A lot of people don't know how to register.

[mayfly13]

"A lot of people don't know how to register.
Not everybody in the community in the Hispanic and in the African-American community, particularly in inner city districts, know how to get online."

 

[mayfly13]

"Chinese leaders - if you know anything about Chinese History, there has always been times when China has been victimised by the outer world, it's when they haven't been unified at home. Culturally, there are different norms in every country, and their leaders are expected to follow".

 

[mayfly13]

(re uyghurs)

 

[oggbashan]

"A lot of people don't know how to register.
Not everybody in the community in the Hispanic and in the African-American community, particularly in inner-city districts, know how to get online."

In the UK, before the last election, there was a cross-party and community initiative to get as many people registered as possible. It was successful in improving the representation in poor and ethnically diverse areas but that wasn't followed by a significant increase in the voting from those areas - a measurable increase, but disappointing.

 

[CornusKousa]

In the UK, before the last election, there was a cross-party and community initiative to get as many people registered as possible. It was successful in improving the representation in poor and ethnically diverse areas but that wasn't followed by a significant increase in the voting from those areas - a measurable increase, but disappointing.

They don't care, they aren't there to participate in your society, just take advantage of it.

#DIVERSITY!!!

Now say it's your strength or you're a Nazi

 

[oggbashan]

They don't care, they aren't there to participate in your society, just take advantage of it.

#DIVERSITY!!!

Now say it's your strength or you're a Nazi

To a certain extent what you say may be true. But the message might be that they don't see that voting will change anything. In many parts of the UK, with our first past the post system, that could be true. Many inner-city areas are solidly Labour so any Vote against Labour is wasted. In my area, it doesn't matter what I vote. The current MP will be re-elected with a majority greater than the sum of all other candidates.

The same is true in many parts of the US. Some places are solidly Blue; some Red. It is only the swing states that decide anything.

PS. It takes a major demographic change to alter things, My local city had been Conservative for over 100 years. But the local universities have grown massively so that students outnumber the residents by two to one. A campaign by the student unions asked ALL students to register to vote at the University (they have the choice to register at the university or at their home addresses).

The local Conservative MP was a lazy b...... who didn't work for the constituency. The result? Against the national trend, a young Labour MP was elected with a very slim majority. Since taking up the post, she has worked very hard for everyone and is well-regarded as a person (and at odds with her party's leadership often because she is more centrist). She could win again because she is seen a vast improvement on the previous MP.

 

[mayfly13]

In the UK, before the last election, there was a cross-party and community initiative to get as many people registered as possible. It was successful in improving the representation in poor and ethnically diverse areas but that wasn't followed by a significant increase in the voting from those areas - a measurable increase, but disappointing.

I lifted them from RT.
They were laughing and making the case that: Had Trump said the same things, the press would have been up in his hairs, but with Biden they let it slide.

Now nither RT, nor I think that Biden is racist, but what Biden said WAS incredibly racist. That Blacks and Hispanics of lower status aren't able to use the net. Wtf?
And for me the Trump versus Biden comparison was secondary too.


I just think that Biden suffers from an inability to express his point correctly (I wonder if he has some dyslexia too, it goes with the stutter)
which leads to hillarious gaffes!!

Like his attempt to be "diplomatic" about China (you take the Chinese on sideways like they would, not like a bull-in the arena, Trump style),
which led to the jaw-dropping statement in which he seemed to legitimize China's uyghur prison camps!

 

[Champakian]

In the UK, before the last election, there was a cross-party and community initiative to get as many people registered as possible. It was successful in improving the representation in poor and ethnically diverse areas but that wasn't followed by a significant increase in the voting from those areas - a measurable increase, but disappointing.

We have the same intensive efforts in areas where the Democrats are sure that
the newly registered will vote Democrat because of the "benefits" they are promised.

Republicans rely on message to attract.
They need to resort to bribery too.

Otherwise, they're losers.


I'm not sure what the stats are for this election, but we see the result.

 

[Champakian]

Biden is inculcated with the Democrat white power structure's
soft bigotry of low expectation. They exist to give minorities a
voice, because, you know, minorities cannot do it on their own.

 

[CornusKousa]

Biden is inculcated with the Democrat white power structure's
soft bigotry of low expectation. They exist to give minorities a
voice, because, you know, minorities cannot do it on their own.

All that white guilt makes them want to be saviors.

The white leftist in the modern western world carries around more guilt for the color of their skin than any other group I've ever seen.

Their virtue as humans is determined by how much guilt they carry for the sins of their race.

It's the most bizarre shit I've ever seen.

 

[phrodeau]

Russia Today. Just saying.

 

[mayfly13]

All that white guilt makes them want to be saviors.

The white leftist in the modern western world carries around more guilt for the color of their skin than any other group I've ever seen.

Their virtue as humans is determined by how much guilt they carry for the sins of their race.

It's the most bizarre shit I've ever seen.

