Title of this post sort of sums up what i am about to write, but anyway.
I was watching a chat between a few followers ( I did offer my 10 quids worth) and someone took offence at a video, normally i stay out of things like this, but out of interest i looked at the video, well its a well used clip used to mock politicians.
But the thing that worried me the most was that the person complaining used most defence's in the book. I tried to point out that he was having a sense of humour failure and it was laughed off, Fair enough i thought (they have there opinion and they entitled to it), but then i Saw a tweet that really did worry me, apparently the person that was offended decided to block one of those not offended.
Now, this would not normally concern me ( i have only ever been blocked by lefties), but this person was a Conservative.
When Gordon Bron resigned i thought we had got rid of socialism for a while, however it has not happened, Current Government are spending more than Gordon. But if that's not bad enough then they want to read your email (hint, thought we got rid of socialism), we signed more powers and money over to the EU (Accounts not signed in over 15 year) , so what has changed?
Some will say vote UKIP because they are libertarians, well that is bollocks, while i agree with some if not most UKIP policy i cannot vote for them and i will try and explain why.
UKIP are against Gay marriage, yep they are against my right to be a miserable as straight people, someone on twitter that it should be put to a referendum, A referendum? would you do it for black/Asian/Chinese/french/disabled couples?
Like i said , it doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in.
Monday, 30 April 2012
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Oh there is a election coming up.
I am not sure readers will know this, but the city where i live is having a election this week (London).
So with less than a week to go i have finally received my first leaflet from any candidate (through the door). I will confess that in the last few days i have received answers via twitter to some questions and on some questions i have had no answer, Anyway this masks the bigger issue.
Politicians only care what we think around election time, they want to make sure they are given a extended time on the gravy train.
Each candidate will promise free this , free that and people will believe this, One candidate says he is going to reinstate EMA (education maitenace allowance) , £30 a week for going to collage, Wow!
So i thought to myself, would i have gone to collage for £30 a week? simple answer is no, Why do we need to bribe young people to have an education? Seriously. Are we just installing greed at a younger age?
Education is one of the most important parts of growing up, as you know i missed out and still regret that, but there are some things more valuable than money and a good education is one of them, Besides if we bribe collage people with money how long till we have bribe secondary school kids? or even primary kids?
And when you do vote for *free* this or that spare a thought for where the money comes from.
I wont advise any of you how to vote, where that X goes in the ballot box is between you and the ballot box.
But beware of Politicians promising free anything as the state has no money of its own (and the politicians wont pay for it out of there own pockets).
anyway have a good weekend :)
So with less than a week to go i have finally received my first leaflet from any candidate (through the door). I will confess that in the last few days i have received answers via twitter to some questions and on some questions i have had no answer, Anyway this masks the bigger issue.
Politicians only care what we think around election time, they want to make sure they are given a extended time on the gravy train.
Each candidate will promise free this , free that and people will believe this, One candidate says he is going to reinstate EMA (education maitenace allowance) , £30 a week for going to collage, Wow!
So i thought to myself, would i have gone to collage for £30 a week? simple answer is no, Why do we need to bribe young people to have an education? Seriously. Are we just installing greed at a younger age?
Education is one of the most important parts of growing up, as you know i missed out and still regret that, but there are some things more valuable than money and a good education is one of them, Besides if we bribe collage people with money how long till we have bribe secondary school kids? or even primary kids?
And when you do vote for *free* this or that spare a thought for where the money comes from.
I wont advise any of you how to vote, where that X goes in the ballot box is between you and the ballot box.
But beware of Politicians promising free anything as the state has no money of its own (and the politicians wont pay for it out of there own pockets).
anyway have a good weekend :)
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Compulsory voting.
Our democracy is a sham!
Turnout percentages in elections is shocking, Now i am not going to use this post to endorse or slag of anyone one party (otherwise it will be a very long post), There are a thousand reasons why you shouldn't vote for any party But that doesn't mean you shouldn't vote.
Some will argue that withholding you vote is also a part of democratic processes, I agree, but (yep here comes the but) how then can we call our Government a Representative government? Less than 50% of turnout will propel a party into government. This is not democracy.
So i am now going to argue for compulsory voting (OK i am going to give it a shot), Its a simple policy and one i hope attracts support.
