Sometimes being banned from posting on The Guardian is a hardship.

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Originally Posted by Burney

:nod: I do think these chaps who build cabins in the boondocks, own lots of guns and refuse to let the government anywhere near their families may have a point.

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But seriously man, what would you do if you were still bringing up sprogs?

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Originally Posted by Sir C

But, but, won't they be offended? THESE PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO A SAFE SPACE FOR FÚCK'S SAKE!

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Well this is the most pernicious idiocy of all. People have been encouraged to think that their feelings of offence are every other *****'s problem rather than just theirs. Someone takes offence and the whole world is expected to jump into line to make them feel better. It's like closing down a restaurant because one of the diners doesn't like their meal. I fùcking hate it.

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Originally Posted by Ash

The Alt-Right enthisiasm for being deliberately racist and then justifying it as free speech is not remotely helpful though, as it only lends legitimacy to those trying to curtail free speech.

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Who are you defining as the alt-right? They are a pretty disparate bunch, as far as I can tell.

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Originally Posted by Monty92

The whole grammar school debate has got me thinking about my kids' education. I can't bear the thought of their brains being poisoned by this kind pervasive bull****. what the **** do I do? It genuinely scares me. Ill end up despising my own kids :-(

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Send them to an elitist boarding school, job done.

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Originally Posted by Ash

The Alt-Right enthisiasm for being deliberately racist and then justifying it as free speech is not remotely helpful though, as it only lends legitimacy to those trying to curtail free speech.

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I know what you mean and am inclined to agree, but the problem is that I don't even know what 'racist' means anymore, a.

Society having (correctly) given the thin end of the wedge in trying to avoid discrimination, overt racially offence and other forms of bigotry, the identity politics movement has used people's discomfort with such things to lever the thing open and shove all sorts of specious nonsense into the resulting gap. We are now at the point whereby any criticism of a non-white person, a female public figure or a gay person will sooner or later be met with an accusation of racism, sexism, homophobia or whatever.

In that environment, I can sort of understand the instinct of a sceptical young person brought up in this stifling intellectual atmosphere to simply say 'Fúck it. Might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb' and push the offence as far as they can.

I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying I understand it.

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Originally Posted by Burney

I've made dozens. They now ban me as soon as I post, which suggests they're looking at my IP addresses. :shrug:

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Install the Opera browser and switch on the free VPN, then they can't detect your IP

http://www.opera.com/blogs/desktop/2...r-windows-mac/