But it's not that.

If the Leftist GBers were genuine, maybe I would make light fun of them, but I WOULDN'T derride or attack them.

Half of them are actually White supremacist elitists.
The same people who attacked me "cuz racist" are disgusted by me, precisely because they think that I'm an Indian ESL. (EEuropean ESL's come a bit higher on their scale of second classer).

They only use the kumbaya so that they look good. Just like some religious monks, or some Chinese use the fake modesty as a means to assert their moral superiority. Because, deep inside those humble monks think they are more intellugent than us.

 

[mayfly13]

All that white guilt makes them want to be saviors.

The white leftist in the modern western world carries around more guilt for the color of their skin than any other group I've ever seen.

Their virtue as humans is determined by how much guilt they carry for the sins of their race.

It's the most bizarre shit I've ever seen.

Hey, you're half Korean, aren't you?
I'm going to pick your brains about China, in the future.

I understand that Koreans, too had a contentious relationship with China.
I haven't come across many Koreans over here, but we have many people from India - and boy was I surprised by their reaction, once I approached the topic.

Apparently China had a long history of imperialistic strivings, even more than the British in the past. And CCP are now keen to 'revive the old glory'.

 

[Champakian]

But it's not that.

If the Leftist GBers were genuine, maybe I would make light fun of them, but I WOULDN'T derride or attack them.

Half of them are actually White supremacist elitists.
The same people who attacked me "cuz racist" are disgusted by me, precisely because they think that I'm an Indian ESL. (EEuropean ESL's come a bit higher on their scale of second classer).

They only use the kumbaya so that they look good. Just like some religious monks, or some Chinese use the fake modesty as a means to assert their moral superiority. Because, deep inside those humble monks think they are more intellugent than us.

This is true.
They manifest it by "speaking for minorities" and
by denigrating any minorities that don't feel like they should be their chattel...

 

[mayfly13]

ISIS were pretty upfront and unsophisticated about it, Brits. - conquer you through diplomatic bullshit speech,
China - come to you sideways, more insidiously.

 

[Champakian]

ISIS were pretty upfront and unsophisticated about it, Brits. - conquer you through diplomatic bullshit speech,
China - come to you sideways, more insidiously.

Huh???

 

[oggbashan]

Huh???

Exactly. What was that drivel?

 

[Champakian]

I'm still awaiting the English translation...

 

[oggbashan]

I'm still awaiting the English translation...

I don't think that is possible. Nonsense is nonsense in any language.

 

[Champakian]

I dunno.

I try to allow leeway to those to whom English is a second language.




(Of course, now I'm doubting if I used whom correctly...)

 

[mayfly13]

I'm still awaiting the English translation...

Imperialism.

Until a year ago, most things I was reading online were about
--ISIS
-- or the sequelae of British colonialism in Australia and Canada/US (for some strange reason they never mention the French in Canada, or Germans in the US).

Now it's mostly China China China (CCP's desire to revive some Chinese emperor's dream)
and on occasion issues like racism. But as in White privilege, no longer about the old days of British imperialism.

 

[Emerson40]

Huh???

Exactly. What was that drivel?

I'm still awaiting the English translation...

I don't think that is possible. Nonsense is nonsense in any language.

Everything you need to know about this thread can be found in post 12:

But it's not that.

If the Leftist GBers were genuine, maybe I would make light fun of them, but I WOULDN'T derride or attack them.

Half of them are actually White supremacist elitists.
The same people who attacked me "cuz racist" are disgusted by me, precisely because they think that I'm an Indian ESL. (EEuropean ESL's come a bit higher on their scale of second classer).

They only use the kumbaya so that they look good. Just like some religious monks, or some Chinese use the fake modesty as a means to assert their moral superiority. Because, deep inside those humble monks think they are more intellugent than us.

Congratulations. You’ve participated in another hashtag attention seeking thread.
It doesn’t need to make sense, or even be relevant.

 

[oggbashan]

The OP was a reasonable statement. The thread went downhill after that.

Some Republican administrations have made it more difficult to register and to vote when it already a problem for some communities.

In the UK, the government is suggesting that all voters (in a couple of years' time) must produce a photo ID when voting.

There has been a predictable response from the hard left.

 

[Emerson40]

The OP was a reasonable statement. The thread went downhill after that.

Some Republican administrations have made it more difficult to register and to vote when it already a problem for some communities.

In the UK, the government is suggesting that all voters (in a couple of years' time) must produce a photo ID when voting.

There has been a predictable response from the hard left.

The OP was copy paste job from Russia Today website, comrade.

Nyet context. Nyet comprehension.

No place can go but make downhill journey from there.



Republicans and Democrats alike have meddled in elections and made voting difficult in US elections since, well since they started having elections. From voter suppression to gerrymandering, from closing and limiting access to voting centres to crying foul and attempting to tweet yourself to victory.

One election's landslide is another's close call.

 

[Ravy92]