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All politicians are at the end of the day ******* who look after their own. It's just nice to change them around every couple of years.
I concur.
All politicians are at the end of the day ******* who look after their own. It's just nice to change them around every couple of years.
I thought he ment red as in liverpool supporter
Apologies, I'm just venting my frustration of this stupid country's political system.
So are we all agreed then? Let's just leave it as it is?
But seriously, there are many people here who like to give the impression that they care so much more than the rest of us about the plight of those at the bottom of the pile (which, let's not forget in the UK is still an incredibly privileged position to be in). However I would wager that these very same people will never be found actively doing anything to help those people that they so eagerly clamour to defend.
The hypocrisy is plain and clear, most of the false concern for the poor on here is pretty much just ego-massaging. A way for people to convince them selves that "I care. I'm a good person" and give themselves a nice warm fuzzy feeling inside. Probably 99% of faux-socialists will just jump online, where they know they can run off when they've reached their very narrow limit of understanding on a subject, wax lyrical about how unfair society is amongst their other privileged friends, blow hot air, semi-socialist bull**** down the pub, or over their £3 high-street coffee whilst wearing nice, warm, recently purchased clothes, stroking their (probably) ironic beard, comfortable in the knowledge that they can go home after and watch Breaking Bad on Netflix and forget about it all until some other "priviliged toff" (oh the irony) has the utter gall to suggest people lift a finger and contribute to society for a living.
I'm happy to work hard, pay my taxes (without complaining) and try in the future to bring up my children (hopefully) to be functioning members of society. To me, that's more than enough help towards the greater good. That is real, tangible assistance to society. I could do more, God knows I could do more, I'm more than happy to admit that; but at least people with my views don't pretend to care more about the poor than others, or care more than they really do. That to me, is the worst kind of hypocrisy.
I'm going to bet that there's a few people who've read the above, felt the rage bubble inside and are now itching to jump to the keyboard and tear this post apart. Well before you do, be honest with yourself, what is the cause of that rage? Take a second and think. There's a good chance that I've just described you, isn't there? Is that anger you're experiencing the uncomfortable feeling of self realisation; that very awful, human feeling everybody gets when they've been criticised and they know in their heart of hearts that the other person has a point? Or is it genuine outrage - You DO help the poor, you DO volunteer to help the unemployed with their CVs, you DO help someone you know who is struggling with Maths and English?
Nope, thought not.
Suck it up, my friend. Pretending to care on the internet does not make you a good person.
@ AndyT
You do realise soliloquising went out of fashion in the eighteenth century don't you? :rolleyes
Lol at this nonsense. 50k people just marched in Manchester, but yea, it's the arm chair socilialists that post at the length you just did in a "bubble of rage" (LOL), not the care mad "stuff you got mine!" "Pull the ladder up jack!" people posting about how really people who care don't care because you don't know what they do outside of posting, and the 50k people can't possibly correlate.
they also marched about tax dodging yet you still do it.
so hey everyone else pays just as little attention to marches as you do.
yay for us all.
When the government legalise what I do I'll pay tax on it. .
When the government legalise what I do I'll pay tax on it. It feels like a slap in the face to give the government money for something they frown on me doing and want to make my life harder because of the profession I've chosen. If you disagree with that then fine, but that's my logic and my choice, I'm sorry if it offends you and that you find me hypocritical, but let's face it, they are losing out on a pittance compared to the large scale political ideologies we are talking about.
And yes, it is criminal how little people pay attention to peaceful mass protests, which is why I advcate violent protest and civil unrest.
I have been working 30 hours a week(only had to do a minimum of 20) for the past 5 weeks for my dole money at B&Q, it is something i offered to do because i would rather work for my dole money then be classed as a lazy **** who sits at home all day. It has given a lot of confidence, met loads of great people and more importantly recent work experience.
It has been one of the best things I have done recently. They are saying I am fantastic at my job and got me to fill in a job app today![]()
its for all the other benefits too, that people on here seem reluctant to acknowledge mainly because if the scheme is done fairly there is no reasonable argument against it
So if you are only claiming JSA this won't affect you?
It seems wrong that you have to work for JSA, how can you look for work and go to interviews and prepare if you are at the work house?
I cant answer your fisrt question becaucse those details, like many others concerning this subject have not been released, but my personal opinion is, yeah if you have been claiming only jsa for a massive amount of time then go and work for it.
At the work house? Lmfao, youre coming across as a bit of a drama queen.
It is my understanding its a legal requirement to give people time off for job interviews. It would be no different in this senario, in fact thats what the government want the people they are targeting to do.
Its 30 hours a week, that leaves plenty of time to "prepare".
Why are you making excuses for the people who have no intention of ever getting off the dole and finding work?
No it's not, it's through unethical practise and getting ahead at any cost, most importantly, luck.How do you think huge corporations got there in the first place? Decades of hard graft is how.