Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on November 18, 2025, 04:40:51 PM
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...at school
Farage and I are of an age. If someone wanted to make a case that I said some disgusting things at school, it would be easy. I could defend the context but it would be madness in many ways. This type of stuff is desperate idiocy.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2025/nov/18/deeply-shocking-nigel-farage-faces-fresh-claims-of-racism-and-antisemitism-at-school
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Pope faces fresh claims of being Catholic.
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I remember the Nazi version of Strictly Come Dancing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI_kil5PYjg
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It was all just a lark. Didn't mean anything. Childhood banter. Ok. The child begets the man. As someone on the receiving end of similar jibes and japes I don't consider it's exposure desperate. Still it all depends on your pov. I suppose. There are children right now who are committing suicide because of Internet bullying (and worse).
I said some stupid things at school but I don't recall ever saying Hitler was right. Send Jews to the gas chamber. Today's Guardian. (Can't link for some reason)
Still one man's banter is another man's ...what? Reason to develop depression, turn to violence as a response....it's OK all just joshing fun.
However I wish the press would concentrate on a more rigorous investigation of his Russian links as I think the exposure of those would do him significantly more damage. He probably welcomes the distraction of his exposure as a Racist, it does play well with a large part of his supporters if the usual places on the web are to be believed.
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It was all just a lark. Didn't mean anything. Childhood banter. Ok. The child begets the man. As someone on the receiving end of similar jibes and japes I don't consider it's exposure desperate. Still it all depends on your pov. I suppose. There are children right now who are committing suicide because of Internet bullying (and worse).
I said some stupid things at school but I don't recall ever saying Hitler was right. Send Jews to the gas chamber. Today's Guardian. (Can't link for some reason)
Still one man's banter is another man's ...what? Reason to develop depression, turn to violence as a response....it's OK all just joshing fun.
However I wish the press would concentrate on a more rigorous investigation of his Russian links as I think the exposure of those would do him significantly more damage. He probably welcomes the distraction of his exposure as a Racist, it does play well with a large part of his supporters if the usual places on the web are to be believed.
I have to admit I am changing my mind a bit on this. Not because I think in itself is incredibly relevant but that it has obviously rattled Farage leading him to changing his story on it. I agree that the Russia story is more significant but maybe this gets the traction first and helps get more direct attention on Reform's issues.
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And he goes a bit mad
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-loses-cool-launches-36352798