The main reason people don't vote in elections because they feel that it doesn't matter who they vote for a crook and liar will get in and after the expenses scandal who can blame them? Or parties going back on manifesto promises.
If we are to have democracy then we must all take part so i propose a small fine (no more than £30) for every person who is registered to vote who doesn't, you ill say that i am forcing people into an action they don't want to do, maybe i am, but then don't parents force their children to go to school? eat their greens etc (yes i know this article is about adults). The other end of this proposal is that a extra box is added on every ballot paper saying "None of the above", then you see parties would have to work hard for your vote.
In some places None of the above could win and that is democrcy!
Turnout percentages in elections is shocking, Now i am not going to use this post to endorse or slag of anyone one party (otherwise it will be a very long post), There are a thousand reasons why you shouldn't vote for any party But that doesn't mean you shouldn't vote.
Some will argue that withholding you vote is also a part of democratic processes, I agree, but (yep here comes the but) how then can we call our Government a Representative government? Less than 50% of turnout will propel a party into government. This is not democracy.
So i am now going to argue for compulsory voting (OK i am going to give it a shot), Its a simple policy and one i hope attracts support.
The main reason people don't vote in elections because they feel that it doesn't matter who they vote for a crook and liar will get in and after the expenses scandal who can blame them? Or parties going back on manifesto promises.
If we are to have democracy then we must all take part so i propose a small fine (no more than £30) for every person who is registered to vote who doesn't, you ill say that i am forcing people into an action they don't want to do, maybe i am, but then don't parents force their children to go to school? eat their greens etc (yes i know this article is about adults). The other end of this proposal is that a extra box is added on every ballot paper saying "None of the above", then you see parties would have to work hard for your vote.
In some places None of the above could win and that is democrcy!
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Was i wrong?
A little while ago i wrote a post asking if it was more important to be nice or nice to important.
I said that phrase kept me grounded.
Since then i have come to different view, it may be important to be nice, but it doesn't get you very far. see i always try and be polite and try and help if i can, but i always ask questions, i want to learn, improve.
But i wanted to do with manners and politeness.
But then again maybe its because i am naive?or a pain in the arse.
I said that phrase kept me grounded.
Since then i have come to different view, it may be important to be nice, but it doesn't get you very far. see i always try and be polite and try and help if i can, but i always ask questions, i want to learn, improve.
But i wanted to do with manners and politeness.
But then again maybe its because i am naive?or a pain in the arse.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Rape!
I have to be careful how i write about this and would respect readers to accept my reason for asking them not to discuss names involved in the case.
As you all know a footballer was found guilty of rape last week and was sentenced to a period in prison, That was the courts desicion and in line with justice the footballer still has option of appeal.
However i want to talk about to things now, The reaction from some sections of twitter and ho it feels to be raped.
Twitter reaction was similar to what we saw with the Luis Suarez/Patrice Evra racism storm, Liverpool stood by their player and claimed that *he had done nothing wrong* and the fans (well most of them followed that line) swallowed the line.
Well it was the same in the recent case of rape with some vile and disgusting comments.
This is a response to those idiots that made fun of rape.
Unless you have been raped you have no idea how it feels, not just physically, but mentally. Being forced to have someone else penis forced inside your own body is one of the most terrifying things that can ever happen, as you muscles tense up and the man forces his penis in with violence and the pain is stronger, While the rapist is happy getting his rocks of violating your body.
And even when the rape is over and spend you 24 hours in the bath and shower trying to get clean you still feel dirty, the physical scar will heal, but the mental battle has just begun.
You will have to battle with suicidal thoughts on a daily basis, fighting the urge to cut your wrist, or just cut yourself to try and deal with pain, all medicines have to be hidden away in a locked box ( it only takes 5 mins to swallow drugs that could end your life), you have to have constant company, no surprise visitors, all phones turned done so not to make you jump.
And this is all before you even try and go outside into the street, To be honest you will never be able to forget about being raped, but in time you can learn how to deal with and live a fairly normal life (if you have the right support), If you don't have the right support it could mean you life is basically over.
As you know i believe in free speech and have witnessed many times when people joke about what will happen to people who are put in prison, while they are criminals i would not wish being raped on anyone.
Again i will ask that you do not name the victim in the football case in the comments.
But please lets stop making light of rape, its not nice, its life changing and it represents the most personal violation that can be done to you.
