HearadhRob
@hearadhrob.bsky.social
Welsh. Living in Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Atheist. In favour of Scottish/Welsh Independence. Very boring.
Ble mae’r tŷ bach?
Ble mae’r tŷ bach?
No. I'm against Doublespeak.
September 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
No. I'm against Doublespeak.
I didn't see the identity of the poster. That is something that makes absolutely no difference to me. The language would be the same whoever uses it. Why would a black woman using a stupid euphemism be less, or more, offensive and more, or less, available for comment than a white man doing similar?
September 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I didn't see the identity of the poster. That is something that makes absolutely no difference to me. The language would be the same whoever uses it. Why would a black woman using a stupid euphemism be less, or more, offensive and more, or less, available for comment than a white man doing similar?
Because I feel that it is necessary to protest when euphemism is used to reduce the impact of language describing death caused by violence.
You would police my words if I attempted to soften the language used to describe the acts of child rapists, wouldn't you?
You would police my words if I attempted to soften the language used to describe the acts of child rapists, wouldn't you?
September 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Because I feel that it is necessary to protest when euphemism is used to reduce the impact of language describing death caused by violence.
You would police my words if I attempted to soften the language used to describe the acts of child rapists, wouldn't you?
You would police my words if I attempted to soften the language used to describe the acts of child rapists, wouldn't you?
Because "unalived" is taking the emotion out of the act, it is sanitising the language. We are heading towards George Orwell's "Doublespeak".
September 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Because "unalived" is taking the emotion out of the act, it is sanitising the language. We are heading towards George Orwell's "Doublespeak".
Newspapers in UK have been appalling for a good 40 years. At least The Grauniad has the decency to withdraw the comment, most wouldn't even bother as long as the article was working as click bait.
September 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Newspapers in UK have been appalling for a good 40 years. At least The Grauniad has the decency to withdraw the comment, most wouldn't even bother as long as the article was working as click bait.
Why use the word "unalived" rather than "killed", "murdered" or "assassinated", which are perfectly useful terms already extant?
September 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Why use the word "unalived" rather than "killed", "murdered" or "assassinated", which are perfectly useful terms already extant?
Then at least they'll be able to repair our soil.
July 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Then at least they'll be able to repair our soil.
I wouldn't worry. By the time they arrive we'll have made ourselves extinct by wrecking our environment, using up our resources and wars.
July 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I wouldn't worry. By the time they arrive we'll have made ourselves extinct by wrecking our environment, using up our resources and wars.
Another one? I really, really enjoy your work but I couldn't possibly read all of it. You write your books faster than I could possibly read them, I have no idea how you do this and keep the quality so high.
July 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Another one? I really, really enjoy your work but I couldn't possibly read all of it. You write your books faster than I could possibly read them, I have no idea how you do this and keep the quality so high.
It's mainly the "Special Relationship" nonsense. I hope this will be the last we hear of it.
July 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It's mainly the "Special Relationship" nonsense. I hope this will be the last we hear of it.
You'd think they'd weigh up the cost over benefits. On the one hand: Loadsamoney. On the other: Constantly looking over the shoulder, early and violent death.
July 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
You'd think they'd weigh up the cost over benefits. On the one hand: Loadsamoney. On the other: Constantly looking over the shoulder, early and violent death.
You wonder why people take these jobs in the first place.
July 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
You wonder why people take these jobs in the first place.
Whether through taxes or insurance, the cost is still paid
7000 is less than 12000 however you spend it
Not all of those countries use tax to pay for health care
Health care is not the only item tax is spent on
Compare health costs as % of GDP, that is the important figure
7000 is less than 12000 however you spend it
Not all of those countries use tax to pay for health care
Health care is not the only item tax is spent on
Compare health costs as % of GDP, that is the important figure
July 7, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Whether through taxes or insurance, the cost is still paid
7000 is less than 12000 however you spend it
Not all of those countries use tax to pay for health care
Health care is not the only item tax is spent on
Compare health costs as % of GDP, that is the important figure
7000 is less than 12000 however you spend it
Not all of those countries use tax to pay for health care
Health care is not the only item tax is spent on
Compare health costs as % of GDP, that is the important figure
Don't make perfect the enemy of good.
