GboroRam

Do you ever look back through history at the villains and think how on earth did they convince enough people that this clearly evil campaign was justified? People would have to be so stupid to be so easily led
This is how. I still see so much support for what Israel are doing. The mainstream media in western countries are still very sly in how they cover the conflict fairly. 
"Since 1,400 Jews were massacred on 7th October, the worst attack since 9/11" ... has to be included in every story. You have to pretend every death before that was just banter. Then you keep Israel stories personal. Keep Palestine stories on a wider scale. And either side of any Palestinian suffering make sure to frame it with Israel sympathy. 
Any "fair" coverage also starts with acknowledgement that Israel have been naughty in the past. Once you admit that, then you're free to support ethnic cleansing, Apartheid, genocide.... anything. You clearly have no bias because you spent 4 seconds criticising Israel (but not really) 
Very tedious. But only barbarians from the East fall for propaganda. We're all free thinkers. Liberated from dictatorships. 
 

Certainly that's the way the Sunday Express are leaning (no surprise there).
'Free' speech and the right to demonstrate should be abolished according to their hysterical headline this evening.
It's a slippery slope - and they are oiling the runners of the sled.

The thing that gets to me is, ok, we turn them into a team that fights more and wins the physical batles, but when we do win them, then what? From what I've seen of the season so far a tiny bit more actual nouse in the final third probably would have us top six.
I hate this every time there's a "board of passing to each other lets gets a proper aggressive get at em manager" our team is 💩 at doing it and our fans hate watching it. No one is looking back back at Gary Rwett's side with misty eyes and Nigel Pearson was an abortion.
Fed up.
Going nowhere trying to pass and move and score perfect goals is preferable to going nowhere trying to make skilled footballers out thug thug teams who are just better at it.
 
 

I wasn’t aware of that sad news but stand by my statement. 

I’d have Simon or Barbara 

Nah I'd have his replacement Steve McClaren back in a heartbeat.

I’d have Nigel Clough back in a heartbeat. 
 

This conflict has exposed how morally bankrupt the leaders in this country are.  Not just politicians (my voting intention for the general election has now changed), but religious leaders too. 
You'd think it would be the natural position for the head of the Church of England to seek out peace, to minimize the loss of life, but no, Welby talks about Israel having a right and duty to defend itself.  Hamas is described as evil, but the same description is not applied to Israel when they kill thousands of children.  
ITV news last night had an interview with the Chief Rabbi.  While we may bend over backwards to make a distinction between the Jewish faith and Israel, it was obvious last night that the rabbi makes no such distinction.  Rather than trying to calm anxiety, he ramps it up, describing the protestors as thousands of Hamas supporters.  Again the conflict is described in terms of good vs evil.  No concern shown for the Gaza civilians (although I accept this maybe due to editing).
The vast majority of protestors just want an end to the violence/deaths.  Why not focus on that?

Would it be cynical for me to suggest that it was front and centre stage because a failing PM needed to conjure up some Churchillian spirit to bolster some home support, so talking up the Ukraine angle and our refugee response was a means to an end? Now said Churchill disciple has gone, the issue has disappeared. 

Never voted for Kevin Philips Bonggg or Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel?

That's not news, just a bit of gossip,

That's not a result, just a piece of gossip

Well, even Arthur Negus managed to hold Bristol. 

Is that a back 4 or a back 5...asking for Curtains 

I'm really sure which war thread this should reside under, but it's quite apt, I believe...
 

I'd argue it's not front and centre right now. Palestine is more visible at the moment. 

My point was really that the picture shows the reality of their supposed attempts to mitigate civilian harm. That is to say that no attempt at all is being made to safeguard civilians.

It'll be me mate. I'm wearing that one like a badge of honour 😂

Oh, I'm not even the worst mod. 

You can't block mods, sorry, you will have to read my posts 🙂

You can't block mods, sorry, you will have to read my posts 🙂

Don't be silly, they're just pretending to be dead.