Having asked for some legal advice i have been advised to post this
"FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF ANY DOUBT, I am not responsible for comments left on this site - I am unable to monitor it 24/7. However, should I be made aware of any comments left in relation to this article that break any laws of England & Wales, I will of course delete them immediately and co-operate fully with with any police investigation as to the identity of the commenter."
I know i can trust you guys to make sure i do not have to delete any comments.
As you all know a footballer was found guilty of rape last week and was sentenced to a period in prison, That was the courts desicion and in line with justice the footballer still has option of appeal.
However i want to talk about to things now, The reaction from some sections of twitter and ho it feels to be raped.
Twitter reaction was similar to what we saw with the Luis Suarez/Patrice Evra racism storm, Liverpool stood by their player and claimed that *he had done nothing wrong* and the fans (well most of them followed that line) swallowed the line.
Well it was the same in the recent case of rape with some vile and disgusting comments.
This is a response to those idiots that made fun of rape.
Unless you have been raped you have no idea how it feels, not just physically, but mentally. Being forced to have someone else penis forced inside your own body is one of the most terrifying things that can ever happen, as you muscles tense up and the man forces his penis in with violence and the pain is stronger, While the rapist is happy getting his rocks of violating your body.
And even when the rape is over and spend you 24 hours in the bath and shower trying to get clean you still feel dirty, the physical scar will heal, but the mental battle has just begun.
You will have to battle with suicidal thoughts on a daily basis, fighting the urge to cut your wrist, or just cut yourself to try and deal with pain, all medicines have to be hidden away in a locked box ( it only takes 5 mins to swallow drugs that could end your life), you have to have constant company, no surprise visitors, all phones turned done so not to make you jump.
And this is all before you even try and go outside into the street, To be honest you will never be able to forget about being raped, but in time you can learn how to deal with and live a fairly normal life (if you have the right support), If you don't have the right support it could mean you life is basically over.
As you know i believe in free speech and have witnessed many times when people joke about what will happen to people who are put in prison, while they are criminals i would not wish being raped on anyone.
Again i will ask that you do not name the victim in the football case in the comments.
But please lets stop making light of rape, its not nice, its life changing and it represents the most personal violation that can be done to you.
Having asked for some legal advice i have been advised to post this
"FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF ANY DOUBT, I am not responsible for comments left on this site - I am unable to monitor it 24/7. However, should I be made aware of any comments left in relation to this article that break any laws of England & Wales, I will of course delete them immediately and co-operate fully with with any police investigation as to the identity of the commenter."
I know i can trust you guys to make sure i do not have to delete any comments.
Monday, 23 April 2012
House of Lords
So, the Government want to make the House of Lords fully elected.
I just want to outline why i do not agree.
The first reason is this and overlooked by some.
The commons does not do its job in scrutinising line by line legalisation, See if they did this then they would have a good case to put on abolishing the Lords altogether.
The second
What about mandate, lets just say we have a Tory commons but a Labour Lords, what happens? (OK some will point out not much difference between them but you know what i mean), Does the Lords have a stronger mandate of does the commons?
The third
Do we want a mirror of the Commons? do we want people with no real life experience parachuted into *safe seats* as they do in the Commons?
Do we want to lose the valuable experience that we have in the Lords to trade union officials and greasy pole climbers? Yes i want a check on the Commons, but i don't want a rival.
I just want to outline why i do not agree.
The first reason is this and overlooked by some.
The commons does not do its job in scrutinising line by line legalisation, See if they did this then they would have a good case to put on abolishing the Lords altogether.
The second
What about mandate, lets just say we have a Tory commons but a Labour Lords, what happens? (OK some will point out not much difference between them but you know what i mean), Does the Lords have a stronger mandate of does the commons?
The third
Do we want a mirror of the Commons? do we want people with no real life experience parachuted into *safe seats* as they do in the Commons?
Do we want to lose the valuable experience that we have in the Lords to trade union officials and greasy pole climbers? Yes i want a check on the Commons, but i don't want a rival.
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Jeremy Cunt
So, according to this Story in the Daily Mail our Culture minister Jeremy Cunt thinks that banning a advert on radio is a good way of using the resources that his position affords.
