Im not sure that

Foreign care workers are necessarily wholly representative of all foreign people, any more than 'the nice waiters at the beach cafe in croatia'

Posted By: paulg on September 11th 2025 at 08:08:03

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This board has turned into a pretty revolting place. (NCFC) - fal5taff, Sep 11, 06:52:28
- It always makes me stare in disbelief when the far left shout fascist and Nazis… (NCFC) - Biggles, Sep 11, 20:53:32
- Twitter has destroyed debate, and normalised awfulness (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Sep 11, 09:31:51
- Did you think Charlie Kirk should have cooled his rhetoric? (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Sep 11, 08:03:06
  - No wasn’t rhetoric was an opinion which he’s completely entitled to to (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Sep 11, 11:30:59
  - It was nothing even remotely like justification for murder .... (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 11, 08:15:25
    - Seems to me you're playing with the idea that he had it coming ... (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 11, 08:16:10
      - Not at all. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Sep 11, 08:32:44
      - What a dreadful response (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 11, 08:19:57
        
        Absolutely. Getting well.past time to turn the Internet off. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Sep 11, 08:34:03
  - Having viewpoints held (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 11, 08:10:24
    - You seem to be a big fan (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 11, 08:34:49
      - I watched some of his stuff years ago - been a long while now (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 11, 08:51:37
    - Are the words available? (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Sep 11, 08:31:56
    - I would say his literal demonisation of "Democrats" in his speeches. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Sep 11, 08:26:38
  - What were his last words? (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Sep 11, 08:09:41
    - Apparently: "'Counting or not counting gang violence?" (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Sep 11, 08:36:14
      - So he was deflecting from answering a question by implying (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Sep 11, 08:38:40
        
        I wouldn't want to agree to your point and be accused of supporting rhetoric (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Sep 11, 08:41:50
        
        I have read something about him saying (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Sep 11, 08:46:37
        
        It is pretty ironic that's for sure (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 11, 08:54:30
- As I said last night this is the consequence of political culture and dehumanisation (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Sep 11, 08:02:06
  - The second half of that piece is so absurdly one eyed (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 11, 09:41:29
  - Also Pelosi’s husband (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 11, 08:16:44
- Your sentiment about cooling the rhetoric is spot on. (NCFC) - norwaay, Sep 11, 07:15:25
  - And your generalisations about his generalisations (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 11, 07:27:10
    - Ha! Fair point (NCFC) - norwaay, Sep 11, 07:46:47
      - to make it clearer, (NCFC) - fal5taff, Sep 11, 09:01:01
      - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 11, 08:52:17
      - I think he's talking about the views on generalisation (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 11, 07:53:10
        
        Though, have you read 'Stasiland'? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 11, 08:09:39
        
        👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Sep 11, 08:07:05
- totally agree with you regarding nazism (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 11, 07:02:43
- This anti-immigration nonsense is so depressing. (NCFC) - Noah_Lahms, Sep 11, 06:57:20
  - And what makes you think they're any nicer? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 11, 07:39:38
    - I've been in hospital a lot over the last five years and I've met so lovely people. (NCFC) - Noah_Lahms, Sep 11, 07:53:57
      - Im not sure that (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 11, 08:08:03
        
        What have been your interactions with foreigners that has formed your view of them? (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Sep 11, 09:16:07
        
        My wife is (a) foreign and (b) was a refugee (as were others in her family) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 11, 10:09:36
        
        So why did you question Noah-Lahms statement that he'd "rather live with nice people (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Sep 11, 10:13:10
        
        because taken literally, it's obviously true (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 11, 10:18:29
        
        I didn't take it that way but get your point. (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Sep 11, 10:21:40
        
        My experience of foreigners has been entirely when I have been in hospital. (NCFC) - Noah_Lahms, Sep 11, 09:33:28
        
        fair enough; sorry if my reply sounded a bit harsh (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 11, 10:11:32
        
        No problems. (n/m) (NCFC) - Noah_Lahms, Sep 11, 10:56:18
        
        My question was to paulg (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Sep 11, 09:34:47
        
        Ah, okay. (n/m) (NCFC) - Noah_Lahms, Sep 11, 09:39:31
      - *some. (n/m) (NCFC) - Noah_Lahms, Sep 11, 07:54:27
  - And with the blinkers off? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Sep 11, 07:35:26

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