I was hoping we could have a serious discussion, so I’m not sure why there's a need for

hyperbole. Very few people genuinely believe that “anything to the right of Jeremy Corbyn” is far-right. I still stand by my earlier point that when someone holds strong views that differ from your own, it’s understandable that they might come across as inflexible — but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are.

Posted By: The Gaffer on June 20th 2025 at 14:01:27

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Hi troops (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 10:12:46
- Lets discuss your skilset..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jun 20, 15:16:44
  - What make me qualified (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 15:41:09
    - You didnt answer most of my questions. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jun 20, 19:42:48
    - You can have as many opinions as you like. (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jun 20, 18:19:04
      - Really ? (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 19:02:47
        
        Hitler had opinions... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jun 20, 19:44:58
- Why are right wingers so angry and unhappy? (NCFC) - footymadman, Jun 20, 12:37:19
  - Because we have to listen to left wing nonsense all the time. (n/m) (NCFC) - Biggles, Jun 20, 13:26:43
    - God forbid we have free speech. (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jun 20, 18:26:33
    - Why do you? (NCFC) - CB41, Jun 20, 17:47:40
    - Why do you? (NCFC) - CB41, Jun 20, 17:47:26
    - No you don’t. Other people have opinions. They may differ from yours. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 15:19:59
  - Are they ? (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 12:42:34
    - Vote reform. Can they be any worse than Liebour and Cons. They at least deserve a (NCFC) - Biggles, Jun 20, 13:29:25
      - Yes, they absolutely can be worse. Their leader is a spiv cunt to start with (n/m) (NCFC) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Jun 20, 21:47:53
      - “Deserve a crack at it” (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 15:16:07
        
        Deserved a quack at it. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 15:16:24
      - “Deserve a crack at it” (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 15:15:50
      - For me I don’t find arguments like “can they be any worse” or “they deserve a crack” (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jun 20, 14:06:28
        
        Where do I start? Immigration, Net zero. (n/m) (NCFC) - Biggles, Jun 20, 14:39:50
        
        For me it's all about the economy. Everything flows from that. Illegal migration is a (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jun 20, 16:45:08
        
        We've become a country without a story (NCFC) - paulg, Jun 20, 18:18:31
        
        Watch Shifty (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 19:57:01
        
        Brexit has partly caused a spike in migration (NCFC) - jamesward, Jun 20, 18:30:02
        
        Which history and religion have we thrown out? (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jun 20, 18:29:20
        
        Neither of those are policies (n/m) (NCFC) - Klobo04, Jun 20, 14:52:34
        
        Racist, planet killer , how very dare you (n/m) (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 14:51:57
        
        See, that’s not the reasoned debate you said you wanted (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 15:18:38
        
        I mean it's called irony - lost on some (n/m) (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 15:41:59
        
        It’s really not (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 16:18:02
        
        At best it’s sarcasm (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 16:18:42
      - They will merge with Cons (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 13:44:17
- Did Brexit (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jun 20, 12:33:15
  - Im not sure Brexit facilitated old fashioned racists (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 12:45:38
    - debate is not allowed (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 20, 14:56:10
      - What would you like to debate? (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jun 20, 16:40:28
      - Are you OK? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jun 20, 15:47:30
      - Utter nonsense (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 15:21:57
        
        It's become one of the right's favourite lies though (NCFC) - Bertie Russell, Jun 20, 15:32:09
    - I agree with your main point that differences of opinion should be encouraged rather than (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jun 20, 13:19:25
      - Well I'm a centrist (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 13:51:33
        
        do you *actually* think you're a centrist, or is that just what you say (NCFC) - Bertie Russell, Jun 20, 16:13:13
        
        100% a centrist. (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 17:02:51
        
        Not aligning with the left or right (NCFC) - Klobo04, Jun 20, 17:15:19
        
        This will not compute. (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jun 20, 18:20:53
        
        I'm all centrist if I say I am (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 19:06:15
        
        Hilarious pisstake of what you see as the other side (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 20:46:27
        
        TL;DR - it doesn’t mean what you think it means (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 20:47:00
        
        Specifically, what Descartes meant (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jun 20, 20:48:58
        
        I see… (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jun 20, 20:37:48
        
        There are very, very few far left people on here (NCFC) - jamesward, Jun 20, 16:47:12
        
        I was hoping we could have a serious discussion, so I’m not sure why there's a need for (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jun 20, 14:01:27
        
        OK, I exaggerated a tad (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 14:06:49
        
        Have you ever considered that it's not actually the view you hold that people object to... (NCFC) - Klobo04, Jun 20, 14:15:50
        
        You can object to anything you wish (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 14:32:41
        
        True. (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jun 20, 18:24:22
        
        I agree. Dismissing someone’s valid point of view by simply labelling them feels quite (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jun 20, 14:15:27
    - spot on 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Splat, Jun 20, 13:09:19
- A mind bender (NCFC) - Disco, Jun 20, 10:29:35
- If you try to fail and succeed, did you fail or succeed? (n/m) (NCFC) - Klobo04, Jun 20, 10:17:15

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