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

It’s you own internal drivers and unrealistic expectations and desires you are all really moaning about.

These are not real and you have the power and permit to re-evaluate and adjust to reality.

Hard work should bring a better quality of life and you have to remember working hard in your own home life can improve your quality of life much more than working for someone else.

And short of everything else prioritise your real health.
 
johnola said:
It’s you own internal drivers and unrealistic expectations and desires you are all really moaning about.

These are not real and you have the power and permit to re-evaluate and adjust to reality.

Hard work should bring a better quality of life and you have to remember working hard in your own home life can improve your quality of life much more than working for someone else.

And short of everything else prioritise your real health.
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That is so true, but it is so ingrained in our culture that it's not easy to do.
 
I just think that what we've talked about is why so many in the US and Europe are turning to alternative political choices. The mainstream parties and political consensus is getting a kicking. UK has been a bit late to the party but I suspect Reform will gorge on the death of the tories over the next year and then start eating Labour's voter base. People are sick and tired of the consensus that has built up. I mean we've been indoctrinated into a way of life that is privileged on paper but nobody is bloody happy. We've literally spent the last 5 years debating what a woman is. Our own prime minister, after answering "of course they can" to a question as to whether a woman can have a penis has just stood up in parliament and said "according to the law, a woman can't have a penis". And you cant question this gonads I mean people have lost their jobs over this sh*t and peoplr are just sick of it. Sick of being told what to think. Sick of being told what a fulfilling life should look like. Sick of being afraid to speak their thoughts.
 
Silly McSilly Face said:
I just think that what we've talked about is why so many in the US and Europe are turning to alternative political choices. The mainstream parties and political consensus is getting a kicking. UK has been a bit late to the party but I suspect Reform will gorge on the death of the tories over the next year and then start eating Labour's voter base. People are sick and tired of the consensus that has built up. I mean we've been indoctrinated into a way of life that is privileged on paper but nobody is bloody happy. We've literally spent the last 5 years debating what a woman is. Our own prime minister, after answering "of course they can" to a question as to whether a woman can have a penis has just stood up in parliament and said "according to the law, a woman can't have a penis". And you cant question this gonads I mean people have lost their jobs over this sh*t and peoplr are just sick of it. Sick of being told what to think. Sick of being told what a fulfilling life should look like. Sick of being afraid to speak their thoughts.
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Unfortunate choice of phrasing perhaps?

Edit - very interesting discussion on the trans topic v women’s rights in the Anti-Social programme on Radio 4 today (midday, on BBC Sounds).
 
Glenda's Legs said:
Unfortunate choice of phrasing perhaps?

Edit - very interesting discussion on the trans topic v women’s rights in the Anti-Social programme on Radio 4 today (midday, on BBC Sounds).
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I've had a few tonight after a tough week to be fair but you get the sentiment. Its more that it shouldn't really be a debate. And I actually feel really sorry for people that have been born into the wrong body to have to be dragged into this gonads. The problem with identity politics is it is divisive. You can surely have a society where a man that wants to be a woman can feel safe and secure and free in that reality without others being terrorised as to how to answer basic fundamentals of science and biology for fear of being sacked or canceled. Everyone is just trying to get through life and be themselves warts and all.
 
Glenda's Legs said:
“Shock news of the day”.
(I’ve never watched GB News but he’s quite prolific on X. And is without doubt a bit of a plonker.
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I don't watch it either, but in what way is he a bit of a plonker? Does he bring up issues your uncomfortable with and we're rather not discussed. Is his idealogy different to yours?

I watch the sky news headlines. Then I used their weather app to see what the weather will be. I find a lot of people don't like it when difficult discussions are to be had. Maybe why Jess Phillips turned down a request from the leader of Oldham Council, as women's minister I'm sure she had a lot of pressing issues to get on with.

My point being all of our time is finite and we should not waste time with news sources that ask uncomfortable questions. Sky sports news pander to the lowest common dominator and chat inane rubbish in barely coherent sentences, and I love them for it.
 
Glenda's Legs said:
Unfortunate choice of phrasing perhaps?

Edit - very interesting discussion on the trans topic v women’s rights in the Anti-Social programme on Radio 4 today (midday, on BBC Sounds).
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Can I ask you as I find you to be one of the more reasonable posters and you are a woman. What do you think of JK Rowling.

Won't get directly into the trans debate as I don't really have a view on it. But I don't get the hate towards Rowling. To me she is campaigning for women's rights. My mother was a woman, my sister is a woman(not a particularly nice one) my wife is a woman, the first wife was as well. I quite like women, and they have often been mistreated by men.
 
Rorschach said:
Per MWH renewables are much cheaper, with onshore wind being the cheapest at the moment. PV next on the list and will likely overtake onshore wind in the not-too-distant future. And these industries are still very much on the learning curve, so getting cheaper by the day. Nuclear on the other hand, is going the opposite direction. The cost per MWH hour is up about 60% in the last 10 years. These are levelised prices without subsidies. There is only one winner here.

To tie into your point about the real estate used for PV. Needless to say PV can be added almost anywhere and does not need to be all colocated. I would argue the distributed nature of PV adds to its benefits; there is no single point of failure, which is more important than ever with the changing climate. And the fact that I can create my own power, the democratisation of electrical power in effect, annoys the FF industry no end which is why they lobby against renewables continuously.

Rather than derailing this politics thread further I can take this up with you in the climate thread later if you like.
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Not in the UK, renewables are heavily subsidized and also need to take into account the costs to have alternative power sources if there's not enough wind or sun for example. Also is it really green when the turbines are mostly produced using slave labour and powered by coal? Are we not just outsourcing some emissions elsewhere? The same applies to electric cars as well.

I think there's room for a mix, nuclear is still the only method of consistent power generation.

Our power costs are the highest in the developed world despite over 50% of our power being generated by renewables in 2024 Maybe a better question is should we be willing to pay higher costs for a greener world?
 
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