What's Boiling Your Pi$$ Today?

Sarky B’stard

Legendary Knight
From Beeb website: ‘battle of the Somme at the age of 29.
As the first black officer to command white troops he assumed a position that he was legally not permitted to hold at the time.’

Who writes this crap?

He was mixed race, not black but that is now the default ‘disadvantage’ in the face of ‘white privilege’ because, as it proved, junior officer was about the single most dangerous rank to hold (follow me!) and a major factor in aristocratic and stately home decline as all too many were left with no male heirs.

However, the legal barrier is egregious nonsense. The whole point about the Empire (just like the Roman) was that you were a citizen of all of it. It’s WHY we had Nationality Acts from 1948 that conferred the same rights on Commonwealth citizens as had throughout always applied to the Empire and Colonies. We never had a colour bar. We had just never had a major issue with immigration and discrimination until the Irish famine……so don’t confuse nationality with 60s and later anti discrimination legislation. Under the the 1914 Manual of Military Law (war, remember?!) officer status was confined to the British born (Tull being born in Folkestone) or ‘naturalised of European descent’. The latter was therefore irrelevant if you were native born….. and ‘British’ implicitly included Empire as it always had done.

This is just faked up history like the promotion of a minor figure like Mary Seacole to rival Flora Nightingale who was vastly more significant in her political impact. It’s actually a gross distortion of events and attitudes. Check out
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Karim_(the_Munshi) for jealousy rather than racism…..
 

MartytheMartian

Legendary Knight
Studying the first and second world wars you will find that black servicemen from America often wrote of how they didn't experience racism in Europe amongst British, French and Germans the way they did in the USA amongst their fellow Americans and were treated as equals. You see racism doesn't generally happen when you are 'rare and interesting' to a local population. It typically happens when the local population feel that they are being overrun and are having to compete with large numbers of 'others' whether those are Scots, Irish, Africans, Chinese or Martians.

I must admit that it rather gets my goat that on Facebook every post I get from SSAFA, WWI, WWII interest forums and various other Military facebook pages seem to need to use pictures of Ethnic Minorities who served, 'foreign' servicemen and women to front their posts for the Armistice etc. Whatever the 'inclusive' intention it feels like you are being told that their service was more important than your Grandad, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, Great Grandad etc. simply because they were a different colour or came from a different country.
 

MICK 56

Legendary Knight
Am i replying to another persons comment here, or just adding mine to the list of things that pissed me off today?. Because i need to have a rant. ?
 

MICK 56

Legendary Knight
Studying the first and second world wars you will find that black servicemen from America often wrote of how they didn't experience racism in Europe amongst British, French and Germans the way they did in the USA amongst their fellow Americans and were treated as equals. You see racism doesn't generally happen when you are 'rare and interesting' to a local population. It typically happens when the local population feel that they are being overrun and are having to compete with large numbers of 'others' whether those are Scots, Irish, Africans, Chinese or Martians.

I must admit that it rather gets my goat that on Facebook every post I get from SSAFA, WWI, WWII interest forums and various other Military facebook pages seem to need to use pictures of Ethnic Minorities who served, 'foreign' servicemen and women to front their posts for the Armistice etc. Whatever the 'inclusive' intention it feels like you are being told that their service was more important than your Grandad, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, Great Grandad etc. simply because they were a different colour or came from a different country.
Totally pissed off with being blasted with ethnic bullshit. Every time i switch on the TV, some non indigenous arsehole is whinging about racism. The fuckers got so much influence today, it's fucking ridiculous. Kids are taught to hate our history, while no mention is made of African slave traders. If them cunt's had'nt raided the tribes next door, there would have been no slave trade at all. We were the first country to abolish it, and a lot of our seamen died to uphold it. Yet even today, the black people are still at it. The civilised world, has poured £billions a year, into Africa, for as long as i have been alive,. And still they cut arms and legs off of children. Nuke the entire African continent. They have little to offer humanity, and they never will.
 
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MICK 56

Legendary Knight
You can do either @MICK 56 Just give it both barrels.
I wanted to rant about car drivers, and how dopey most of the bastards are, But got directed to another subject alltogether.something to with racism, as i recall. Anyway. When i aproach a roundabout, i weigh up the situation, regards what everyone else is doing, or might do, and filter in accordingly. The amount of drivers that are incapaple of doing that, is incredible. They stop, then wait until there is nothing moving, on the roundabout, or any of the entrance roads,. Meanwhile, a line has formed behind them. Then they move of as slow as fuck, like they are squeezing the last drop of fuel out of their cars. A mile later, they might have even reached the 40mph speed limit. These people ,should be dragged out of their cars, and pissed on. Same at junctions. I happen to have changed my thinking on electric/ autonomous cars. If they got catapaulted up the road at the same speed, the second the lights changed, congestion would be cut by 90%. Speed limits could be doubled. Because the wankers would only be on the road for half the time. Better still, i should have sole control over all driver training, Come to think of it. I should have control of everything. :)
 

