Yemen, Yemen make us proud, turn another ship around!

[noblegiraffe]

"Yemen, Yemen make us proud, turn another ship around!" was being chanted on the streets of London yesterday and last week.

I'm just interested in whether people think this is a reasonable thing to be chanting or not, because there were quite a few people chanting it. So a quick poll:

I don’t underestimate China. The current government is bad news

No that's not conspiracy theory, you're bang on. But what these shilling mouthpieces spread actually is conspiracy theory, or if I'm being kind, the seeds of conspiracy theory. And the danger is that the mainstream are increasingly buying into it. You can see it in some of the tropes and slogans parroted verbatim by some Mumsnet posters.

These shills have always been there, but social media amplifies their message in a way not possible several decades ago. Whether that's anti-West or anti-Zionist, but also the anti-vax, Ulez, and Great Reset/covid crowd too. It's out of control now and makes rational discussion impossible because you're always hit with "but you're being controlled...." with the obligatory nose-tap.

It's also easier to seed anti-government discontent when your government are bloody awful.

Someone on another thread suggesting that I should be sceptical that the UK government is sending aid to Gaza because I'm extremely critical of their education policy was quite interesting.

Israel according to a Russian government newsletter.

If the bear is russia, and the dragon china, who's the bullock?

Vile

Is it supposed to be N.korea?

Does Russia think the north Koreans are a load of bullocks? How rude.😁

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I believe
South Africa (giraffe)
India (elephant)
Brazil (jaguar)
China (dragon)
Arabs (camel)
Russia (bear)

And
Italy (wolf)
Japan (monkey)
France (rooster)
Uk (lion)
Israel (cockroach)
Canada (beetle)
USA (vulture)
Germany (cheetah)

Aw shucks I would have chosen an otter for UK, cute and playful critters that they are. Our poor old lion needs a few chip butties to fatten him up.
& Tbh that bear looks a bit podgy so probably ready for hibernation.😉

In my book, Islamist does refer to extremists, not to all Muslims. Just thought I should spell that out clearly.

Yes, @Papyrophile , I thought you did. I just think it is probably prudent to be really clear about these things when there are others posting that Muslims are trying to destroy our country in some Great Replacement. Don't want to get lumped in with them!

Yeah, well I'm not happy that a Giraffe is on the wrong side!

Totally agree with you

Yes China is building up to a invasion. They have made that clear. It will probably happen in the next year because most the countries that potentially help Taiwan are getting spread fairly thinly regarding resources, weapons or military.

If people have not been watching the three big nasties that are the leaders of Russia, Iran and China very closely in the last couple of years they should be.

Completely agree @Trulywonderful

So a fight between Islamists and Communists for domination. Do Syria and Iran realise who they're in bed with. First warplane is free and then you pay.

I think the Chinese may wait to invade Taiwan until the US election. Hate the man as I do, he seemed able to wave his willy around with the other big swinging dicks. His unpredictability may be an advantage. (She says, with fingers and toes crossed.)

@Papyrophile is that Trumps wanger you are referring too?

Afraid so!

I always imagine he has a wanger snuggled in between off ginger candy floss like pubes.

Is that too much information?

@stomachameleon You say that like you've given it a lot of thought!😂

They are strange bedfellows, but their interests seem
to
align.

'The enemy of my enemy is my friend' springs to mind.

@noblegiraffe

"I think people are happy to believe that Iran are stirring up trouble in the Middle East by funding various groups and regimes but are less willing to believe the same thing might be happening to us. "

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If Iran can spend multi millions funding Hamas, Houthis,Iraqi militants, Syrian militants, Hezbollah etc etc. Then I really don't think it's that much beyond the realms of possibility that they could bung a few hundred grand towards the useful idiots organising protests or speaking at protests in the West.