Brexit Thread 2

[Rax]

Ive typed and deleted a reply 3 times now, I keep realising that theres a lot going on, but basically all of this is caused by the internet, idiots being able to congregate online, the comments sections showing people that theyre not the only insane ones, anonymity allowing people the freedom to say what they really think, the warm fuzzy feeling of someone telling you they agree with you. All of this stuff together just lets people talk about their crazy viewpoint and get others to side with them. Something that should allow real knowledge and information to reach more people has instead allowed the bullshit to reach more people, its a bit depressing really.

[Benzin]

twitter.com/leaveeuofficial/status/1025277652373069824

strawberry floating EU, demanding that we have qualified doctors.

Just what I want when having a serious surgery; someone fresh out of their year at the Gove School of Medicine

[Squinty]

Ive typed and deleted a reply 3 times now, I keep realising that theres a lot going on, but basically all of this is caused by the internet, idiots being able to congregate online, the comments sections showing people that theyre not the only insane ones, anonymity allowing people the freedom to say what they really think, the warm fuzzy feeling of someone telling you they agree with you. All of this stuff together just lets people talk about their crazy viewpoint and get others to side with them. Something that should allow real knowledge and information to reach more people has instead allowed the bullshit to reach more people, its a bit depressing really.

I've said it before, this is one of the greatest threats to civilization. Stupidity and ignorance. We have established facts (earth is not flat, Jewish Holocaust) being disputed by strawberry floating morons.

[Moggy]

Ive typed and deleted a reply 3 times now, I keep realising that theres a lot going on, but basically all of this is caused by the internet, idiots being able to congregate online, the comments sections showing people that theyre not the only insane ones, anonymity allowing people the freedom to say what they really think, the warm fuzzy feeling of someone telling you they agree with you. All of this stuff together just lets people talk about their crazy viewpoint and get others to side with them. Something that should allow real knowledge and information to reach more people has instead allowed the bullshit to reach more people, its a bit depressing really.

I've said it before, this is one of the greatest threats to civilization. Stupidity and ignorance. We have established facts (earth is not flat, Jewish Holocaust) being disputed by strawberry floating morons.

It’s all so sad. I can remember when I first started going online (late 90s) and thinking that this was the tool that would bring the planet together. By getting to know people from other cultures, the world would see that it was stupid to hate each other. People could talk to each other, no matter what their nationality, race, religion, background or politics were, people could meet online and would realise that we are all far more similar than we ever imagine.

I was actually correct in that people are more similar than they ever imagined. But unfortunately that similarity is in the way they hate each other and believe in ignorant bullshit peddled by morons.

[Cheeky Devlin]

Ive typed and deleted a reply 3 times now, I keep realising that theres a lot going on, but basically all of this is caused by the internet, idiots being able to congregate online, the comments sections showing people that theyre not the only insane ones, anonymity allowing people the freedom to say what they really think, the warm fuzzy feeling of someone telling you they agree with you. All of this stuff together just lets people talk about their crazy viewpoint and get others to side with them. Something that should allow real knowledge and information to reach more people has instead allowed the bullshit to reach more people, its a bit depressing really.

I've said it before, this is one of the greatest threats to civilization. Stupidity and ignorance. We have established facts (earth is not flat, Jewish Holocaust) being disputed by strawberry floating morons.

It’s all so sad. I can remember when I first started going online (late 90s) and thinking that this was the tool that would bring the planet together. By getting to know people from other cultures, the world would see that it was stupid to hate each other. People could talk to each other, no matter what their nationality, race, religion, background or politics were, people could meet online and would realise that we are all far more similar than we ever imagine.

I was actually correct in that people are more similar than they ever imagined. But unfortunately that similarity is in the way they hate each other and believe in ignorant bullshit peddled by morons.

If we ever finally colonise Mars I want a solid "No banana splits" policy enacted to stop these fuckwits ruining a second planet.

[OrangeRKN]

Yeah but I can also go on a forum to talk about videogames with people who understand so swings and roundabouts

[Garth]

I really hate the shitty social media algorithms and bots helping spread so much bullshit on social media sites. People can be so easily manipulated.