Now first of all i don't buy into this religion crap in the first place (any of them), however if you want to then that is your choice. But i also believe in freedom of speech and expression, When i wrote about this a while ago i got called a "Homophobic fuckwitt", may i point out to readers two things they may not know:
1: I am gay
2: Supporting freedom of speech and someones right to say things does not mean i agree with said views of other people
We are now in a state where radio adverts and bus adverts have to be approved by politicians, I find this completely unacceptable. The politicians will claim that they are offended on my behalf (which is complete bollocks) and that they are just trying to protect me, Well forgive me Ministers but i am don't have the education that you have so maybe my brain is not as developed as your finally formed politically correct minds, But i understand that any censorship by the state is a bad thing.
If this was happening anywhere in the world our politicians would be calling for reforms of the state involved.
Again i will say this :
I may detest what you say, but i will defend to the death your right to say
So Jeremy Cunt, whats your excuse?
Now first of all i don't buy into this religion crap in the first place (any of them), however if you want to then that is your choice. But i also believe in freedom of speech and expression, When i wrote about this a while ago i got called a "Homophobic fuckwitt", may i point out to readers two things they may not know:
1: I am gay
2: Supporting freedom of speech and someones right to say things does not mean i agree with said views of other people
We are now in a state where radio adverts and bus adverts have to be approved by politicians, I find this completely unacceptable. The politicians will claim that they are offended on my behalf (which is complete bollocks) and that they are just trying to protect me, Well forgive me Ministers but i am don't have the education that you have so maybe my brain is not as developed as your finally formed politically correct minds, But i understand that any censorship by the state is a bad thing.
If this was happening anywhere in the world our politicians would be calling for reforms of the state involved.
Again i will say this :
I may detest what you say, but i will defend to the death your right to say
So Jeremy Cunt, whats your excuse?
Friday, 20 April 2012
Time to go back to my world?
There is a glass celling, we all know it.
See, as you know i am not the most brightest nor most intelligent person in the world, But i tend to judge people on merit not status. But i have a weakness of seeing good in everyone and want to help wherever i can.
However in the world of politics it seems you only get anywhere by being nasty, this type of politics is a turn off, its not what i want to see, but alas its what feeds our media and our politicians. We are so in a fucked up world where we rely on fear and hate to further our own means.
The class celling i am talking about is damaged goods (people like me), we are to quick to write them off, dismiss them as useless! Well i disagree, we are a divided society, we have breed class hatred (and most have fallen for it), One group one more of our money while one wants slightly less.
The celling is there but its not class nor racial nor even homophobic. The celling is between the political class and the taxpayers.
But whatever class, manners still matter :)
And by the way, i am going to keep trying to break that glass celling. They may laugh at me but hell, i am going to give it everything i have.
This country deserves better.
See, as you know i am not the most brightest nor most intelligent person in the world, But i tend to judge people on merit not status. But i have a weakness of seeing good in everyone and want to help wherever i can.
However in the world of politics it seems you only get anywhere by being nasty, this type of politics is a turn off, its not what i want to see, but alas its what feeds our media and our politicians. We are so in a fucked up world where we rely on fear and hate to further our own means.
The class celling i am talking about is damaged goods (people like me), we are to quick to write them off, dismiss them as useless! Well i disagree, we are a divided society, we have breed class hatred (and most have fallen for it), One group one more of our money while one wants slightly less.
The celling is there but its not class nor racial nor even homophobic. The celling is between the political class and the taxpayers.
But whatever class, manners still matter :)
And by the way, i am going to keep trying to break that glass celling. They may laugh at me but hell, i am going to give it everything i have.
This country deserves better.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Are manners a turn off in politics?
I feel a little bit sad today, let me explain why.
Yesterday i asked someone if they stood by comments made in the middle of last year (Politely), It was a straight yes or no question, see i can understand some people say stupid things and then they regret them and say sorry or explain it was a idiotic thing to say( Lets be honest e have all said something in heat of moment and then wished we hadn't). I also thought after 6-9 months he would have come to see how silly his comments were.
So i waited and waited, put the question to him again (all politely) and still no answer came. I thought OK will try again tomorrow (Wednesday).
So roll on this morning and i re-sent the question, only this time i got an answer. Instead of it being the yes or no response i expecting or *Yes i should not have said it" reply i got called *obsessed*, then when i challenged this i got blocked on twitter and called a "simpleton".
Now i am not really that bothered about be blocked by a leftie on twitter (not the first nor will it be the last) but i do wonder why they do it and resort to *insults*, surely in the position the left are in they need more engagement with real people?
