2026-04-25T01:45:58Z https://yabu.me Stevie's Yer Da' https://yabu.me/npub1w4aeenwedyvnda0rpm4e0e07fy293lm2lpxj87ymvrutxzyzfk2qfngxn9 https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/292/964/027/902/668/original/79838767a4d32a72.jpeg https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/292/964/027/902/668/original/79838767a4d32a72.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstfrfedd5uw62ayevmc02zuk7vxsp7ef4jr80smtpafmsdulfhw0czyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxegg9afyv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfyfs4f2a0ft98fvuztdmghewl3sugdmuvf647087lq7qglyw8gfgwwuzwh'>nevent1q…uzwh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve had a similar discussion with my local MP and at pains to point out that even if there is law breaking this is not the same as terrorism. We can agree or disagree on direct action and legality without the huge escalation of naming the activity/organisation as terrorist 2025-07-22T16:47:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrn64ha5q3mz6xdlgc03n0a5vdnkk3a479t492jvna746wlx56anqzyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxegp2j64x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxug2hcyjqt832y0vessdj6rzycsjseepkqqlm0kae6axutvqkgds2lz0al'>nevent1q…z0al</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2/2<br/><br/>Meanwhile on BBC News we have fully undisclosed talking heads from right wing think tanks and pro-Israel groups yacking away - without challenge or qualification regarding who they speak for - any time the BBC wants commentary on economics or Palestine. The double standards and class interests are shocking<br/><br/>The UK, the BBC and the Labour Party are a fucking disgrace<br/><br/>#politics <br/>#BBC <br/>#Gaza <br/>#Labour 2025-07-14T11:55:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxug2hcyjqt832y0vessdj6rzycsjseepkqqlm0kae6axutvqkgdszyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxegt3t8kk So fucking tired and angry with BBC and Labour Party bullshit about Palestine, and everything else too<br/><br/>Today&#39;s report critcizes the production company for not &#34;disclosing&#34; that the 13 year old narrator was the son of a &#34;Hamas official&#34;, while acknowledging that not one word of what the child said was influenced by this relationship.<br/><br/>Labour Oberlieutenant Lisa Nandy refers to this as &#34;a serious of catastrophic failures&#34;<br/><br/>#politics <br/>#BBC <br/>#Gaza <br/>#Labour <br/><br/>1/2 2025-07-14T11:54:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw45n5yzdkxxn5n2meafdvfa6dnrrcmp6afxd094mp23tfnh2w3wczyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxegxsx47g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2rg4twwcm3hz288emwvtxxjvtza3xys4hrj5xhpemjqpfsgjm3szfk0g5'>nevent1q…k0g5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think there&#39;s also a crude truth that Guardianistas, and liberals are onboard with globalisation, fear radical change as it would threaten their current privilege and security<br/><br/>Being morally shocked by Trump, Farage and Le Penn makes wonderful ratings while stocking Mick Lynch on a platform, not so much 2024-12-30T07:51:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdrz6ejqkf9exeua6eljcu08r270a2fph8u868g4j5hzajuwy4uzczyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxeg75uzln In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttlgc0hlyxtwn43u5rmzl3z920wej4yjqfv5nu73dfn09cvgckaqq8dh95'>nevent1q…dh95</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>St Andrews? 2024-11-29T17:02:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstcjn5p5k9e5xnk39ksxyc3z922e6y6lt2ul5kk944pawsfwe5c6qzyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxeg952y45 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2q2av2hm8hnfu767r89ar6y8353y76keeslrky6xwyztk2zapz2qraqfx5'>nevent1q…qfx5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope today is a far better day for you and that you are safe and well 2024-11-07T13:41:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8q5ssusz7ffztp0mu5aza8ncp4gl0q07dth37z82mangcslhs8gzyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxegndsx9c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqjhkslxhe4krhjxy637zsgvx66uf365ajym4xhtkttfaa0hs3rslw8wxd'>nevent1q…8wxd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and following precisely the right wing forumation that Chomski laid out a decade or few ago..<br/><br/>Underfund the public service<br/>Cause the crisis<br/>&#34;Solve&#34; the crisis with privatisation and profit 2024-09-01T00:32:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvjgrv7z9nwryaq4qy0wu6sdg2vfda4xzh3r67xf8zhzqdthkt2qzyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxegz2p3gf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0zk4qprwmtsn8cel6w0xt2gcza9a0t9y0mcu29lsc4epfysmf73g0nv8sg'>nevent1q…v8sg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not arguing AGAINST democracy, I&#39;m saying that unless we start to deliver real democracy, freedom, equality and justice to the 99% then we will have fascism.<br/><br/>What we have called democracy over the last half century has been steadily undermined by the raw power of the 1%,. So yes we should all vote and fight fascists electorially, but we must also seek to remove the power, wealth and privilege of the 1% to undermine and co-opt fair society. 2024-06-05T12:16:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8dftn2qmttsjrv30errtl0grr2lmxt4l7pu0fkwetr70tu37urvczyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxegd6vppw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxm2z0wzymp9fcqtvdl72cm3nfhkqq8nfgk9j8g5j0g8vvhhdsr5qadaqk0'>nevent1q…aqk0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is it possible to say that liberal democracies haven&#39;t failed?<br/><br/>We have seen the moderate gains of the post war era rolled back, while the nation state, governments, trade unions, elections, political parties have all been smashed or co-opted to support the rich at all costs, while the planet has been sacrificed on their altar<br/><br/>The illusion of democracy being effective, fair and remotely in our favour, is gone. The rich will defend themselves with force now. Fascism 2024-06-05T10:53:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxq7tz28ksc4lrxas62nzvrqpv5fvlr5nft8sppwrm2dvqn220mnqzyp6hh8xdm953jdh4uv8wh9l9ley3gk8ldtuy6glcnds03vcgsfxegehz2sk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswj9vnc9zftxn5pmyddz25k2mcgkv26n53azxmlccjgup3jmgskkqpt30gv'>nevent1q…30gv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>because liberal democracies have utterly failed, having nominally governed vast inequality, climate catastrophe and now open support for genocide. We hear cries to support democracy and the rule of law at a time when democracy fails us all and there is no law for the rich and powerful.<br/><br/>The rich and powerful fear that liberal democracy will no longer suffice to legitimate their wealth and power, and thus we are at the door of force, authority and raw power to defend their position 2024-06-05T08:25:56Z