A couple of weeks ago, I found out that 3 out of 5 people in my office believe 9/11 conspiracies. One guy in particular has spent an insane amount of time watching conspiracy theories recommended to him by YouTube and told us all about his own cobbled-together 9/11 theory.

He explained how the YouTube conspiracy theories sometimes contradicted eachother, so he'd adopted bits and pieces from various theories to end up with a grand self-edited theory he believes to be closer to the truth.

It was obviously full of holes and I called it out as a load of illogical crap with no real evidence to support it, but I doubt I convinced him.

[Moggy]

I really hate the shitty social media algorithms and bots helping spread so much bullshit on social media sites. People can be so easily manipulated.

A couple of weeks ago, I found out that 3 out of 5 people in my office believe 9/11 conspiracies. One guy in particular has spent an insane amount of time watching conspiracy theories recommended to him by YouTube and told us all about his own cobbled-together 9/11 theory.

He explained how the YouTube conspiracy theories sometimes contradicted eachother, so he'd adopted bits and pieces from various theories to end up with a grand self-edited theory he believes to be closer to the truth.

It was obviously full of holes and I called it out as a load of illogical crap with no real evidence to support it, but I doubt I convinced him.

It amazes me how people can see how incompetent the UK/US governments are, but simultaneously believe them capable of pulling off insanely complicated plans.

President Nixon took part in the moon landing hoax, but couldn’t cover up a hotel break in?

President Bush took part in 9/11 but couldn’t manage to plant any WMDs in Iraq?

[Jenuall]

I really hate the shitty social media algorithms and bots helping spread so much bullshit on social media sites. People can be so easily manipulated.

A couple of weeks ago, I found out that 3 out of 5 people in my office believe 9/11 conspiracies. One guy in particular has spent an insane amount of time watching conspiracy theories recommended to him by YouTube and told us all about his own cobbled-together 9/11 theory.

He explained how the YouTube conspiracy theories sometimes contradicted eachother, so he'd adopted bits and pieces from various theories to end up with a grand self-edited theory he believes to be closer to the truth.

It was obviously full of holes and I called it out as a load of illogical crap with no real evidence to support it, but I doubt I convinced him.

It amazes me how people can see how incompetent the UK/US governments are, but simultaneously believe them capable of pulling off insanely complicated plans.

President Nixon took part in the moon landing hoax, but couldn’t cover up a hotel break in?

President Bush took part in 9/11 but couldn’t manage to plant any WMDs in Iraq?

Come on Moggy, you're falling right into their trap. They have to make the obvious mistakes to draw attention from the real plot going on before your very eyes!

Open your mind, see through the lies! The truth is out there!

[Garth]

His theory was basically that a small number of people in the US military had overspent on their budget and they were trying to cover that up before their higher ups found out, so they wanted to rid themselves of other people who knew about it who were conveniently soon to attend a meeting together in the World Trade Center. He believes they faked the passengers, hijacked the planes mid-air and replaced them with drone missiles disguised as planes, and flew them into the towers to assassinate the targets. In addition, they lined the towers with explosives to level them just in case the missiles weren't enough to do the job and to hide any evidence (he was really convinced that the two drone missiles wouldn't be enough, because science).

Can you imagine the scale of that operation, how many people would have to know about to pull it off who'd need to be bribed or killed too, with so much collateral damage just to kill off a few people, enacted by the US military on their own soil against their own people and no-one patriotic enough among their ranks to expose them, with another plane inexplicably flying into the Pentagon too, all to somehow hide going over budget on military spending while the military-loving Republicans are in government, with the government not aware of anything while simultaneously being involved in the extensive cover-up afterwards, with no evidence leaked to the press (FFS even the tiniest thing leaks out of 'two scoops' Trump's White House). The sheer cost of it all would surely dwarf the secret military overspend by a significant margin!

Oh and apparently the BBC was involved too.

