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Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 14-01-18
(14-01-18, 03:17 PM)VNA link Wrote:Quote:I see some of the university's 'debating society's' even tried to stop Germaine Greer from speaking.
You couldn't make it up! [img alt=:lol]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/lol.gif[/img]
I think you just did.
I think not
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/oct/23/petition-urges-cardiff-university-to-cancel-germain-greer-lecture
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - VNA - 14-01-18
From your link;
Quote:The petition on Change.org was started by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the university’s students’ union
Thank-you for proving my point.
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 14-01-18
(14-01-18, 03:28 PM)VNA link Wrote: From your link;
Quote:The petition on Change.org was started by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the university’s students’ union
Thank-you for proving my point.
Oh alright! :rolleyes. I was close tho :lol
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - VNA - 14-01-18
Quote:Oh alright! [img alt=:rolleyes]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/rolleyes.gif[/img]. I was close tho [img alt=:lol]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/lol.gif[/img]
A mile off. If that's close.
Quote:The petition on Change.org was started by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the university’s students’ union, and alleges that Greer has “demonstrated misogynistic views towards trans women, including continually misgendering trans women and denying the existence of transphobia altogether”.
So Ms Melhuish finds Germaine Greer’s views deeply offensive, and as such is exercising her democratic right to object to Ms Greer having been invited by the University to speak.
Quote:The petition urging the university to cancel the event had been signed by more than 300 people by early Friday afternoon. The university has more than 30,000 students.
The lecture went ahead.
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 14-01-18
I was chuffed to bits for a minute there. I thought I'd defeated foc-u's political editor :lol. Might have known the elation would be short lived :'(
I would dispute it being 'A mile off' though. She is associated with the university isn't she?.
I'm sure there's been similar cases elsewhere also.
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - VNA - 14-01-18
Quote:I'm sure there's been similar cases elsewhere also.
But what is it that you are objecting to? A student’s right to object to views that they find offensive?
Quote:There's talk that it could be illegal.Make what illegal? People objecting to what they consider offensive views.
Isn’t this whole non-story actually the real attack on freedom of speech.
Meanwhile ;
according to the Mail “Germaine Greer was nearly stopped from speaking at a lecture at Cardiff University” when she was nothing of the sort http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4334776/Johnson-orders-universities-protect-freedom-speech.html
And,
The Telegraph states that Germaine Greer has been blacklisted by student groups. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/12008763/Revolting-students-are-nothing-new.html
All bull shite. Certain news papers make stuff up daily.
Quote:The sections of The Left that try to oppress free speech just because they don't agree with it [img alt=:rolleyes width=20 height=20]http://foc-u.co.uk/file:///C:/Users/garet/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/img]So, isn't that actually the wrong way round.
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - agricola - 14-01-18
People who complain that someone else earns more than them (for the same/similar role). Take a leaf from my book. Whenever I become unhappy with my earnings, I asked for an increase. If I didnt get it, I left and went somewhere the pay was better.
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 14-01-18
(14-01-18, 05:02 PM)VNA link Wrote:Quote:I'm sure there's been similar cases elsewhere also.
But what is it that you are objecting to? A student’s right to object to views that they find offensive?
No, most definitely not.
I'm objecting to that student attempting to stop the person who holds the view that they don't agree with from attending a debate.
I don't think that's a healthy attitude in a democracy....' I don't agree with you so you're not coming'
I find that childish, slightly sinister and it implies that they are correct with no debate.
It's the same with Sadiq Khan's showboating saying that Donald Trump isn't welcome here. He won a free and fair election. Perhaps the democrats should have fought a better campaign?.
Let him come and debate. If the people hear all the views they can make their own minds up can't they.
I'd of thought The Mayor of London would be better off concentrating his efforts on reducing knife crime in the capital.
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - VNA - 14-01-18
Quote:I'm objecting to that student attempting to stop the person who holds the view that they don't agree with from attending a debate.
Quote:I find that childish, slightly sinister and it implies that they are correct with no debate.Once again you are getting it all wrong. Debate is not the issue, it’s speeches, lectures or addresses. These little details are very important when you are making bold statements, such as claiming that freedom of speech is under threat in our universities.
Quote:It's the same with Sadiq Khan's showboating saying that Donald Trump isn't welcome here. He won a free and fair election. Perhaps the democrats should have fought a better campaign?.
Quote:Let him come and debate. If the people hear all the views they can make their own minds up can't they.Donald Trump is not, never was and would not come to the UK to debate. He was coming to open the new US embassy in London. Donald Trump has snubbed the UK. So much for our special relationship :lol
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 14-01-18
(14-01-18, 06:55 PM)VNA link Wrote: Once again you are getting it all wrong.