DD67

The Peace Keeper
Staff member
I wanted to rant about car drivers, and how dopey most of the bastards are, But got directed to another subject alltogether.something to with racism, as i recall. Anyway. When i aproach a roundabout, i weigh up the situation, regards what everyone else is doing, or might do, and filter in accordingly. The amount of drivers that are incapaple of doing that, is incredible. They stop, then wait until there is nothing moving, on the roundabout, or any of the entrance roads,. Meanwhile, a line has formed behind them. Then they move of as slow as fuck, like they are squeezing the last drop of fuel out of their cars. A mile later, they might have even reached the 40mph speed limit. These people ,should be dragged out of their cars, and pissed on. Same at junctions. I happen to have changed my thinking on electric/ autonomous cars. If they got catapaulted up the road at the same speed, the second the lights changed, congestion would be cut by 90%. Speed limits could be doubled. Because the wankers would only be on the road for half the time. Better still, i should have sole control over all driver training, Come to think of it. I should have control of everything. :)
NURSE!!!
Fetch the tranquilliser gun. Mick's broken out his restraints again! 😳
 

Scrappy

Legendary Knight
Totally pissed off with being blasted with ethnic bullshit. Every time i switch on the TV, some non indigenous arsehole is whinging about racism. The fuckers got so much influence today, it's fucking ridiculous. Kids are taught to hate our history, while no mention is made of African save traders. If them cunt's had'nt raided the tribes next door, there would have been no slave trade at all. We were the first country to abolish it, and a lot of our seamen died to uphold it. Yet even today, the black people are still at it. The civilised world, has poured £billions a year, into Africa, for as long as i have been alive,. And still they cut arms and legs off of children. Nuke the entire African continent. They have little to offer humanity, and they never will.

And Africans were taking slaves from the south coast of England 300 years before Britain had any involvement in the slave trade... they don't teach that in schools do they?
 
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MICK 56

Legendary Knight
And Africans were taking slaves from the south coast of England 300 years before Britain had any involvement in the slave trade... they don't teach that in schools do they?
No mate they dont. Do you suspect an agenda here ? because i do, and it gives me the shits. My 12 yr old nephew was gobsmacked ,when i talked to him about ww2, he had no idea what i was talking about. But he showed me a letter from his school, informing his mother, that gender equality studies were now essential, and he could not opt out and he could attend school in a skirt if he wanted to ffs!! The faggots have taken over every aspect of society ,that has control over the rest of us.
 

Public Enemy

Enforcer
Staff member
Totally pissed off with being blasted with ethnic bullshit. Every time i switch on the TV, some non indigenous arsehole is whinging about racism. The fuckers got so much influence today, it's fucking ridiculous. Kids are taught to hate our history, while no mention is made of African save traders. If them cunt's had'nt raided the tribes next door, there would have been no slave trade at all. We were the first country to abolish it, and a lot of our seamen died to uphold it. Yet even today, the black people are still at it. The civilised world, has poured £billions a year, into Africa, for as long as i have been alive,. And still they cut arms and legs off of children. Nuke the entire African continent. They have little to offer humanity, and they never will.
@MICK 56 I've sent you a pm regarding this post. Cheers, Tony.
 
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Sarky B’stard

Legendary Knight
Totally pissed off with being blasted with ethnic bullshit. Every time i switch on the TV, some non indigenous arsehole is whinging about racism. The fuckers got so much influence today, it's fucking ridiculous. Kids are taught to hate our history, while no mention is made of African save traders. If them cunt's had'nt raided the tribes next door, there would have been no slave trade at all. We were the first country to abolish it, and a lot of our seamen died to uphold it. Yet even today, the black people are still at it. The civilised world, has poured £billions a year, into Africa, for as long as i have been alive,. And still they cut arms and legs off of children. Nuke the entire African continent. They have littleto offer humanity, and they never will.
I don’t quite share your analysis and certainly not your prescription but plenty of lascar seamen of all creeds and colours and African origins died in our merchant navy. I wouldn’t discount the role of corrupt leadership and exploitation by financial interests in destabilising African countries for profit. And I am no pinko, just pragmatic and hopefully fair minded. You might as well blame us for France!
 
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Public Enemy

Enforcer
Staff member
To be clear, I've asked @MICK 56 to slightly amend the terminology in his post regarding ethnicity and racism. You all know we don't go in for heavy handed moderation here, but there are certain terms there which will put the forum at risk as it is in a public place. I'm giving Mick the opportunity to comply with this request, otherwise the post will be deleted.

Cheers, Tony.
 

