Hard times but good to see that old spirit of the blitz is alive and kicking in Miami

[7sisters]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-41227127/irma-looters-caught-on-camera-in-miami

:shakehead:

[Monty92]

You racist bigoted fascist.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-41227127/irma-looters-caught-on-camera-in-miami

:shakehead:

[Peter]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-41227127/irma-looters-caught-on-camera-in-miami

:shakehead:

Yep, everyone was really nice in the blitz. It made better people out of everyone. Shame it had to end in a way

[SWv2]

Damn Yankees .

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-irma-florida-sheriff-pasco-country-shoot-at-storm-facebook-event-a7938741.html

[Sir C]

Yep, everyone was really nice in the blitz. It made better people out of everyone. Shame it had to end in a way

It's not a shame it ended, p. It's a shame that the courage, stoicism, selflessness and sense of duty which won the conflict was thrown into the faces of the victors by the seething nest of socialist rats whose coup in 1945 remains the greatest tragedy this country has ever suffered.

[Tony C]

Rookies

No effort to conceal identity or reduce the packing time.

Why run 50 meters plus???

[SWv2]

I would imagine there was lots of thieving and robbing going on during the blitz, just different times so was hardly going to be a news issue.

Sadly it is human nature, for some.

[Pat Vegas]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-41227127/irma-looters-caught-on-camera-in-miami

:shakehead:

There was plenty of looting and other criminal activity during the blitz.

[7sisters]

You racist bigoted fascist.

It's ok though. Society is to blame for letting these people down, so we'll arrest them instead. :thumbup:

[Peter]

It's not a shame it ended, p. It's a shame that the courage, stoicism, selflessness and sense of duty which won the conflict was thrown into the faces of the victors by the seething nest of socialist rats whose coup in 1945 remains the greatest tragedy this country has ever suffered.

Yes. This is thoroughly accurate.

[Ash]

It's not a shame it ended, p. It's a shame that the courage, stoicism, selflessness and sense of duty which won the conflict was thrown into the faces of the victors by the seething nest of socialist rats whose coup in 1945 remains the greatest tragedy this country has ever suffered.

The 14th century was pretty bad, tbf.

[Sir C]

The 14th century was pretty bad, tbf.

No income tax or national insurance contributions, though. Nor corporation tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax or value added tax #socialistthieves

[Burney]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-41227127/irma-looters-caught-on-camera-in-miami

:shakehead:

Of course you know as well as I do that looting was absolutely rife during the Blitz. Crafty cockernees had few qualms about robbing

G's dad lives/lived in Fort Myers. He kept sending farewell emails to his family members about how much he loves them, etc on Sunday. This obviously calmed everyone right down :rolleyes:

[SWv2]

Of course you know as well as I do that looting was absolutely rife during the Blitz. Crafty cockernees had few qualms about robbing

G's dad lives/lived in Fort Myers. He kept sending farewell emails to his family members about how much he loves them, etc on Sunday. This obviously calmed everyone right down :rolleyes:

He sounds like a puddle jumping gay B. Is he?

[Burney]

He sounds like a puddle jumping gay B. Is he?

Not really. Bit of a drama queen, though

[redgunamo]

Of course you know as well as I do that looting was absolutely rife during the Blitz. Crafty cockernees had few qualms about robbing

G's dad lives/lived in Fort Myers. He kept sending farewell emails to his family members about how much he loves them, etc on Sunday. This obviously calmed everyone right down :rolleyes:

He failed to mention where he'd hidden all his money? :-(

[redgunamo]

I would imagine there was lots of thieving and robbing going on during the blitz, just different times so was hardly going to be a news issue.

Sadly it is human nature, for some.

Sure, isn't there always a few quid to be had whenever there's trouble afoot.

[Ash]

No income tax or national insurance contributions, though. Nor corporation tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax or value added tax #socialistthieves

Wool tax, hearth tax, taxes for the hundred year war, taxes for war against Scotland. High taxes were a cause of the peasants revolt. Then you had yer famines, yer plagues ....

