@suelli.bsky.social
I like to debate with people who have different views, but only with those who treat me respectfully. If you don’t I will block you.
I didn’t think the American people would tolerate a President who says “shut up Piggy” to a female reporter. It doesn’t take much for people to look the other way, and that is all that is required.
December 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I didn’t think the American people would tolerate a President who says “shut up Piggy” to a female reporter. It doesn’t take much for people to look the other way, and that is all that is required.
“I don’t hate Jews, just those Jews” The “Good Jew” is compliant and self-effacing, disavows Jewish power. The “Bad Jew” is assertive and politically organised, portrayed as powerful, disloyal, conspiratorial, or dangerous. The Zionist is just the latest incarnation of that ancient trope
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“I don’t hate Jews, just those Jews” The “Good Jew” is compliant and self-effacing, disavows Jewish power. The “Bad Jew” is assertive and politically organised, portrayed as powerful, disloyal, conspiratorial, or dangerous. The Zionist is just the latest incarnation of that ancient trope
If a claim can’t be expressed in terms of identifiable policies, actors, or institutions, but instead relies on ‘Zionists’ as a collective subject, it’s no longer political critique. Blaming Netanyahu, or ‘Zionists’ as a class, for the rise in antisemitism illustrates the problem.
December 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If a claim can’t be expressed in terms of identifiable policies, actors, or institutions, but instead relies on ‘Zionists’ as a collective subject, it’s no longer political critique. Blaming Netanyahu, or ‘Zionists’ as a class, for the rise in antisemitism illustrates the problem.
What you are missing here is that you don’t have to ‘mean Jews’ for something to be antisemitic. Tropes work regardless of intent
December 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What you are missing here is that you don’t have to ‘mean Jews’ for something to be antisemitic. Tropes work regardless of intent
Notice the pattern: antisemitism is challenged, and the conversation is immediately redirected to settlers. That deflection avoids the issue rather than addressing it.
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Notice the pattern: antisemitism is challenged, and the conversation is immediately redirected to settlers. That deflection avoids the issue rather than addressing it.
We’ll see what happens after the start receiving those $1776 dollar cheques.
December 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We’ll see what happens after the start receiving those $1776 dollar cheques.
He will only ever be mentioned as a warning.
December 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
He will only ever be mentioned as a warning.
The Assad dynasty didn’t end when Hafez died. People thought Bashir lacked his father’s brutal persona. Initially he was promoted by elites as someone they could manipulate. Are you joining the dots.
December 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Assad dynasty didn’t end when Hafez died. People thought Bashir lacked his father’s brutal persona. Initially he was promoted by elites as someone they could manipulate. Are you joining the dots.
The Courts are a check on power, but their rulings are only effective if their rulings are enforced. That’s why the number one priority of any dictator is to ensure the loyalty of the army. Complacency is the enemy of democracy.
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Courts are a check on power, but their rulings are only effective if their rulings are enforced. That’s why the number one priority of any dictator is to ensure the loyalty of the army. Complacency is the enemy of democracy.
There are ways he can manipulate the elections without actually cancelling them. By deploying federal agents aggressively to “monitor” elections, or by signalling tolerance for intimidation by armed “poll watchers. It works well in Russia and Venezuela.
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
There are ways he can manipulate the elections without actually cancelling them. By deploying federal agents aggressively to “monitor” elections, or by signalling tolerance for intimidation by armed “poll watchers. It works well in Russia and Venezuela.
Obviously, but there is precedent for that.
December 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Obviously, but there is precedent for that.
I think you could be right. Some would call the Warrior Dividend an attempt to buy the loyalty of the army.
December 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I think you could be right. Some would call the Warrior Dividend an attempt to buy the loyalty of the army.
Ahh right! Does that mean we can get away anti Muslim rhetoric by claiming we are anti Isis, because that is very obviously wrong?
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Ahh right! Does that mean we can get away anti Muslim rhetoric by claiming we are anti Isis, because that is very obviously wrong?