Scrappy

Legendary Knight
I wanted to rant about car drivers, and how dopey most of the bastards are, But got directed to another subject alltogether.something to with racism, as i recall. Anyway. When i aproach a roundabout, i weigh up the situation, regards what everyone else is doing, or might do, and filter in accordingly. The amount of drivers that are incapaple of doing that, is incredible. They stop, then wait until there is nothing moving, on the roundabout, or any of the entrance roads,. Meanwhile, a line has formed behind them. Then they move of as slow as fuck, like they are squeezing the last drop of fuel out of their cars. A mile later, they might have even reached the 40mph speed limit. These people ,should be dragged out of their cars, and pissed on. Same at junctions. I happen to have changed my thinking on electric/ autonomous cars. If they got catapaulted up the road at the same speed, the second the lights changed, congestion would be cut by 90%. Speed limits could be doubled. Because the wankers would only be on the road for half the time. Better still, i should have sole control over all driver training, Come to think of it. I should have control of everything. :)

I believe the problem is automation and easy revenue generation from fines. The primary focus for road safety is speed, and is policed now entirely with cameras which have no intelligent decision making with regards road conditions, traffic, visibility, etc. It used to be that we had proper traffic police patrolling the roads, who were there to make the roads safer, not just to achieve a target. In the past I've had a patrol cars pull alongside me to advise me of the speed limit ;) but not stop me.

The amount of drivers I see who are driving slow, so according to speed cameras, AI software and computers would be considered "safe" drivers, however it is abundantly obvious that they are totally oblivious to their surroundings, hazards and other road users. It is these people who are a real threat to the safety of other road users, as well as the total lunatics who just don't give a toss or think they are Colin McRae on a rally stage.

I'm a computer programmer, and have been for over 35 years, but I have little faith in the reliability or intelligence of complex software systems required for autonomous vehicles. Computers are fine for doing individual jobs with unambiguous data input, for example ABS relatively easy decisions - brake on wheel not moving therefore action. I believe autonomous vehicles will be a nightmare, where there are too many decisions and where also those decisions require interpretive inteligence. Take for example the governemnt track and trace app, it was pinging neighbours of people who had tested positive, it thought they had been in contract due to proximity, because they lived in semi-detached or terraced houses, not knowing there was a fucking brick wall between them. Humans can make those decisions, computers can't. This is also a reason why the EU is introducing laws to ban modification of vehicles, because software/computers are easily fooled if vehicles don't conform to predetermined forms :rolleyes:
 

MICK 56

Legendary Knight
There is something wrong with me these days. I've had a larf two times in two days! Reckon I must be sick! Cheers @MICK 56 that driver rant hit the spot!
A giggle a day, keeps the doctor away nipper. As you can see, i have had my hand slapped by The adminbloke with a red cross as his signature. So i doubt you will be getting many more out of me. All the best anyway mate :)
 

DD67

The Peace Keeper
Staff member
A giggle a day, keeps the doctor away nipper. As you can see, i have had my hand slapped by The adminbloke with a red cross as his signature. So i doubt you will be getting many more out of me. All the best anyway mate :)
He's only asking you to remove the terminology that could get the forum into bother Mick.
He's not asking you to remove the entire post.
Truth be known, he & others probably agree with most of what you said.
But there's a world of difference between a conversation in the pub. And what's acceptable to post on a public forum.
 

MICK 56

Legendary Knight
I believe the problem is automation and easy revenue generation from fines. The primary focus for road safety is speed, and is policed now entirely with cameras which have no intelligent decision making with regards road conditions, traffic, visibility, etc. It used to be that we had proper traffic police patrolling the roads, who were there to make the roads safer, not just to achieve a target. In the past I've had a patrol cars pull alongside me to advise me of the speed limit ;) but not stop me.

The amount of drivers I see who are driving slow, so according to speed cameras, AI software and computers would be considered "safe" drivers, however it is abundantly obvious that they are totally oblivious to their surroundings, hazards and other road users. It is these people who are a real threat to the safety of other road users, as well as the total lunatics who just don't give a toss or think they are Colin McRae on a rally stage.

I'm a computer programmer, and have been for over 35 years, but I have little faith in the reliability or intelligence of complex software systems required for autonomous vehicles. Computers are fine for doing individual jobs with unambiguous data input, for example ABS relatively easy decisions - brake on wheel not moving therefore action. I believe autonomous vehicles will be a nightmare, where there are too many decisions and where also those decisions require interpretive inteligence. Take for example the governemnt track and trace app, it was pinging neighbours of people who had tested positive, it thought they had been in contract due to proximity, because they lived in semi-detached or terraced houses, not knowing there was a fucking brick wall between them. Humans can make those decisions, computers can't. This is also a reason why the EU is introducing laws to ban modification of vehicles, because software/computers are easily fooled if vehicles don't conform to predetermined forms :rolleyes:
No substitute for the human brain, that.s a fact. Cunt's without one, should not be allowed anywhere near a car though. Send them to me for 5 minute assessment. I could save the country £millions.
 
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