[World's End Stella]

Wool tax, hearth tax, taxes for the hundred year war, taxes for war against Scotland. High taxes were a cause of the peasants revolt. Then you had yer famines, yer plagues ....

One wonders how they afforded good hospitals, schools and were able to maintain the cities and towns not to mention providing safety and security for all of the citizens without taxes.

Miracle workers, it seems. That or the place was - by current standards - an utter ****hole that barely touched the standards now associated with civilization.

[Sir C]

One wonders how they afforded good hospitals, schools and were able to maintain the cities and towns not to mention providing safety and security for all of the citizens without taxes.

Miracle workers, it seems. That or the place was - by current standards - an utter ****hole that barely touched the standards now associated with civilization.

1. Good hsopitals are paid for by premiums paid to BUPA.
2. Good schools are paid for by the hard work of the parents.
3. Cities and towns may be paid for by the people who choose to live in them.
4. If you think this socialist dystopia is 'civilisation', fúck knows how shítty Canada is.

[World's End Stella]

1. Good hsopitals are paid for by premiums paid to BUPA.
2. Good schools are paid for by the hard work of the parents.
3. Cities and towns may be paid for by the people who choose to live in them.
4. If you think this socialist dystopia is 'civilisation', fúck knows how shítty Canada is.

In the same way that no one has ever successfully implemented a socialist model, no one has ever successfully implemented a capitalist model - unless it included a sensible level of taxation. Capitalism doesn't work unless it is responsible capitalism.

That may not reconcile with some economic theory, but in practice it happens to be true.

Plus, we both know you were just being silly, anyway. :-)

[Sir C]

In the same way that no one has ever successfully implemented a socialist model, no one has ever successfully implemented a capitalist model - unless it included a sensible level of taxation. Capitalism doesn't work unless it is responsible capitalism.

That may not reconcile with some economic theory, but in practice it happens to be true.

Plus, we both know you were just being silly, anyway. :-)

There's the rub. There's about 45 of us silly bástards covering the bill for every other fúcker, and I'm bored with it.

[Peter]

There's the rub. There's about 45 of us silly bástards covering the bill for every other fúcker, and I'm bored with it.

Someone has to pay for Brexit. It may as well be the horrifically loaded, such as yourself.

[Burney]

There's the rub. There's about 45 of us silly bástards covering the bill for every other fúcker, and I'm bored with it.

Hang on. Are you claiming to be among the 45 richest people in the U.K.? When did this happen?

[redgunamo]

Someone has to pay for Brexit. It may as well be the horrifically loaded, such as yourself.

There's the rub, I'm afraid. The horrifically loaded never actually pay for anything; that's the whole point of them.

[SWv2]

There's the rub, I'm afraid. The horrifically loaded never actually pay for anything; that's the whole point of them.

You're basically having a pop at Kroenke aren't you?

[World's End Stella]

Someone has to pay for Brexit. It may as well be the horrifically loaded, such as yourself.

The problem is that the truly horrifically loaded can't be made to pay. If they could, they wouldn't be horrifically loaded.

[Sir C]

Hang on. Are you claiming to be among the 45 richest people in the U.K.? When did this happen?

It was a figure of speech. Mr fúcking Literal Pants.

744

[Burney]

It was a figure of speech. Mr fúcking Literal Pants.

744

Oh, I thought you'd received a postal order or something :-(

[redgunamo]

You're basically having a pop at Kroenke aren't you?

Well .. it's just getting silly now, isn't it. It's so obvious even Wenger seems to have recognised it.

[Luis Anaconda]

In the same way that no one has ever successfully implemented a socialist model, no one has ever successfully implemented a capitalist model - unless it included a sensible level of taxation. Capitalism doesn't work unless it is responsible capitalism.

That may not reconcile with some economic theory, but in practice it happens to be true.

Plus, we both know you were just being silly, anyway. :-)
Wasn't there an article in the Times about this the other day - possibly a Finkelstein effort