Whether you intend it or not, it implies collective guilt. By suggesting that Jews are a homogeneous group whose fate depends on the actions of one ‘evil’ man, you are playing into antisemitic tropes.
December 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Whether you intend it or not, it implies collective guilt. By suggesting that Jews are a homogeneous group whose fate depends on the actions of one ‘evil’ man, you are playing into antisemitic tropes.
That’s like saying, ‘I blame all racism against Black people in the U.S. on Donald Trump.’ Whether or not he has contributed to racism, it’s clearly a ridiculous statement. It also shifts responsibility away from the actual perpetrators, who have the agency to make their own choices.
December 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
That’s like saying, ‘I blame all racism against Black people in the U.S. on Donald Trump.’ Whether or not he has contributed to racism, it’s clearly a ridiculous statement. It also shifts responsibility away from the actual perpetrators, who have the agency to make their own choices.
No, it’s not. The Greens have a very different decision-making process compared with the main parties, giving far more power to members than to the leader. While this is more democratic, it comes at the cost of speed and unity. It will become more apparent as their policies face more scrutiny.
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
No, it’s not. The Greens have a very different decision-making process compared with the main parties, giving far more power to members than to the leader. While this is more democratic, it comes at the cost of speed and unity. It will become more apparent as their policies face more scrutiny.
What makes me angry is that you believe this. But it’s not surprising when even progressive journalists push this narrative. If we look at just one measure, the fairer funding model delivers a 23% increase in councils’ core spending power, with the most deprived areas receiving the largest share.
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What makes me angry is that you believe this. But it’s not surprising when even progressive journalists push this narrative. If we look at just one measure, the fairer funding model delivers a 23% increase in councils’ core spending power, with the most deprived areas receiving the largest share.
Yet even journalists who you would expect to be fair to Labour are pushing the narrative that the government is Reform lite. This is not penalising the Shires, but levelling the playing field as it was the most deprived urban councils that suffered the biggest reductions under the Tories.
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yet even journalists who you would expect to be fair to Labour are pushing the narrative that the government is Reform lite. This is not penalising the Shires, but levelling the playing field as it was the most deprived urban councils that suffered the biggest reductions under the Tories.
Absolutely not. If Trump had to stand up and face this he wouldn’t have lasted this long. It is an important part of our democracy.
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Absolutely not. If Trump had to stand up and face this he wouldn’t have lasted this long. It is an important part of our democracy.
It is like 1938. At some point the world is going to have to stand up to this lawlessness. How I am not sure.
December 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
It is like 1938. At some point the world is going to have to stand up to this lawlessness. How I am not sure.
A strong vote for a leader does not mean they will support him on everything forever. Policy is decided from the bottom up up, and whilst they are behind him for now, not everyone is happy about some areas the party is moving in.
December 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A strong vote for a leader does not mean they will support him on everything forever. Policy is decided from the bottom up up, and whilst they are behind him for now, not everyone is happy about some areas the party is moving in.
That won’t happen where I live. It is a 3 way split between Reform, Labour, and a group of Corbynite Councillors, who now campaign on local issues. The Greens made way for them at the last council by-election. They’d rather see Britain burn than let go of their hatred of their former colleagues.
December 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
That won’t happen where I live. It is a 3 way split between Reform, Labour, and a group of Corbynite Councillors, who now campaign on local issues. The Greens made way for them at the last council by-election. They’d rather see Britain burn than let go of their hatred of their former colleagues.
Your argument follows a familiar pattern. In debates about MMT, the focus often shifts away from the effectiveness of the policy itself and toward describing the problem it seeks to address - poverty - rather than evaluating whether the proposed treatment works. Do you have evidence it does?
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Your argument follows a familiar pattern. In debates about MMT, the focus often shifts away from the effectiveness of the policy itself and toward describing the problem it seeks to address - poverty - rather than evaluating whether the proposed treatment works. Do you have evidence it does?
You are using hyperbolic language but I do not dispute the central premise of the report: where a child is born influences its social mobility.
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
You are using hyperbolic language but I do not dispute the central premise of the report: where a child is born influences its social mobility.