A Reasonable Point

[sp1814]

https://twitter.com/femi_sorry/status/1507005468383715342?s=21

[gness]

Good on you, Naomi and thank you. What's next? Well that's up to you really....I don't want to be dictating to others....x

[naomi24]

It’s a fair question, gness. Should we, on principle, ignore Ukraine?

[gness]

You do what you like, Naomi...we're certainly not ignoring Ukraine here.

[naomi24]

Neither are we, but bearing in mind our sins - the real topic of this thread - my question is would the author and his supporters rather we did. If not I’m unsure what this is all about.

[choux]

When will people understand the meaning of history and then move on?

"History is the study of change over time, and it covers all aspects of human society. Political, social, economic, scientific, technological, medical, cultural, intellectual, religious and military developments are all part of history."

N.B. critical word is "change"- OK?

Good grief, if we all made such an effort to drag up the past continually as it suits us there would be no hope for mankind.

Let it go, for goodness sake.

Contemporaneously - really? :D19:51 Thu 24th Mar 2022

[sp1814]

naomi24

//YMB, that’s the impression I got. Perhaps SP would rather we ignore Ukraine on principle.//

What are you talking about - ignore the Ukrainian???

The point of this thread is to highlight the hypocrisy evident in the attitude to Russian's trying to annex the Ukraine because you can compare it to what the English have done to Ireland.

Ignore the Ukrainians?

Are you sober?

[fcc]

sp1814,why ask a question and then tell people they have given you the wrong answer.

[sp1814]

fcc

It’s not so much a wrong answer - it’s a stupid statement.

Should we ignore the Ukraine?

What on earth is that about???

[sp1814]

fcc

Also - you may notice that the News thread isn’t so much a source for getting answers to questions as much as a leaping off point for discussions based around news topics.

cf.

“Where can I find information about the size of the Russian army?”

That’s an unarguable question.

“What can the West do to help the Ukraine?”

That’s a question that would spark a debate.

“Perhaps SP would rather we ignore Ukraine on principle” is a foolish inference.

[gness]

Made no sense at all, Sp.

[sp1814]

gness

Thank you - for a moment I thought perhaps it's me.

[douglas9401]

Positively Toraesque.

[gness]

Not you at all, sp. I gave up because the question made no sense. Especially after Naomi’s agreement with New Judge about Ukrainian refugees.

[naomi24]

SP. I’ve not mentioned ‘Ukrainians’, I’ve asked what we should do about our perceived hypocrisy, and I’m always sober. I’ve agreed with you and now you’re floundering and so resort to insults as usual.

Gness, I haven’t mentioned refugees and the only person I’ve agreed with here is YMB when he said ‘England bad’. Your imagination is getting the better of you again.

[gness]

Goodness, Naomi. Your memory is failing.

[naomi24]

Not at all. Read what I said again.

[gness]

No. You really need to remember what you post about Ukrainian refugees.

[Bazile]

//I don't recall Britain ever razing Dublin to the ground or shelling Dún Laoghaire from the Irish Sea.//

That's because you were having an afternoon nap NJ

[sp1814]

naomi24

I'm not insulting you - just pointing out that you're talking nonsense.

[sp1814]

...again.