OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[T-Boon]

nepotism
noun
The act of using your power or influence to get good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family:

nepotism

1. the act of using your power or influence to get good jobs or unfair…

dictionary.cambridge.org

That is all I have to say on this.

you have looked her parents up I assume. She is the child of a wealthy, influential, celebrity couple.

 

[Bandwagon]

you have looked her parents up I assume. She is the child of a wealthy, influential, celebrity couple.

There's a very big difference between nepotism and supporting your kids financially to do what they want to do.

 

[T-Boon]

There's a very big difference between nepotism and supporting your kids financially to do what they want to do.

when the child of a rich, famous celebrity couple becomes world famous at age 8 or whoever she was...its nepotism.

 

[the phantom menace]

I don't think that's the definition...

 

[King-Gutho94]

nepotism
noun
The act of using your power or influence to get good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family

Sounds like the Parramatta Eels under BA

 

[Bandwagon]

when the child of a rich, famous celebrity couple becomes world famous at age 8 or whoever she was...its nepotism.

Mate, apart from that they are far from what you'd call rich, and apart from that they aren't exactly world famous, what job did they arrange for her?

They supported her activism, parents will support their kids, it happens across the known universe, but there is a very big difference between support and nepotism.

You want to see what nepotism looks like, try something like Donald Trump / Jared Kushner. Now that there is the textbook definition.

 

[the phantom menace]

So in a UK by-election the Starmer Labour government was sent a message - but lost out to a Greens candidate who is a young tradie, rather than to the much vaunted right wing UK Reform party.

How a firebrand plumber triumphed for the Greens and infuriated the UK right

Hannah Spencer walked through communities each day with a big smile, bright clothes and her four greyhounds. She was an antidote to the anodyne political class.

www.smh.com.au

Nigel Farage was furious that their polling didn't translate into vote... an omen for Pauline Hanson, perhaps?

 

[the phantom menace]

Well, Trumpy the "peacemaker" has only gone and started a war, with invasionist warmonger Netanyahu right by his side.

Pair of merkins, both of them.

 

[hindy111]

Trumps speech was ridiculous. He was bringing up shit from the 80s as a reason to strike.
I'm not sure how they plan to change a regime. You can't do that with just air strikes. At some point they'll need ground soldiers and many American soldiers will get slaughtered.
They'd be best to back off now.

 

[Gronk]

Trump is supposed to get approved by congress to go to war, once again the “King” thinks he can do what he likes. So the USA are somehow something something threatened by Venezuela and now by Iran some 15,000km away ?

This war, instigated by US President Netanyahu, is to assist Israel to continue their “growth” in the Middle East without interference from meddling neighbouring countries.

No, I am not supporting merkin Ayatollah or his despot regime, but f**k. In a chicken vs egg scenario, does anyone think that the retributional attitude of Iran would exist if Israel wasn’t continually being merkins to their neighbours?

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

I'm tipping this to go nuclear. Not full scale, just a few little ones.
If It does, I'll post something very interesting.
I'm also tipping another pandemic in the next 18 months.
Here we go. IMO.

 

[strider]

Its all ok ... Albo the Great has supported his besties Don & Bibi.

#inAlboWeTrust

 

[hindy111]

I'm tipping this to go nuclear. Not full scale, just a few little ones.
If It does, I'll post something very interesting.
I'm also tipping another pandemic in the next 18 months.
Here we go. IMO.

I think America should claim victory and get the hell out now. Last thing they want is foot soldiers getting massacred. American public will turn.

 

[strider]

Trumps speech was ridiculous. He was bringing up shit from the 80s as a reason to strike.
I'm not sure how they plan to change a regime. You can't do that with just air strikes. At some point they'll need ground soldiers and many American soldiers will get slaughtered.
They'd be best to back off now.

I think they have a belief they will blow a few merkins up and the people will step in and do the rest.

Dunno if that ever works.

The yanks are very reluctant to throw troops in these days. They will fund it and pull strings, but it a political grenade getting US troops killed now. Trump obviously does shit differently and is looking for pats on the back, so he actively says they are involved.

 

[hindy111]

I think they have a belief they will blow a few merkins up and the people will step in and do the rest.

Dunno if that ever works.

The yanks are very reluctant to throw troops in these days. They will fund it and pull strings, but it a political grenade getting US troops killed now. Trump obviously does shit differently and is looking for pats on the back, so he actively says they are involved.

I guess well see how it all pans out. I imagine a longer war then anticipated tho.

 

[Snoochies]

So if this ends quickly and succeeds, are people going to praise Trump since the Iranian people have been begging for the regime change since 1979 or should the people continue to live under an oppressive regime?

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

I think America should claim victory and get the hell out now. Last thing they want is foot soldiers getting massacred. American public will turn.

The war itself is just a theater. Something to be watched by everyone. Victory cannot be claimed until objective is met
The objective is behind the curtains. You don't get to see that.
Americans have no problem sacrificing their sons and daughters to enemies they created for themselves to keep that war machine humming. It's almost an automation.
Most of them have been brainwashed into thinking that the freedoms they enjoy are a direct result of U.S. military actions.
Edit:
THE MIDDLE EAST BURNS IIII
Scene 2 act 1 ACTION!
Directed by D. Trump and proudly produced by Benny Netemyahoo.

 

[the phantom menace]

I have to think there is an ulteria US motive about oil in there somewhere...? Along with trying to make the current Israeli governments continued incursions everywhere seem somehow slightly legitimate...?

Oh, and maybe this...

 

[T-Boon]

The governments of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria should recognise a Kurdish nation/border and they should be given statehood. Palestinians were given statehood many years ago (Jordan). That wasn't enough for them of course but unlike the Palestinians I think the Kurds would compromise and be peaceful and tolerant as they have tended to be throughout history.

 

[T-Boon]

Hopefully it will be a quick conflict now with the Ayatollah sadly gone. There needs to be religious tolerance in Iran in my opinion and this could happen quickly now.