The attic.

I thought Runcorn was in London.

All this, perhaps, is not so surprising, considering polling continues to show that—in spite of unprecedented unpopularity—nearly all people who voted for Trump would do it again. But as I compared this year’s answers to last year’s responses it seemed clear that the basis of people’s support had morphed. Johnstown voters do not intend to hold the president accountable for the nonnegotiable pledges he made to them. It’s not that the people who made Trump president have generously moved the goalposts for him. It’s that they have eliminated the goalposts altogether.

This reality ought to get the attention of anyone who thinks they will win in 2018 or 2020 by running against Trump’s record. His supporters here, it turns out, are energized by his bombast and his animus more than any actual accomplishments. For them, it’s evidently not what he’s doing so much as it is the people he’s fighting. Trump is simply and unceasingly angry on their behalf, battling the people who vex them the worst—“obstructionist” Democrats, uncooperative establishment Republicans, the media, Black Lives Matter protesters and NFL players (boy oh boy do they hate kneeling NFL players) whom they see as ungrateful, disrespectful millionaires.

...

“Everybody I talk to,” he said, “realizes it’s not Trump who’s dragging his feet. Trump’s probably the most diligent, hardest-working president we’ve ever had in our lifetimes. It’s not like he sleeps in till noon and goes golfing every weekend, like the last president did.”

I stopped him, informing him that, yes, Barack Obama liked to golf, but Trump in fact does golf a lot, too—more, in fact.

Del Signore was surprised to hear this.

“Does he?” he said.

“Yes,” I said.

He did not linger on this topic, smiling and changing the subject with a quip. “If I was married to his wife,” Del Signore said, “I don’t think I’d go anywhere.”

Del Signore said he’s been following politics far more than before because of Trump. Trump, he said, is just “more interesting.” So now he likes watching the news. “Ninety-nine percent of the time I watch Fox,” he said. “Sometimes I’ll be sitting there listening to all this Fox stuff, and I’ll say, ‘Maybe they aren’t right, maybe I’ll flip to CNN’—but every time I’ve found that Fox has been correct, and CNN is definitely fake news.”

In fairness to her most people who fly massive England flags actually are, more often than not, complete fucking bellends.

You've clearly run into a different group of massive England flag flyers than I have! In my experience, a huge England flag permanently flying on your house is a pretty good signifier for someone who says "I just say it how I see it" but is in actual fact rude and obnoxious.

There's a very big difference between flying a flag for remembrance and flying one out of your window all year round because you wish it was 1966 again when you could beat your kids and there weren't so many brown people.

It's a stereotype, for sure, but it's a stereotype of a very real chunk of the population. Particularly in the Medway area.

Tarring working class people with the racist brush is not very comradely imo. Yes there is a subsection of poor people who are racist and ignorant, but there are plenty of middle class and upper class racist pricks too. From the left, right and centre.

Clearly I'm not defending what you describe but you can't stereotype/tar [people who fly the Union Flag all year around] with the same brush.

Tarring working class people with the racist brush is not very comradely imo. Yes there is a subsection of poor people who are racist and ignorant, but there are plenty of middle class and upper class racist pricks too. From the left, right and centre.

Northwich has a curry house now?

One of my best mates - with whom I spent a very enjoyable evening at a curry house in Northwich this very weekend past

That sounds dangerously close to "I'm not racist, I'm always going out for a curry!"

(not having a dig there btw, just making a joke)

One thing about moving to the depths of wildest Summerzet is that I miss the range of restaurants. Decent curry can be hard to find out here. Can't move for tasty cider though!

It's crass stereotyping. Not everyone has had the benefit of people like Thornberry's resources, very expensive legal training or the expertise of her peers, when honing their social graces.

Saying someone or something isn't as bad as him doesn't strike me as a very effective defence

I lived in Weston for 6 years and

Stereotypes are stereotypes are stereotypes. Do you believe every one you hear or read about?

It does! An *awesome* one mate

http://bombayquaynorthwich.co.uk/

Man that is good cuzza and extremely reasonable. There's even a bar right next door as well, all very friendly and lovely. We had a great time, let me know if you ever fancy meeting up if you're close.

Ethnic jokes are a little uncouth, but you laugh as they're based on truth.

Like black people liking watermelon? Or Jews being greedy?

I thought better of you, mate.

EXCITING CAR PARK UPDATE


http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/n ... _launched/





Not sure if I'm meant to type car reg in anymore or not, but it looks like a proper car park still.

THE operators of a controversial car park which was ordered to shut down appear to be fighting back.

Private car park company Smart Parking has drawn anger from motorists over the way it has been handing out fines at Oastler Road car park in Saltaire.

The furore prompted Bradford Council to declare the site unlawful and serve a notice ordering the car park to close by November 24.

But in an apparent act of defiance against this notice, the company has now lodged a retrospective planning application for its parking signs, in a move one councillor branded “hilarious”.

Like black people liking watermelon? Or Jews being greedy?

I thought better of you, mate.

There are different kinds of stereotypes. Not all of them are necessarily offensive.

I lived there until 2005 or something. Best it had then was the Seafarer (wayfarer?) chippy. I mean there was that place on the corner near all the estate agents but it never seemed to be open.

Now I live down Brum way, but thanks for the offer.

I've promised her a 20 McNugget Sharebox on our 25th anniversary

I'm not exactly crying myself to sleep over this every night, but I still maintain that the concept of pigeon-holing an entire race, or social/gender group into Box A or Category B (they're all bright/lazy/tight-fisted whatever), regardless of whether supposedly 'positive' or 'not offensive', is ultimately incredibly wrong-headed, close-minded, lazy and demeaning. Further, I'd argue that precisely this very same sentiment lies at the root of far worse things, such as xenophobia, bigotry and outright racism.

The incongruity of it all, in these more enlightened times, is prominent indeed. It's not 1977 anymore, and we need to stop labeling people.

Because when you're done with the legs and the breast, there's a box to stick the bon-(it's a different time now, MaliA - Ed)

BBC: "Alex Salmond: Trump 'broke Scots investment promises'"

I think your mistake was trusting Donald Trump, Alex.

we need to stop labeling people.

I'm not exactly crying myself to sleep over this every night, but I still maintain that the concept of pigeon-holing an entire race, or social/gender group into Box A or Category B (they're all bright/lazy/tight-fisted whatever), regardless of whether supposedly 'positive' or 'not offensive', is ultimately incredibly wrong-headed, close-minded, lazy and demeaning. Further, I'd argue that precisely this very same sentiment lies at the root of far worse things, such as xenophobia, bigotry and outright racism.

The incongruity of it all, in these more enlightened times, is prominent indeed. It's not 1977 anymore, and we need to stop labeling people.