If this is the state and response that comes from people that are meant to represent the working class then they have a funny way of showing it.
Just for the record those that follow me on twitter know who this was that i had the exchange with and the comments i was asking if he stood by (still had no answer).
Yesterday i asked someone if they stood by comments made in the middle of last year (Politely), It was a straight yes or no question, see i can understand some people say stupid things and then they regret them and say sorry or explain it was a idiotic thing to say( Lets be honest e have all said something in heat of moment and then wished we hadn't). I also thought after 6-9 months he would have come to see how silly his comments were.
So i waited and waited, put the question to him again (all politely) and still no answer came. I thought OK will try again tomorrow (Wednesday).
So roll on this morning and i re-sent the question, only this time i got an answer. Instead of it being the yes or no response i expecting or *Yes i should not have said it" reply i got called *obsessed*, then when i challenged this i got blocked on twitter and called a "simpleton".
Now i am not really that bothered about be blocked by a leftie on twitter (not the first nor will it be the last) but i do wonder why they do it and resort to *insults*, surely in the position the left are in they need more engagement with real people?
If this is the state and response that comes from people that are meant to represent the working class then they have a funny way of showing it.
Just for the record those that follow me on twitter know who this was that i had the exchange with and the comments i was asking if he stood by (still had no answer).
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Just something to ponder....
I saw this years ago, it keeps my feet on ground, so i thought i would share it.
"Its nice to be important, but its more important to be nice"
Is it true?
"Its nice to be important, but its more important to be nice"
Is it true?
Monday, 16 April 2012
Why i am blogging
A reader asks what is the main purpose of this blog, a question which simple but a good one.
So here i go, last August i didn't have a twitter account active ( i had started one but gave up as i didn't understand it), eventually i gave in and re-started it out of curiosity and thirst for new knowledge. As i said in previous posts i have no education, Qualifications etc,I don't have a massive vocabulary nor am articulate as most other bloggers, so i am coming from a long way behind all my readers and twitter followers on catching up with things.
I want to use this blog as my space to write and express myself and yes ask questions, since getting into politics online i have found a whole new world (not to mention twitter) that i never knew exsisted, i have spoke with and chatted with people that i would never have had a chance to.
The topics i want to cover are about how i see things, my views are no more or less important as anyone elses.
Just a note on twitter.
I cannot thank enough the people that follow me and i follow for being so nice and welcoming and understanding ( even when i have sent the occasional typsy tweet and had to apologise the day after).
Like i have also said i intend to improve as much as i can, Hell have had so many twists in life this see where this takes me.
You are all welcome to come along for the ride :)
So here i go, last August i didn't have a twitter account active ( i had started one but gave up as i didn't understand it), eventually i gave in and re-started it out of curiosity and thirst for new knowledge. As i said in previous posts i have no education, Qualifications etc,I don't have a massive vocabulary nor am articulate as most other bloggers, so i am coming from a long way behind all my readers and twitter followers on catching up with things.
I want to use this blog as my space to write and express myself and yes ask questions, since getting into politics online i have found a whole new world (not to mention twitter) that i never knew exsisted, i have spoke with and chatted with people that i would never have had a chance to.
The topics i want to cover are about how i see things, my views are no more or less important as anyone elses.
Just a note on twitter.
I cannot thank enough the people that follow me and i follow for being so nice and welcoming and understanding ( even when i have sent the occasional typsy tweet and had to apologise the day after).
Like i have also said i intend to improve as much as i can, Hell have had so many twists in life this see where this takes me.
You are all welcome to come along for the ride :)
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Statement
I feel i need to write this, i didn't want to blog today as many subjects need addressing.
I want to talk about this site:
1: This site is not funded by anyone, nor does anyone but me decide what is published
2: Moderation will be down to me, i do not want to mod or delete any ones comment. (all comments are posted without moderation and this is how i want to keep it)
3: All views/comments are welcome
That's all and i really appreciate all readers for reading/commenting/ sharing.
I want to talk about this site:
1: This site is not funded by anyone, nor does anyone but me decide what is published
2: Moderation will be down to me, i do not want to mod or delete any ones comment. (all comments are posted without moderation and this is how i want to keep it)
3: All views/comments are welcome
That's all and i really appreciate all readers for reading/commenting/ sharing.
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