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Thread 16 Starmer - Mad World

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DuncinToffee · 21/01/2025 08:47

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Efacsen · 30/01/2025 08:33

DuncinToffee · 30/01/2025 08:23

The Angelican Catholic church has revoked Calvin Robinson's licence after that gesture action

Good

Actions have consequences

PandoraSox · 30/01/2025 08:55

Efacsen · 30/01/2025 08:33

Good

Actions have consequences

Great news. Will that affect his ability to work in the USA? I do hope so.

I am sure his BFF Musk will help him out.

PandoraSox · 30/01/2025 09:03

His response on the hellsite. He really thinks he is important, doesn't he?

"For the record, in case it needs saying: I am not a Nazi.

I gave a talk at a pro-life event that seemed to go down well, I am pleased to have contributed to what I believe to be the most important of causes. The enemy hates that, of course, and the attacks have been plentiful. That is fine and to be expected.

The joke at the end was a mockery of the hysterical “liberals” who called Elon Musk a Nazi for quite clearly showing the audience his heart was with them. Context is key, but sometimes people ignore context to confirm their own prejudices. People see what they want to see.

My attempt at dry wit, in that typical British way, was not a joke at the expense of WWII, nor an admission of my membership in the Nationalist Socialist Party. That would be an incredibly ignorant and bad faith assumption to make. The responses are very telling, though. The people who understand, cheer - those who have eyes to see. The people who do not want to understand, reach for their pitchforks. They have found a new channel for their hated. They remain in my prayers; may the Lord soften their hearts.

Do not let the liberals distract from the real issue, the matter at hand, that we are allowing and enabling infanticide, and it must stop.

Whether a silly old cleric like me makes a poor joke is irrelevant. Do not be swayed and distracted by the enemy whispering in your ears. Focus on the light.

All human life is sacred. Imago Dei.

I will take the consequences as they come. Those of us in the pro-life camp adorn the full armour of God.

You can consider my joke crass. But I ask you to consider if your responses have been proportionate?"

DuncinToffee · 30/01/2025 09:07

From the Church statement

“those who mimic the Nazi salute even as a joke or to troll their opponents trivialise the horror of the Holocaust”.

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Notonthestairs · 30/01/2025 09:08

No doubt he will be wheeled around right wing podcasts/news as a victim of the woke libs - rather than a deliberate attention seeking grift.

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PandoraSox · 30/01/2025 09:14

He is not even a real "cleric" is he? Off to google!

Notonthestairs · 30/01/2025 09:14

So he had been warned previously about online trolling and had ignored it.

PandoraSox · 30/01/2025 09:22

So far he has been ordained into the Free Church of England, then the Nordic Catholic Church then the Anglican Catholic Church. All this within less than three years.

Gets about a bit, doesn't he?

SerendipityJane · 30/01/2025 09:23

Notonthestairs · 30/01/2025 09:08

No doubt he will be wheeled around right wing podcasts/news as a victim of the woke libs - rather than a deliberate attention seeking grift.

Because he's white.

Zonder · 30/01/2025 09:38

DuncinToffee · 30/01/2025 08:23

The Angelican Catholic church has revoked Calvin Robinson's licence after that gesture action

Good. He is such a fraud.

SerendipityJane · 30/01/2025 09:46

PandoraSox · 30/01/2025 09:22

So far he has been ordained into the Free Church of England, then the Nordic Catholic Church then the Anglican Catholic Church. All this within less than three years.

Gets about a bit, doesn't he?

Edited

If a biker gang had racked up the same level of child abuse allegations as the CofE it would be proscribed before teatime.

Why are we allowing these criminal gangs to roam our streets. And schools ?

Zonder · 30/01/2025 10:18

SerendipityJane · 30/01/2025 09:23

Because he's white.

Is he?

Efacsen · 30/01/2025 10:21

Zonder · 30/01/2025 10:18

Is he?

Looked black to me

BIWI · 30/01/2025 10:22

Still no response from @LilyMumsnet I see.

PandoraSox · 30/01/2025 10:42

BIWI · 30/01/2025 10:22

Still no response from @LilyMumsnet I see.

Was just coming back to check, too. Oh well.

Cheguevarahamster · 30/01/2025 10:45

Zonder · 30/01/2025 09:38

Good. He is such a fraud.

He gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Actions have consequences.

Cheguevarahamster · 30/01/2025 10:47

Also perplexed by that comment by @LilyMumsnet . If you could clarify please?

cardibach · 30/01/2025 10:53

PandoraSox · 30/01/2025 08:55

Great news. Will that affect his ability to work in the USA? I do hope so.

I am sure his BFF Musk will help him out.

I expect he’ll start his own shuck h for people who don’t really grasp what the actual literal meaning of Jesus’ teachings (or whoever came up with them) is. Ignorance. Wilful ignorance. I’m an atheist and I still understand (and agree with much of) the message of the gospels.

DuncinToffee · 30/01/2025 11:00

It's John Prescott's funeral today at Hull Minster

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PandoraSox · 30/01/2025 11:08

Gosh, he died two months ago, didn't he? That is a long gap.

PandoraSox · 30/01/2025 11:17

Thread is nearly full...

bombastix · 30/01/2025 11:19

DuncinToffee · 30/01/2025 11:00

It's John Prescott's funeral today at Hull Minster

Farewell Two Jags.

That's affection btw! He did a lot of good

pointythings · 30/01/2025 11:29

We will need a diplomatic thread title. I suggest Starmer: Treading softly.

I am not above a little passive aggression.

SerendipityJane · 30/01/2025 11:29

Efacsen · 30/01/2025 10:21

Looked black to me

That will be a salutatory lesson to me not to skim read so fast - although I hadn't see the picture in context.

To be honest I was wondering why a younger Eric Clapton was in thumbnail.

I'll put myself on the naughty step.