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  Covid 19 CENSORSHIP

  by The Fall Guy in

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  if anyone voices an opinion with which i disagree or even detest, i can either debate it or walk away.. the last thing i want is for someone to be silenced by threats.

  however, it appears that some opinions on social media etc.

  which contradict the official narrative are being muted.

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  cofty

  Totally agree with comments by TD and AA above however this situation is slightly different.

  It isn't the radio station that is refusing to allow idiotic and dangerous conspiracy theories to be be aired, it's the regulator OFCOM who are threatening to sanction the station for permitting the woman to spread lies on their station.

  It does raise an interesting example of the limits of free speech.

  I think you could argue there is a direct and immediate danger of physical harm to others which is perhaps the only legitimate reason to disallow speech.
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  Differences between UK and US Corona Virus TV Updates

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm in the uk, and most days over the last 2 weeks i've watched the 5pm uk government update on the corona virus situation which includes questions from the media.

  generally speaking i've found the whole update, including the questions and answers, to be respectful, informative and non combative, with, to the best of my recollection, very little mention of politics and blame.

  certainly no political point scoring.

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  cofty

  you are wishing others to die so you don’t have to

  SBF - You epitomise everything that is wrong with online conversations.

  You know you are misrepresenting my words but not for the first time be a smart arse is more important to you than dialogue. Maybe you need to get out more.
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  Differences between UK and US Corona Virus TV Updates

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm in the uk, and most days over the last 2 weeks i've watched the 5pm uk government update on the corona virus situation which includes questions from the media.

  generally speaking i've found the whole update, including the questions and answers, to be respectful, informative and non combative, with, to the best of my recollection, very little mention of politics and blame.

  certainly no political point scoring.

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  cofty

  A vaccine is probably 12-18 months away so like it or not herd immunity is part of the solution.

  Keep the most vulnerable isolated, partial lockdown to keep hospital cases manageable and once the spread is under control gradually relax the rules.

  The UK are just being more honest about it and treating us like adults.

  IMO Boris and co - including Nicola Sturgeon - have been excellent.
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  Some 'Minimus' type questions

  by NoAbuse in

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  why do round pizzas come in square boxes?.

  why is donald trump the most amazing man ever?.

  do you like putting salt on things?.

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  cofty

  Aclue that was priceless
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  A blatant mistake in the UK Government's Letter?

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. social
  2. current

  to quote the national institue of allergy and infectious diseases: "there are hundreds of coronaviruses, most of which circulate among such animals as pigs, camels, bats and cats.

  sometimes those viruses jump to humans—called a spillover event—and can cause disease.

  " https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/coronaviruses.

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  What mistake?

  Phizzy - Boris is fighting for his life and his pregnant girlfriend is symptomatic. Is now the time for ridicule?
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  Cardinal George Pell Acquitted Of Child sex Abuse !

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  cardinal george pell the australian catholic who was the 3rd most senior person in the vatican was acquitted by the high court of australia of all sex charges against him this morning.. after serving about 400 days behind bars he is now free to walk out of jail, to the shock of many.. this should make news headlines all around the world judging by past experience..

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  cofty

  I read an article on Quillette a few months ago that opened my eyes to how questionable the Pell trial has been. It has a hint of show-trial about it.

  I was aggressively anti-Pell and still am but you can't convict somebody without proper evidence if you care about rule of law.

  Convictions and Doubts: The Case of Cardinal Pell...
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  How can I change my avatar?

  by AlainAlam in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  on my profile, under "update avatar", i click on "upload avatar image" and choose the picture i want, but it doesn't work.

  i know it says there may be a slight delay but i've been waiting for more than 12 hours so i'm wondering if there's something wrong with the site, or if i'm missing something..

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  cofty

  Maybe for the moment you can try the Refresh Gravatar button which should swap your pic for one of the generic monsters.
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  Coronavirus lockdown HYPOCRISY

  by The Fall Guy in

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  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52171712.

  the bbc isn't even covering this story - it's merely publishing the front page of a newspaper which is!

  why not bbc?.

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  cofty

  According to The Scotsman she visited her holiday home in Fife two weekends in a row. Once with her whole family and the second time with her husband.
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  Coronavirus lockdown HYPOCRISY

  by The Fall Guy in

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  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52171712.

  the bbc isn't even covering this story - it's merely publishing the front page of a newspaper which is!

  why not bbc?.

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  She actually put nobody at increased risk. They travelled as a family group, stayed overnight to check on their second home and travelled back as a family group.

  The problem is that most of us are being forced to follow a 'rules-are-rules' approach rather than being allowed to apply common sense - an uncommon commodity. She allowed herself the privilege of using her own considerable knowledge and judgement.

  That inconsistency has probably made her position untenable.
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  What do you think of the ransom as proof of Jehovah's love?

  by AlainAlam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  consider these excerpts from the bible and the publications:.

  “no one has love greater than this, that someone should surrender his life in behalf of his friends” (joh 15:13).

  “for hardly would anyone die for a righteous man; though perhaps for a good man someone may dare to die.

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  cofty

  I'm not selling it SB, just explaining it.