[OrangeRKN]

The other theories weren't good enough so that's what he came up with?

I'm speechless

[Moggy]

His theory was basically that a small number of people in the US military had overspent on their budget and they were trying to cover that up before their higher ups found out, so they wanted to rid themselves of other people who knew about it who were conveniently soon to attend a meeting together in the World Trade Center. He believes they faked the passengers, hijacked the planes mid-air and replaced them with drone missiles disguised as planes, and flew them into the towers to assassinate the targets. In addition, they lined the towers with explosives to level them just in case the missiles weren't enough to do the job and to hide any evidence (he was really convinced that the two drone missiles wouldn't be enough, because science).

Can you imagine the scale of that operation, how many people would have to know about to pull it off who'd need to be bribed or killed too, with so much collateral damage just to kill off a few people, enacted by the US military on their own soil against their own people and no-one patriotic enough among their ranks to expose them, with another plane inexplicably flying into the Pentagon too, all to somehow hide going over budget on military spending while the military-loving Republicans are in government, with the government not aware of anything while simultaneously being involved in the extensive cover-up afterwards, with no evidence leaked to the press (FFS even the tiniest thing leaks out of 'two scoops' Trump's White House). The sheer cost of it all would surely dwarf the secret military overspend by a significant margin!

Oh and apparently the BBC was involved too.

It actually sounds like a reasonable and rational response to an overspend.

I recently overpaid in a shop and so I killed everyone I saw on my walk home so that my wife would never find out that I spent 80p on milk instead of 60p.

[Jenuall]

His theory was basically that a small number of people in the US military had overspent on their budget and they were trying to cover that up before their higher ups found out, so they wanted to rid themselves of other people who knew about it who were conveniently soon to attend a meeting together in the World Trade Center. He believes they faked the passengers, hijacked the planes mid-air and replaced them with drone missiles disguised as planes, and flew them into the towers to assassinate the targets. In addition, they lined the towers with explosives to level them just in case the missiles weren't enough to do the job and to hide any evidence (he was really convinced that the two drone missiles wouldn't be enough, because science).

Can you imagine the scale of that operation, how many people would have to know about to pull it off who'd need to be bribed or killed too, with so much collateral damage just to kill off a few people, enacted by the US military on their own soil against their own people and no-one patriotic enough among their ranks to expose them, with another plane inexplicably flying into the Pentagon too, all to somehow hide going over budget on military spending while the military-loving Republicans are in government, with the government not aware of anything while simultaneously being involved in the extensive cover-up afterwards, with no evidence leaked to the press (FFS even the tiniest thing leaks out of 'two scoops' Trump's White House). The sheer cost of it all would surely dwarf the secret military overspend by a significant margin!

Oh and apparently the BBC was involved too.

It actually sounds like a reasonable and rational response to an overspend.

I recently overpaid in a shop and so I killed everyone I saw on my walk home so that my wife would never find out that I spent 80p on milk instead of 60p.

Now I see why you like to manage your financial affairs separately from your wife.

[Hypes]

His theory was basically that a small number of people in the US military had overspent on their budget and they were trying to cover that up before their higher ups found out, so they wanted to rid themselves of other people who knew about it who were conveniently soon to attend a meeting together in the World Trade Center. He believes they faked the passengers, hijacked the planes mid-air and replaced them with drone missiles disguised as planes, and flew them into the towers to assassinate the targets. In addition, they lined the towers with explosives to level them just in case the missiles weren't enough to do the job and to hide any evidence (he was really convinced that the two drone missiles wouldn't be enough, because science).

Can you imagine the scale of that operation, how many people would have to know about to pull it off who'd need to be bribed or killed too, with so much collateral damage just to kill off a few people, enacted by the US military on their own soil against their own people and no-one patriotic enough among their ranks to expose them, with another plane inexplicably flying into the Pentagon too, all to somehow hide going over budget on military spending while the military-loving Republicans are in government, with the government not aware of anything while simultaneously being involved in the extensive cover-up afterwards, with no evidence leaked to the press (FFS even the tiniest thing leaks out of 'two scoops' Trump's White House). The sheer cost of it all would surely dwarf the secret military overspend by a significant margin!

