is that good or bad
Who is #2 btw. They must have me blocked.Humble_Novice
is that good or badIt's unequivocally bad, and contrary to SHRIKE's claim, nobody's heart was in the right place while writing it. It's one of those "think of the children" surveillance bills that will limit free speech and kill encryption in the UK, and provide further cover for similar efforts in the US and EU.
Will this push the UK to finally kick out the Tories? They can't delay the elections forever.This? No.
Hopefully this collapses and fails like all their other attempts to do this.The legislation has been passed. About the best you can hope for now is a poor implementation.
The legislation has been passed. About the best you can hope for now is a poor implementation.That's what I mean.
The UK is so fucked I'll be shocked if they aren't a dictatorship in the next 10 years
This is what happens when people are too lazy or apathetic to outvote the far right.The Labour Party support the Online Safety Bill. In fact, they wanted to toughen it up.
This is what happens when people are too lazy or apathetic to outvote the far right.The Tories aren't far right, come on now.
Like most things done by governments their heart is the the right place but its mostly older people writing the legislation who have no idea how the internet works.Most things? Are you serious?
Will this push the UK to finally kick out the Tories? They can't delay the elections forever.
This is what happens when people are too lazy or apathetic to outvote the far right.We can't vote people out without an election, and they refuse to hold one
At present we have the choice between an openly corrupt far-right party and an openly corrupt right wing party. One is better on paper, but labour is basically diet Tory at this stage. This country is completely fucked.
I'm not a fan of both parties but where is the evidence the Labour Party are openly corrupt?Anti-semitism, opposing unions, kissing up to trickle down economics, exploiting far right anti-immigration/LGBT rhetoric
At present we have the choice between an openly corrupt far-right party and an openly corrupt right wing party. One is better on paper, but labour is basically diet Tory at this stage. This country is completely fucked.What is the Green Party doing at this point?
What is the Green Party doing at this point?Lol
What is the Green Party doing at this point?Still opposing water fluoridation. Yes, really.
HE1203 The Green Party is opposed to the artificial mass fluoridation of drinking water which is being promoted by the Government. There is conflicting evidence on the benefits to dental health of this practice and major concerns on the cumulative negative wider health effects of total ingestion levels of fluoride. There are further concerns on the links with the chemical industry that supplies artificial fluoride and the compulsory nature of its addition to drinking water that denies consumers choice.https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/our-policies/long-term-goals/health/
We can't vote people out without an election, and they refuse to hold one
The Tories aren't far right, come on now.
This. If you think they're what constitutes far right, then I'm sorry but you're clueless.
It's unequivocally bad, and contrary to SHRIKE's claim, nobody's heart was in the right place while writing it. It's one of those "think of the children" surveillance bills that will limit free speech and kill encryption in the UK, and provide further cover for similar efforts in the US and EU.
"just vote them out!"The Tory Party contains anyone from the moderate centre-right to anything only just short of the violent extreme right EDL/BNP style parties, who are really a hybrid of racist politics and football hooliganism.
The mantra of the clueless and misguidedly optimistic.
Then what are they? I'm not from the UK so I'm genuinely interested.
"just vote them out!"They're centre-right to right wing. The only far right parties in the UK are UKIP and the Reform party and they both have 0 seats and are predicted to gain 0 seats.
The mantra of the clueless and misguidedly optimistic.
Then what are they? I'm not from the UK so I'm genuinely interested.
I find it hilarious when people who's country voted trump in, is removing abortion rights, and uses illegal mexican workers as damn near slaves one moment, then shits all over them the next is fucking judging us.We're not much better or far off from that sadly.
The country that has people checking children's gentiles to make sure they aren't trans no less.
The Tory Party contains anyone from the moderate centre-right to anything only just short of the violent extreme right EDL/BNP style parties, who are really a hybrid of racist politics and football hooliganism.
Post-Brexit, those on the farthest right have taken control. They put Johnson and Truss in power.
They're centre-right to right wing. The only far right parties in the UK are UKIP and the Reform party and they both have 0 seats and are predicted to gain 0 seats.
Labour would be centre-left while the Lib Dems would be centre to centre-left (but have formed a coalition with the Tories in the past).
is that good or badSuper-bad, if you ever want to meaningfully encrypt anything.
Fucking really? The Tories aren't even the UK's worst far-right? Shit's worse than I thought.They've absorbed most of the worst right wing parties which have now dragged them to meet them, rather than moderating them.
Anti-semitism, opposing unions, kissing up to trickle down economics, exploiting far right anti-immigration/LGBT rhetoric
Labour is "opently corrupt" in that they are right wing and at the pets of their wealthy corporate overlords. With absolutely no care or interest in the people of the country whatsoever.
Starmer has already begun the damage control of "We can't do the things we want to do and have to maintain the status quo because .... well you know." and he's not even in power yet.
They're still several thousand times superior to Tories but a massive lump of dog poo is superior to Tories so it's not saying much.
Diet Tory is an apt description. It's pretty much being kicked in the balls with an iron boot vs being kicked in the balls by a barefoot.
I asked for evidence. Posting from my alt.I hate to agree with UR of all people, but he is 100% on the mark for once.
I hate to agree with UR of all people, but he is 100% on the mark for once.
As I understand this, it wrecks end-to-end cryptonothing of value, etc.
and may even require ID authentication for random nothing sites like gamefaqs.Fuck that shit lol
nothing of value, etc.yeah who gives a shit about privacy
he is, and always has been, a liberal.
Definitely. The overton window in the UK isn't as far right as it is in the US.Personally, Boris Johnson is socially liberal. He has no real issues with LGBT+ people, immigrants, people of different faiths etc. Though he is not politically correct in his language (as is typical for people of his type and upbringing). He generally supports green policies, and is not really religious. He's a traditionalist who loves the British institutions upon which his privilege is founded.
While relatively speaking The Tories have traditionally been further right than Labour (although that does seem to be changing again now after the Corbyn years) they are still no where near as right as the GOP \ DEMS in the US.
Genuine question. What do you mean by "liberal" in this context?
Do you mean he's willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own and open to new ideas or that he's a free market liberaltarian?
Personally, Boris Johnson is socially liberal. He has no real issues with LGBT+ people, immigrants, people of different faiths etc. Though he is not politically correct in his language (as is typical for people of his type and upbringing). He generally supports green policies, and is not really religious. He's a traditionalist who loves the British institutions upon which his privilege is founded.
He has libertarian tendencies, but I wouldn't call him a libertarian. He doesn't like the idea of government telling people what they can eat, drink, smoke, drive etc.
But Johnson's defining characteristic is his ambition. There isn't much he won't do to serve it, and there isn't anything or anyone that he won't throw under the bus to escape being blamed for something.
When you add that to incompetence, laziness, an unwillingness to deal with tough situations, and a profound level of childish entitlement you have what would have been the worst Prime Minister of modern times.
If it wasn't for Liz Truss.