is being avidly watched to save any response until later.

Posted by: newres Sep 10 2018, 12:43 AM

QUOTE (x2lls @ Sep 9 2018, 11:06 PM) *
The silence(?) here is deafening.

Perhaps the news is being avidly watched to save any response until later.

Perhaps we’re just bored of your neo Nazi bollix.

Posted by: Biker1 Sep 10 2018, 07:27 AM

QUOTE (newres @ Sep 10 2018, 01:43 AM) *
Perhaps we’re just bored of your neo Nazi bollix.

Post 4 and "Godwin's Law" comes into effect! laugh.gif

Posted by: x2lls Sep 10 2018, 08:28 AM

QUOTE (Biker1 @ Sep 10 2018, 08:27 AM) *
Post 4 and "Godwin's Law" comes into effect! laugh.gif



I'm running out of ribs.

Posted by: Strafin Sep 10 2018, 09:44 AM

Whilst polls, predictions, and forecasts and all very interesting they haven't really proven to be all that accurate lately.

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