Oh and apparently the BBC was involved too.

It actually sounds like a reasonable and rational response to an overspend.

I recently overpaid in a shop and so I killed everyone I saw on my walk home so that my wife would never find out that I spent 80p on milk instead of 60p.

And this is what happens when you keep change in your wallet

[Jenuall]

Moggy walking back from the shops after his little mistake:

[<]:^D]

i went on holiday to Florida with an old friend and we visited the Kennedy Space Centre
he thought this was as good a time as any to say he thought the Moon landings were fake
he kept giving me 'evidence' - the best one that sticks out was when he said "if they were so important why did they only visit the moon once then, eh?!"
he didnt recant after i explained that there were numerous Moon landings after the first
i called him a strawberry floating idiot but had to apologise soon after as the holiday would've been really awkward if we hadnt buried the hatchet

[Lex-Man]

His theory was basically that a small number of people in the US military had overspent on their budget and they were trying to cover that up before their higher ups found out, so they wanted to rid themselves of other people who knew about it who were conveniently soon to attend a meeting together in the World Trade Center. He believes they faked the passengers, hijacked the planes mid-air and replaced them with drone missiles disguised as planes, and flew them into the towers to assassinate the targets. In addition, they lined the towers with explosives to level them just in case the missiles weren't enough to do the job and to hide any evidence (he was really convinced that the two drone missiles wouldn't be enough, because science).

Can you imagine the scale of that operation, how many people would have to know about to pull it off who'd need to be bribed or killed too, with so much collateral damage just to kill off a few people, enacted by the US military on their own soil against their own people and no-one patriotic enough among their ranks to expose them, with another plane inexplicably flying into the Pentagon too, all to somehow hide going over budget on military spending while the military-loving Republicans are in government, with the government not aware of anything while simultaneously being involved in the extensive cover-up afterwards, with no evidence leaked to the press (FFS even the tiniest thing leaks out of 'two scoops' Trump's White House). The sheer cost of it all would surely dwarf the secret military overspend by a significant margin!

Oh and apparently the BBC was involved too.

It actually sounds like a reasonable and rational response to an overspend.

I recently overpaid in a shop and so I killed everyone I saw on my walk home so that my wife would never find out that I spent 80p on milk instead of 60p.

I don't think it would work as it'd just increase the budget overspend, you'd have to cover up.

[Moggy]

twitter.com/davidlammy/status/1025386439817789440

[<]:^D]

the state of these people

[Winckle]

His theory was basically that a small number of people in the US military had overspent on their budget and they were trying to cover that up before their higher ups found out, so they wanted to rid themselves of other people who knew about it who were conveniently soon to attend a meeting together in the World Trade Center. He believes they faked the passengers, hijacked the planes mid-air and replaced them with drone missiles disguised as planes, and flew them into the towers to assassinate the targets. In addition, they lined the towers with explosives to level them just in case the missiles weren't enough to do the job and to hide any evidence (he was really convinced that the two drone missiles wouldn't be enough, because science).

Can you imagine the scale of that operation, how many people would have to know about to pull it off who'd need to be bribed or killed too, with so much collateral damage just to kill off a few people, enacted by the US military on their own soil against their own people and no-one patriotic enough among their ranks to expose them, with another plane inexplicably flying into the Pentagon too, all to somehow hide going over budget on military spending while the military-loving Republicans are in government, with the government not aware of anything while simultaneously being involved in the extensive cover-up afterwards, with no evidence leaked to the press (FFS even the tiniest thing leaks out of 'two scoops' Trump's White House). The sheer cost of it all would surely dwarf the secret military overspend by a significant margin!

Oh and apparently the BBC was involved too.

It actually sounds like a reasonable and rational response to an overspend.

I recently overpaid in a shop and so I killed everyone I saw on my walk home so that my wife would never find out that I spent 80p on milk instead of 60p.

I buy posh £1 milk. No change.