Foc I'm having bad day today aren't I
:lol
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 14-01-18
(14-01-18, 02:23 PM)YamFazFan link Wrote: I read an article in the paper the other day which said they are going to stop the university's from closing down debate by 'no-platforming' speakers that hold views the majority of students don't agree with.
Here it is, from my local newspaper......
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/universities-should-stop-no-platforming-14081735
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - VNA - 14-01-18
OK. But I don't think, or at least I most certainly hope that Mr Johnston will not get far with that.
What Mr Johnson seems to be saying is that Universities will be fined for the actions of its Students Union. The Students Union is of course independent of the Universities.
My Johnson, a member of Conservative Friends of Israel, in any case seems to be just a little selective when it comes to free speech. Here’s a letter he’s already sent to the head of Universities UK.
http://freespeechonisrael.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Jo-Johnson-antisemitism-on-campus.jpg
And according to the Jewish News - http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/ucl-jo-johnson/#comments – Mr Johnston wants to “wipe out anti-Israeli scourge”
Mr Johnston is not a man who believes in free speech.
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - slappy - 14-01-18
For focs sake YamFazFan what did you wake VNA up for! Another thread filled up with political shite.
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 14-01-18
(14-01-18, 08:14 PM)VNA link Wrote: OK. But I don't think, or at least I most certainly hope that Mr Johnston will not get far with that.
What Mr Johnson seems to be saying is that Universities will be fined for the actions of its Students Union. The Students Union is of course independent of the Universities.
My Johnson, a member of Conservative Friends of Israel, in any case seems to be just a little selective when it comes to free speech. Here’s a letter he’s already sent to the head of Universities UK.
http://freespeechonisrael.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Jo-Johnson-antisemitism-on-campus.jpg
And according to the Jewish News - http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/ucl-jo-johnson/#comments – Mr Johnston wants to “wipe out anti-Israeli scourge”
Mr Johnston is not a man who believes in free speech.
Well I believe in free speech and long may it continue, whatever ones political colours may be.
Politically I'm a bit of an everyman really. I agree with some of the policies of both the main parties. I don't feel totally comfortable voting for any one party to be honest.
:thinkVote :faz
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 14-01-18
(14-01-18, 08:27 PM)slappy link Wrote: For focs sake YamFazFan what did you wake VNA up for! Another thread filled up with political shite.
:lol :lol :lol :lol sorry :o
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - Hugh Mungus - 14-01-18
(14-01-18, 06:55 PM)VNA link Wrote: Donald Trump is not, never was and would not come to the UK to debate. He was coming to open the new US embassy in London. Donald Trump has snubbed the UK. So much for our special relationship :lol
I don't give a foc whether Trump turns up here or not. It's not really a snub as he may be expecting lots of protesters etc and doesn't want to face it and we don't really need him here as we've got more important things to get sorted. The special relationship (if it really exists) will outlive one president of the USA. Talking of outliving... How long before someone shoots him?
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - Nemesis - 14-01-18
The amount of folk ive heard say that aswell hugh you cant make it up, ones things for sure its best political entertainment ive ever seen all this twitter pish aswell he does :lol
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - VNA - 14-01-18
Quote:Well I believe in free speech and long may it continue, whatever ones political colours may be.Here, here YamFazFan. But beware of people like Jo Johnson who want to tell us what we can and cannot say.
Hugh, the opening of a new US embassy in the UK, and President is not coming? Ms May held hands with that pussy grabbing racist misogynistic bigoted ignorant bastard, and now it looks as if he’s not going to even set foot in this country, state visit or no state visit. Our Prime Minister may be licking Donald’s shoes and letting him grab her, umm, hand, but Donald clearly ain’t interested in her or the UK. Oh yes it's a fucking snub, an almightly big fucking snub.
Quote:It's not really a snub as he may be expecting lots of protesters etc and doesn't want to face it.It’s a bit of a disappointment to be honest, I like many people were looking forward to it, but we’ve won without even trying. A bit boring. But you are right, as a narcissist he doesn’t like criticism or the thought of mass protests of his visit to the UK being beamed around the globe. Best just staying in bed with a big mac.
Quote:How long before someone shoots him?And will it be a member of The Republican Party?
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - YamFazFan - 14-01-18
Can you stop beating about the bush and tell us what you actually think about Trump?! :lol
I know you probably didn't intend it too be, but that assessment was actually funny as foc :lol :lol :lol
Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat" - VNA - 14-01-18
Meanwhile those great defenders of ‘free speech’ UKIP seem to be in a bit of a quandary relating to the’ free speech’ tweets by the 25 year old girlfriend of their 54 year old leader Henry Bolton.
Gotta love twitter.
Could be time for yet another UKIP leadership election.