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...to be really disappointed in how ready people are to believe the far right?

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ApocalypseThen · 10/05/2012 18:39

Many inflammatory things have been said in the last few days about the men jailed for sexual abuse of girls - much of it inspired by the odious, opportunistic piggybacking of the far right.

Am I being unreasonable to be really disappointed with women who've been manipulated into believing that their behaviour is cultural rather than the product of very widespread beliefs about women that are shared between men of all races and cultures who abuse women?

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Whatmeworry · 11/05/2012 00:38

Lentil weaver hand wringing at it's finest IMO, which is why the right wingers are gaining ground.

NovackNGood · 11/05/2012 01:40

As for those thinking the Daily Fail does not show any kind of bias in it's reporting please note in todays news how they covered the story that Bishop Mitt Romney and his admission he did some gay bashing as a school kid.

The headline is as follows....US Republican Presidential candidate forced to apologize 'for holding down gay taunt classmate and chopping off his hair' during school 'attack'

Note no mention of Mitt Romney by name instead an overly liong headline to distract readers from bothering because that's american news and Daily Fail is A US paper.

Same news paper on the same day this time covering the story that President Obama of the US sees no reason for there to be bigotry or inequality with US marriage laws.

Obama's sudden support for gay marriage nets a $1MILLION in just 90 minutes - as Republicans accuse him of 'playing politics'

Note the name is splashed first and foremost and the article does not cover the reason that the society needs to be based on equality for all. Instead it is an attack piece to suggest that the president recieved a bonus or money for believing in equality.

I report you decide..

NovackNGood · 11/05/2012 01:40

As for those thinking the Daily Fail does not show any kind of bias in it's reporting please note in todays news how they covered the story that Bishop Mitt Romney and his admission he did some gay bashing as a school kid.

The headline is as follows....
US Republican Presidential candidate forced to apologize 'for holding down gay taunt classmate and chopping off his hair' during school 'attack'

Note no mention of Mitt Romney by name instead an overly liong headline to distract readers from bothering because that's american news and Daily Fail is A US paper.

Same news paper on the same day this time covering the story that President Obama of the US sees no reason for there to be bigotry or inequality with US marriage laws.

Obama's sudden support for gay marriage nets a $1MILLION in just 90 minutes - as Republicans accuse him of 'playing politics'

Note the name is splashed first and foremost and the article does not cover the reason that the society needs to be based on equality for all. Instead it is an attack piece to suggest that the president recieved a bonus or money for believing in equality.

I report you decide..

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