End Of An Era?

[douglas9401]

Could this ring the death knell of the use of 'Vichy', 'Quisling', 'traitors', 'VBQ' etc by geezers in The Answerbank?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/19/brexit-activist-james-goddard-pleads-guilty-over-anna-soubry-incident

[Old_Geezer]

Hardly. Justified description should never be banned.

[Mamyalynne]

Doubt it, their posts would be very short on content wouldn't they?

[retrocop]

I believe his support of Tommy Robinson may of been more instrumental in cooking his goose than a few names.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Why did the wimp plead guilty? Soubry is a rather unpleasant self-righteous hypocrite.

[Peter Pedant]

Nay nay
free tee will nevuh nevuh give into the quislings that have give up our hallowed right to free speech
of which he has been constant and committed guardian

the yellow bellied remainers who moan behind a judges robe because they are afraid - yes 'frit' - of the hearts of oak who champion the rights of Johnnie England. Those stout upstanding johnnies are suffocated by the flood of froh-maarje - belgian bi-air, french letters and god knows what
they sufferings are to be seen every day on you tube
St Nige like the saint he is ! took no notice of being drenched with milk shake
one can only admire the spunk of the man ( bravery and sang-froid, calm down calm down).....

etc etc in Andie hughes mode ....

[Peter Pedant]

// Why did the wimp plead guilty?//
because his barrister said he would have to say he did it
One of his frenz did video it !
which shows intent

anyway what did he get? two weeks peeling potatoes or sumfing ?

[anotheoldgit]

Mamyalynne

/// Doubt it, their posts would be very short on content wouldn't they? ///

As would your lefties with their constant accusations and name calling, such as Far-Right Wingers, Neo-Nazis, Fascists, Little Englanders, Racists, Islamophobics, Xenophobics.

[douglas9401]

I suppose that's fair enough, anotheoldtangent, but as to the question?

[Mamyalynne]

Good day AOG, now tell me when I did any of that then you can reply to the OP.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//etc etc in Andie hughes mode .... //

Well, we could take the perfect brain which is PP and the the perfect AH, stitch them together and arrive at the perfect pantomime horse.

A consummation devoutly to be wished, or whatever. Innit?

[douglas9401]

Ahhh, but who would bring up the rear?

[ToraToraTora]

I don't see how this bloke getting convicted suddenly absolves the VBQ doug, please expand on your theory.

[douglas9401]

It may curb the incessant use of previously specific, now all-encompassing slurs in day-to-day conversation.

People seem to manage fine some of the time but something tips them over into (boring) repetitiveness.

Maybe they're just very pleased with themselves at coming up with mangled expressions and imaginary abbreviations.

[ToraToraTora]

nope still can't see how collaborating with a foriegn power to undermine your own nation is anything other than VBQ behaviour. Let me know when you have something more solid me old china!

[vetuste_ennemi]

//Ahhh, but who would bring up the rear?//

Wouldn't want to go too deeply into that.

Neigh, neigh thrice neigh?

[Khandro]

& might one disappear up the other?

[anotheoldgit]

Mamyalynne
Good day Mam, now tell me when I said that you did?

[ichkeria]

I don’t think asking the people who do it is going to get very far because they don’t think there's anything wrong with it.
As you can see.
I’d have thought they’d realise that such name calling just makes a nonsense of their position. As if that’s all there is to it. And far be it from me ...

[anotheoldgit]

douglas9401

/// I suppose that's fair enough, anotheoldtangent, but as to the question? ///

I was answering the question in the same way as Mamyalynne was, only from a different agenda.

Always ready to strive for a level playing field me.

[Mamyalynne]

Why address it to me AOG?


I don't dabble in the left/right hokey cokey games or bandy insults around.

I'll let you respond to the OP now.