Cost of healthcare 2022, per person per annum, international dollars... Japan 5251, UK 5493, Ireland 6047, Finland 5676, Sweden 6438, France 6517, Australia 6596, Germany 8011, Switzerland 8049, USA 12555.
Only one of those countries bankrupts sick people.
Cost of healthcare 2022, per person per annum, international dollars... Japan 5251, UK 5493, Ireland 6047, Finland 5676, Sweden 6438, France 6517, Australia 6596, Germany 8011, Switzerland 8049, USA 12555.
Only one of those countries bankrupts sick people.
July 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Don't make perfect the enemy of good.
Cost of healthcare 2022, per person per annum, international dollars... Japan 5251, UK 5493, Ireland 6047, Finland 5676, Sweden 6438, France 6517, Australia 6596, Germany 8011, Switzerland 8049, USA 12555.
Only one of those countries bankrupts sick people.
Cost of healthcare 2022, per person per annum, international dollars... Japan 5251, UK 5493, Ireland 6047, Finland 5676, Sweden 6438, France 6517, Australia 6596, Germany 8011, Switzerland 8049, USA 12555.
Only one of those countries bankrupts sick people.
Send it to me and I promise I'll buy all of your books.
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Send it to me and I promise I'll buy all of your books.
It's surely meaningless if it isn't racial? Surely it refers to Black people, generally defended from slaves brought from Africa. Black British people sometimes have to explain why they are not "African American" to Americans.
July 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It's surely meaningless if it isn't racial? Surely it refers to Black people, generally defended from slaves brought from Africa. Black British people sometimes have to explain why they are not "African American" to Americans.
In which case it won't be actioned.
July 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
In which case it won't be actioned.
The law is not against speaking out, the law is against incitement to violence. The chant was "death to EDF". Plenty of people have been similarly prosecuted for incitement to commit violence against Muslims and asylum seekers. It's illegal, don't do it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Conservative councillor's wife loses appeal over race hate tweet
Lucy Connolly called for migrant hotels to be
www.bbc.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The law is not against speaking out, the law is against incitement to violence. The chant was "death to EDF". Plenty of people have been similarly prosecuted for incitement to commit violence against Muslims and asylum seekers. It's illegal, don't do it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not how it looks to me. From where I am it looks like you're trying really, really hard to make it as awful as possible as fast as possible.
June 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Not how it looks to me. From where I am it looks like you're trying really, really hard to make it as awful as possible as fast as possible.
In the UK, if you made such a statement and were sued the onus would be on you to prove this, not on the plaintiff to prove he didn't. I suggest you'd lose badly.
June 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In the UK, if you made such a statement and were sued the onus would be on you to prove this, not on the plaintiff to prove he didn't. I suggest you'd lose badly.
On the topic at hand, suing an entity that he believes made defamatory statements about him, and potentially making an awful lot of money by doing so, seems to me to be entirely sensible.
June 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On the topic at hand, suing an entity that he believes made defamatory statements about him, and potentially making an awful lot of money by doing so, seems to me to be entirely sensible.
Very good.
I don't believe in god but from my understanding of the scriptures after going through Roman Catholic education this is pretty much what god would be saying if he exists.
I don't believe in god but from my understanding of the scriptures after going through Roman Catholic education this is pretty much what god would be saying if he exists.
June 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Very good.
I don't believe in god but from my understanding of the scriptures after going through Roman Catholic education this is pretty much what god would be saying if he exists.
I don't believe in god but from my understanding of the scriptures after going through Roman Catholic education this is pretty much what god would be saying if he exists.
I suspect she'll do what Christians constantly do with their scriptures, which is find ways to make what's written mean what they want it to.
June 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I suspect she'll do what Christians constantly do with their scriptures, which is find ways to make what's written mean what they want it to.
What happened to "Rend unto Caesar that which is Caesar's"? There are civic duties as well as duties to God. If you're employed to uphold the law of your country there is nothing unchristian about doing so.
June 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
What happened to "Rend unto Caesar that which is Caesar's"? There are civic duties as well as duties to God. If you're employed to uphold the law of your country there is nothing unchristian about doing so.