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  1. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    That doesn't pass the sense test. Anyone in the most oppressed countries can say whatever they want and live with the consequences. That's not free speech, it's not even close.
  2. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    I disagree that it's anything to do with the current state of public discourse. It's an impossibility to find a workable solution where the legality of words can be defined by anyone who chooses to be offended. Far too many people are offended by things that are entirely inoffensive for that to...
  3. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    That can't work either. We can't use being offended as a measure, otherwise anyone can claim offence to silence anyone they want - see Islamists and blasphemy laws. We can't use harm as a measure because words can't harm. They don't have a real, physical entity with which to do so. We...
  4. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    Or maybe they're just collecting data so they know how many spaces they need on the short buses.
  5. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    But you just said that anyone has the right to say anything. That opinion isn't compatible with there being any kind of line.
  6. scaramanga

    The Cricket Thread

    What in all of fudge are you talking about? Early starts aren't for cricket people. Football types maybe, Australians maybe. Not cricket people.
  7. scaramanga

    The Cricket Thread

    The lack of standardisation of pitches is precisely why ball quality has to be higher. Pink balls don't last on pitches like those in Australia, the sport just isn't designed for that kind of environment.
  8. scaramanga

    What would YOUR priority signing be in the Jan transfer window?

    Is it the same thread that we unlock or a new one?
  9. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    There's a huge difference between an opinion being a marker that warrants a closer look in terms of extremism and something being illegal. For example. You can't arrest someone for being a catholic priest, but you can sure as fudge choose not to leave your kids alone with one.
  10. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    It's far more important that we defend the opinions that disgust us than those we agree with. The case we've been discussing is a perfect example of that. It's impossible to defend her opinion, nobody in their right mind could or should. But we should all be defending her right to think and...
  11. scaramanga

    The Cricket Thread

    Problem is, you can't play night cricket with a red ball. Nobody has made an even half-decent pink ball for anything resembling serious cricket yet. Even Dukes haven't managed it, so the likes of Kookaburra don't stand a chance. So you get more cricket, but it's brick. Given the way modern...
  12. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    There's an obvious problem with allowing any government if any colour to be the arbiter of what we can and cannot think. It would be worringly easy for our current government and their pet judiciary to outlaw opinions such as high taxation being an obvious drag of the economy, or that endless...
  13. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    She is a div and I would never defend what she said - it's abhorrent. But it's important that we defend her right to think and say it. There are two very worrying trends at play here: 1) The govt thinks it's ok to arrest, prosecute and imprison people for things they think 2) Even worse, the...
  14. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    He'll be an MP in some Midlands brick hole by next Christmas.
  15. scaramanga

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    It is when it's just some random mum on Twitter, yes. If it's said by someone who is actively controlling a group of people then that would be different. If it can be proven that people acted specifically on those instructions from her, then that's a crime. If not, then she's being arrested...
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