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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4010856/You-say-Merry-Christmas-Donald-Trump-president-says-attack-dog-Corey-Lewandowski.html
As the saying goes: what is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
There has never been a 'War on Christmas'...merely the paranoid ravings of Bill O'Riley and Fox News... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"If people want to feel marginalised, no amount of proof will make them feel otherwise."
Exactly. Right-Wing Republicans love to thunder forth their claim that America is 'a Christian Nation,' even though that isn't the case.
Yes, Christianity is the professed faith of the majority of American citizens; however, the Constitution makes no reference to Christianity.
Also, the First Amendment clearly states that the Government shall make no pronouncements convening the establishment of religion, meaning that the country has no 'Official Religion.'
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Stop reading the Daily Mail, you'll feel much less grubby and brainwashed in the long run  "
I don't read the Daily Mail...I just needed a British news source instead of an American one. |
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"Stop reading the Daily Mail, you'll feel much less grubby and brainwashed in the long run
I don't read the Daily Mail...I just needed a British news source instead of an American one."
the daily mail is not a news source its not printed the truth since 1939 and it did not print much truth before then |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Stop reading the Daily Mail, you'll feel much less grubby and brainwashed in the long run
I don't read the Daily Mail...I just needed a British news source instead of an American one.
the daily mail is not a news source its not printed the truth since 1939 and it did not print much truth before then"
The Times is read by the people who run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country. |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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"The Times is read by the people who run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country."
Please state your source.
Also, where does that casual sexism put the Prime Minister? |
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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago
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"Stop reading the Daily Mail, you'll feel much less grubby and brainwashed in the long run
I don't read the Daily Mail...I just needed a British news source instead of an American one.
the daily mail is not a news source its not printed the truth since 1939 and it did not print much truth before then
The Times is read by the people who run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country."
There Saturday TV section is very good |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"The Times is read by the people who run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country.
Please state your source.
Also, where does that casual sexism put the Prime Minister?"
It doesn't put the current PM anywhere...it's a quote from a 1980s TV show about a fictional PM.
Source: 'Yes, Prime Minister' (Episode: 'A Conflict of Interest,' 1987)
Here's the quote in full:
Sir Humphrey: The only way to understand the Press is to remember that they pander to their readers' prejudices.
Prime Minister Jim Hacker: Don't tell me about the Press. I know *exactly* who reads the papers:
The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country.
The Guardian is read by people who think they *ought* to run the country.
The Times is read by the people who actually *do* run the country.
The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country.
The Financial Times is read by people who *own* the country.
The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by *another* country.
The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who think it *is* run by another country.
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?
Sir Bernard Woolley: Sun readers don't care *who* runs the country - as long as she's got big tits. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"The Times is read by the people who run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country.
Please state your source.
Also, where does that casual sexism put the Prime Minister?"
Additional to the above, here's the relevant clip:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DGscoaUWW2M
Watch from about 0:55 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Times is read by the people who run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country.
Please state your source.
Also, where does that casual sexism put the Prime Minister?
It doesn't put the current PM anywhere...it's a quote from a 1980s TV show about a fictional PM.
Source: 'Yes, Prime Minister' (Episode: 'A Conflict of Interest,' 1987)
Here's the quote in full:
Sir Humphrey: The only way to understand the Press is to remember that they pander to their readers' prejudices.
Prime Minister Jim Hacker: Don't tell me about the Press. I know *exactly* who reads the papers:
The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country.
The Guardian is read by people who think they *ought* to run the country.
The Times is read by the people who actually *do* run the country.
The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country.
The Financial Times is read by people who *own* the country.
The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by *another* country.
The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who think it *is* run by another country.
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?
Sir Bernard Woolley: Sun readers don't care *who* runs the country - as long as she's got big tits."
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Quite possibly the greatest documentary ever on screen  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"So, in short... not what is known known a "fact" then?"
Tell me...when did I present it as a fact?
It was a throwaway remark...a humorous response to _nequeenslut's comment about the Daily Mail's journalistic standards... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"So, in short... not what is known known a "fact" then?
It's a joke. Not only was it on Yes Minister but Russell Howard did it as a sketch for the younger generation."
He're Russell's version: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wCGzVgor168
Love his characterisation of the average Daily Express article: "Don't go outside! The country's full of queers, blacks and crime! If only Diana were here..." |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Whores at Christmas?
What's not to like? 
Oh. Wait. "
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And here comes the whore Mary riding her donkey..... Don't quite have the same vavavoom for kids Nativitys |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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OP was making serious points (apparently) about the first amendment or something, so I admit I didn't spot the sudden right turn into the comedy archive (plus have had my fingers burned a couple of times recently when I failed to take a thread seriously and some got grumpy...)
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"OP was making serious points (apparently) about the first amendment or something, so I admit I didn't spot the sudden right turn into the comedy archive (plus have had my fingers burned a couple of times recently when I failed to take a thread seriously and some got grumpy...)"
I know that I was talking about an American phenomenon, but if you want to see an example of the British Press getting involved in this ridiculous 'moral panic' concerning a so-called 'war on Christmas,' look no further than the Daily Express.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/736955/Christmas-political-correctness-PC-religion-bosses |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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"That's definitely a serious post.
...and I'm not interested.
You asked for a source, I gave you one..."
I asked for a source to what turned out to be the comedy interval.
It was a mistake at the time and I'm really regretting it now |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"i follow things lie britain furst and anti-fascist pages on facebook, they take the piss outta this stuff all the time. "
The irony is that pages like that are more authoritarian than any right wing site. |
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