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Re: News in General
« Reply #3855 on: May 01, 2023, 01:37:43 PM »

Fast forward to today...Reparations.
"Why should non-Black people in San Francisco today who didn't enslave anyone be paying money to Black people in San Francisco today who were never enslaved"?...is a question being asked.

That is why San Francisco should take the money from an Australian owned criminal fascist corporation that should not be allowed to exist in any form, namely news corp.

That answers your question.

I am glad you watched the video.

Now you have been to London! Good on ya mate!

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« Reply #3856 on: May 01, 2023, 01:39:21 PM »

Red needs to stop making that Gollum noise in his throat if he wants people to take him seriously.

Rightwing politics is ugly.
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« Reply #3857 on: May 01, 2023, 02:08:16 PM »

Rupert Murdoch is American.
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« Reply #3858 on: May 01, 2023, 02:14:29 PM »

Red needs to stop making that Gollum noise in his throat if he wants people to take him seriously.

Rightwing politics is ugly.

Not as ugly as Leftwing politics...in particular the radical Left and the violent left.
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« Reply #3859 on: May 01, 2023, 03:44:08 PM »

Rupert Murdoch is American.

In the limited sense that he gave up Australian citizenship in the mid-80s to satisfy the legal requirement for US television network ownership. 

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« Reply #3860 on: May 01, 2023, 03:50:40 PM »

Red needs to stop making that Gollum noise in his throat if he wants people to take him seriously.

Rightwing politics is ugly.

Not as ugly as Leftwing politics...in particular the radical Left and the violent left.
You will swallow anything.
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« Reply #3861 on: May 01, 2023, 06:06:55 PM »

Rupert Murdoch is American.

In the limited sense that he gave up Australian citizenship in the mid-80s to satisfy the legal requirement for US television network ownership.
Nothing limited about it.  He is an American Citizen and has been for 38 years
ThevFCC rule against foreign ownership of US tV stations was repealed 10 years ago.
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« Reply #3862 on: May 01, 2023, 06:38:39 PM »

Rupert Murdoch is American.

In the limited sense that he gave up Australian citizenship in the mid-80s to satisfy the legal requirement for US television network ownership.

Which makes him solely American.
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« Reply #3863 on: May 01, 2023, 06:47:30 PM »

Rupert Murdoch is American.

In the limited sense that he gave up Australian citizenship in the mid-80s to satisfy the legal requirement for US television network ownership.

Which makes him solely American.
Which makes him an American citizen. He is still Australian in the same way my wife is still Polish,  even if you are embarrassed to claim him.
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« Reply #3864 on: May 01, 2023, 06:52:15 PM »

Rupert Murdoch is American.

In the limited sense that he gave up Australian citizenship in the mid-80s to satisfy the legal requirement for US television network ownership.

Which makes him solely American.
Which makes him an American citizen. He is still Australian in the same way my wife is still Polish,  even if you are embarrassed to claim him.
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« Reply #3865 on: May 01, 2023, 06:58:32 PM »

Red is still processing losing three seats on the Supreme Court at once.

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« Reply #3866 on: May 01, 2023, 07:01:41 PM »

Political cause T shirts in schools?

Simple solution...school uniforms for all students...kindergarten to high school graduation...as in my world.
Every child wears the uniform.
Poor?  Genuinely can't afford the uniform?
No worries...parents can trade in/donate uniforms no longer required, to the uniform pool.
The school/Education Dept makes sure, one way or another, every child has the uniform to wear.
Not a national flag shirt, pride shirt, message shirt etc in sight.
No slippers, no flip flops, only the regulation school uniform including black shoes, and hat (sunburn and skin cancer prevention).
No underwear as outerwear, no tights as pants, only proper dresses or skirts and blouses.
No jewellery, no bling contents.
No revealing attire...and in general girls' skirts and dresses are of a respectable length.
No gender message shirts, no gender wars.
...just peaceful, quiet learning.
Aaaaah.
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« Reply #3867 on: May 01, 2023, 07:15:23 PM »

Political cause T shirts in schools?

Simple solution...school uniforms for all students...kindergarten to high school graduation...as in my world.

Schools are not like your Bund Meetings.
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« Reply #3868 on: May 01, 2023, 07:47:17 PM »

Since I give him a hard time for everything he writes, I think it's only fair to note that I agree with Bambu (albeit in a far less harsh and judgmental fashion) with his advocacy of school uniforms.
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« Reply #3869 on: May 01, 2023, 08:17:18 PM »

Fox News poll reports 61% of Americans favor ban on AR-style assault weapons.  I had expected our members who suckle at the Fox teat to post this last Thursday, but perhaps they were hiding under their desks or beds.

https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-voters-favor-gun-limits-arming-citizens-reduce-gun-violence



School uniforms seem like one of those solutions that would have particular usefulness where you have kids from multiple socioeconomic backgrounds attending a school.   Sort of a social equalizer that might reduce distraction and deepening class divides.TBH, an issue where I'd need to know more.
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