PC World

[Thropplenoggin]

Mandryka is providing a textbook lesson in the unconscious display of sociopathic tendencies. Given his passion for gardening and weight-training () (I know! [source]), can I suggest we keep him away from the secateurs? He's liable to decapitate the pansies.

[amateur51]

You've lived to see your central belief - socialism - derided into obscurity. There is no way that your good old days of union militancy, nationalisation, bra-burning (not that that would have done much for you, but I assume you approved) and crippling strikes are ever going to come back.

And that makes me VERY happy!

Careful what you wish for, Mandy

[Mandryka]

Mandryka is providing a textbook lesson in the unconscious display of sociopathic tendencies. Given his passion for gardening and weight-training () (I know! [source]), can I suggest we keep him away from the secateurs? He's liable to decapitate the pansies.

Not me, duckie - but I notice your stuipd enough to use your own name on there: your wimpy, passive-aggressive style is consistent there, too,

[Bryn]

Well it's clear enough that English is not the Mandrake's native tongue. " ... your[sic] stuipd[sic] ... ".

[Mandryka]

Well it's clear enough that English is not the Mandrake's native tongue. " ... your[sic] stuipd[sic] ... ".

Unlike you, I have a busy life and schedule and sometimes am prone to typos. Thanks for the heads-up, Bryony!

[Bryn]

Ah yes, at the moment I'm only working a 4 day (44 hours) week. Today, as on Monday and Tuesday, I am 'resting'.

[Pabmusic]

Well it's clear enough that English is not the Mandrake's native tongue. " ... your[sic] stuipd[sic] ... ".

Maybe I'm more cynical, but sadly that doesn't follow.

[vinteuil]

a textbook lesson in the unconscious display of sociopathic tendencies..

... I think not 'unconscious' at all - rather very 'conscious'.

I think the Duchess got it about right :

`Speak roughly to your little boy,
And beat him when he sneezes:
He only does it to annoy,
Because he knows it teases.'

[Mandryka]

... I think not 'unconscious' at all - rather very 'conscious'.

I think the Duchess got it about right :

`Speak roughly to your little boy,
And beat him when he sneezes:
He only does it to annoy,
Because he knows it teases.'

Not the purpose of my posts, or the purpose of this thread, may I remind you?

As to 'touching a raw nerve' - anything that conflicts with their comfortable (and wrong) world view touches the (very) raw nerves of armchair leftists/liberals.

Methinks Bryony enjoys a 7-day weekend.

[MrGongGong]

Not the purpose of my posts, or the purpose of this thread, may I remind you?

As to 'touching a raw nerve' - anything that conflicts with their comfortable (and wrong) world view touches the (very) raw nerves of armchair leftists/liberals.

Methinks Bryony enjoys a 7-day weekend.

Tell us , oh great one
what is the "RIGHT" world view
and we will surely follow you ..................

[Lateralthinking1]

At least Scarfe's wife is involved in some very good work:

[MrGongGong]

At least Scarfe's wife is involved in some very good work:

Give MrP his brain back NOW

(that explains a lot )

[Bryn]

Some of us work through weekends.

[scottycelt]

A particular problem with the Non-PC brigade is that they believe their personal claim to moral worth and even intelligence, is entangled with their opinions.
Therefore the Telegraph and Mail writers who reinforce their world view, such as Peter Hitchens and Melanie Phillips, are licensed to be provocative and scathing.
Gerald Scarfe, Stewart Lee or Polly Toynbee are not permitted these freedoms, being excoriated as self-loathing liberals and so forth.
It’s not just that the Non-PC brigade disagree with them; it’s that they feel superior to the 'disenfranchised', public sector schoolteachers, etc,
and so they happily expose the PC brigade as morally bad, often on the basis of hearsay.

As a matter of simple interest, you are not a public-sector schoolteacher yourself, by any chance ... ?

The idea of a sweet-talkin' liberal-moralist like Polly Toynbee (oh, how she moralises!) being a shrinking-violet whilst Melanie Philips (oh, how she moralises!) is deemed 'provocative and scathing' illustrates the actual problem here when such matters are debated.

Both ladies have entrenched positions and both are scathing of others.

Why pretend otherwise?

Some observers might just happen to think Melanie gets it right more often than Polly and I suspect that those who do might well be accused of patronising Melanie and discriminating against Polly and therefore doubly guilty of outrageous 'sexism' as well ...

[Mr Pee]

Give MrP his brain back NOW

(that explains a lot )

Yet again, juvenile "humour" instead of sensible discussion.

SOOO predictable.......