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There's a claim that the Reform Party is extreme-right fascists, but I'm only looking at one party in power pulling dictatorship moves. They're not even done ei

by bArray 1y ago

There's a claim that the Reform Party is extreme-right fascists, but I'm only looking at one party in power pulling dictatorship moves. They're not even done either, there is the intention to also add this digital ID on top - and I'm sure at some point that will also be tied to your online activities.

doublerabbit 1y ago
I've removed the statement because your right and wrote in haste. It is anecdotal and self-bias but Nigel Farage being the leader of the UK is next level dystopian-bleak. Someone who pushed for Brexit, supports Hard Euroscepticism (yet has an European wife) running a party promoting that human-made climate change isn't a thing, want "illegal" immigrants thrown out of the UK, removal from Europe's Convention of Human Rights is a party I don't want to imagine being in power. With regards to my online activities, I am already supposedly a terrorist for using Tor.
- bArray 1y ago
  > I've removed the statement because your right and wrote in haste. It happens to us all. > Someone who pushed for Brexit, supports Hard Euroscepticism, (yet has an European wife) [..] I think the largest push was for sovereignty of the nation, which is a huge win for democracy. The UK shouldn't have people making important decisions that cannot be unelected. I don't think that Brexit was driven by a hatred of Europeans or European nation states. > [..] and runs a party promoting that human-made climate change isn't a thing, [..] Not sure that this is the case, I think the case being made is that net-zero is being chased religiously at the cost of economic growth. If the UK want to be a leader in AI for example, then the UK needs access to cheap reliable energy. > [..] wants immigrants thrown out of the UK is a party I don't want to imagine being in power. I think to be clear, they want economically unproductive immigrants and criminals out of the UK. This seems to be the policy of all the major parties currently. > With regards to my online activities, I'm already a terrorist for using Tor. As they say whilst taking your privacy away: "if you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear".
  - doublerabbit 1y ago
    > Not sure that this is the case, I think the case being made is that net-zero is being chased religiously at the cost of economic growth. Quoting Wikipedia here, > A late 2024 poll done by YouGov found that Reform UK voters are twice as likely as the general public, to believe that climate change is not caused by human activity > In February 2025, Tice said: "There's no evidence that man-made CO2 is going to change climate change. > In April 2025 Farage said that the current government's net zero policy was "lunacy" and that "[t]his could be the next Brexit – where Parliament is so hopelessly out of touch with the country.” > In July 2025, Reform UK's Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Andrea Jenkyns, said, "Do I believe that climate change exists? No." Tice being the Deputy. Of course the First isn't going to admit to it, but if the second implies it; that pretty much sets the tone of the parties agenda. With the added Mayor I would conclude that the party is anti-climate change. > If the UK want to be a leader in AI for example, then the UK needs access to cheap reliable energy. The UK will never be a leader again, we were once but threw it all away to privatisation and stripping of industries. You're only the leader when you actually produce, we rarely do that anymore. Besides "cheap reliable" is an oxymoron. Anything cheap is not reliable, anything reliable isn't cheap. Nuclear = Reliable but expensive, Renewable = Cheap but unreliable (in comparison). Where was the best place to obtain that; the best place was the EU! We decided to axe that, bravo. > I think to be clear, they want economically unproductive immigrants and criminals out of the UK. Why isn't there focus on national citizens, or can we do no harm? That primary focus is bogus. I don't rule out that immigrants are not committing crimes, I don't have time to source the stats so I'll play the devils advocate and say maybe. Maybe it's more, maybe it's less but crime is crime. If it is truly immigrants, then why have we not been tackling immigration laws? Why is it suddenly a concern now when crimes have been reported and ignored for decades? The government(s) have documented cases of these gang-crimes for years. Instead we cut funds to the police force, special services so instead of tackling proper immigration these governments swept them under the rug and instead rile folk for the sake of ?. Throw the blame of that it is immigrants when it's the corruption, stir the pots of "Your from X go back to your own country" leading to uneducated dimwitted-ness of "Your of different culture go back to your own country!" and push votes for your new corrupt agenda. We will however go for the innocent folk who have really done nothing wrong though. I want privacy as the next person, "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" is as like "when the fun stops, stop!" a sponsored gambling anti-gambling advertisement campaign. When your an addict, there is no fun to stop. I enjoy walking around my apartment naked when I wake up which is why I own curtains. The government can't watch me apart from my WiFi signal. McAdverts can't advertise to me boxer briefs and Doritos for breakfest; we did have window tax once, I'm sure curtain tax will be a thing too soon.

by bArray 1y ago

doublerabbit 1y ago

I've removed the statement because your right and wrote in haste. It is anecdotal and self-bias but Nigel Farage being the leader of the UK is next level dystopian-bleak. Someone who pushed for Brexit, supports Hard Euroscepticism (yet has an European wife) running a party promoting that human-made climate change isn't a thing, want "illegal" immigrants thrown out of the UK, removal from Europe's Convention of Human Rights is a party I don't want to imagine being in power. With regards to my online activities, I am already supposedly a terrorist for using Tor.

bArray 1y ago
> I've removed the statement because your right and wrote in haste. It happens to us all. > Someone who pushed for Brexit, supports Hard Euroscepticism, (yet has an European wife) [..] I think the largest push was for sovereignty of the nation, which is a huge win for democracy. The UK shouldn't have people making important decisions that cannot be unelected. I don't think that Brexit was driven by a hatred of Europeans or European nation states. > [..] and runs a party promoting that human-made climate change isn't a thing, [..] Not sure that this is the case, I think the case being made is that net-zero is being chased religiously at the cost of economic growth. If the UK want to be a leader in AI for example, then the UK needs access to cheap reliable energy. > [..] wants immigrants thrown out of the UK is a party I don't want to imagine being in power. I think to be clear, they want economically unproductive immigrants and criminals out of the UK. This seems to be the policy of all the major parties currently. > With regards to my online activities, I'm already a terrorist for using Tor. As they say whilst taking your privacy away: "if you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear".
- doublerabbit 1y ago
  > Not sure that this is the case, I think the case being made is that net-zero is being chased religiously at the cost of economic growth. Quoting Wikipedia here, > A late 2024 poll done by YouGov found that Reform UK voters are twice as likely as the general public, to believe that climate change is not caused by human activity > In February 2025, Tice said: "There's no evidence that man-made CO2 is going to change climate change. > In April 2025 Farage said that the current government's net zero policy was "lunacy" and that "[t]his could be the next Brexit – where Parliament is so hopelessly out of touch with the country.” > In July 2025, Reform UK's Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Andrea Jenkyns, said, "Do I believe that climate change exists? No." Tice being the Deputy. Of course the First isn't going to admit to it, but if the second implies it; that pretty much sets the tone of the parties agenda. With the added Mayor I would conclude that the party is anti-climate change. > If the UK want to be a leader in AI for example, then the UK needs access to cheap reliable energy. The UK will never be a leader again, we were once but threw it all away to privatisation and stripping of industries. You're only the leader when you actually produce, we rarely do that anymore. Besides "cheap reliable" is an oxymoron. Anything cheap is not reliable, anything reliable isn't cheap. Nuclear = Reliable but expensive, Renewable = Cheap but unreliable (in comparison). Where was the best place to obtain that; the best place was the EU! We decided to axe that, bravo. > I think to be clear, they want economically unproductive immigrants and criminals out of the UK. Why isn't there focus on national citizens, or can we do no harm? That primary focus is bogus. I don't rule out that immigrants are not committing crimes, I don't have time to source the stats so I'll play the devils advocate and say maybe. Maybe it's more, maybe it's less but crime is crime. If it is truly immigrants, then why have we not been tackling immigration laws? Why is it suddenly a concern now when crimes have been reported and ignored for decades? The government(s) have documented cases of these gang-crimes for years. Instead we cut funds to the police force, special services so instead of tackling proper immigration these governments swept them under the rug and instead rile folk for the sake of ?. Throw the blame of that it is immigrants when it's the corruption, stir the pots of "Your from X go back to your own country" leading to uneducated dimwitted-ness of "Your of different culture go back to your own country!" and push votes for your new corrupt agenda. We will however go for the innocent folk who have really done nothing wrong though. I want privacy as the next person, "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" is as like "when the fun stops, stop!" a sponsored gambling anti-gambling advertisement campaign. When your an addict, there is no fun to stop. I enjoy walking around my apartment naked when I wake up which is why I own curtains. The government can't watch me apart from my WiFi signal. McAdverts can't advertise to me boxer briefs and Doritos for breakfest; we did have window tax once, I'm sure curtain tax will be a thing too soon.