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Adorable Deplorable's avatar

What the hell is "rough sleeping"? Is this another Leftist tongue-twister defining the homeless? Geez... a good political hack can sanitize just about anything.

Shrugged's avatar

“What the hell is "rough sleeping"?”

Yes, what IS that because I’ve had rough sleeping since both COVID and the zombie Biden-autopen appeared on our stage in 2020. It’s been a wild ride ever since.

MikeH's avatar

Me too. Maybe that's why I have a random shuffle of pictures of my summer vacation at Christmas Cove as my screen saver on my laptop. The summer of 2019 was the last summer before the Covid op, or the BLM summer of love. The last summer where the economy was booming and it seemed like Trump was going to cruise to victory in 2020. It was the last summer vacation with all three of my sons before my oldest left for bootcamp two days after his weird Covid graduation in 2020, the last summer of my middle son still being a little boy and of things being normal and me being optimistic about the future.

Subvet's avatar

Covid is/was certainly a line of demarcation. There was before covid when things were going great to after covid where the world became surreal.

Shrugged's avatar

Yes, we’ll never return to the pre pandemic level of trust in things. At least, I never will. I see pharma, big food, the chemical companies and much of DEI corporate America as enemies of taxpaying citizens. Unfortunately, I’m not sure Trump can add taking them on to his already over-loaded list of projects. We MUST win the midterms or these snakes will take over.

VICKI's avatar

And is still surreal and never will be the same as the world in which we grew up or the world we grew up in, whatever. Really disappointing the way things and people are today. I am happy to see lower Merion PA police department is now maybe going to control some of the crazy, dangerous and insane driving. Manners are pretty much dead, as is the Golden Rule and the 10 commandments. Remember "Planet of the Apes"...well my theory is that robots will be running the world in a few short years...you heard it here.

Cookie McCall's avatar

of course, "rough sleeping" is simply another euphemism for homeless, sleeping under the stars or more likely sleeping under the bridge. My cousin's ex wife was always anxious for it to get warm enough so she could return to her encampment. Of course, she's been dead for many years now. Her's was a sad story

Reddog's avatar

Yes building more homes for the poor is not the answer because there are no jobs to go with them. The country cannot feed itself let alone provide enough jobs to bring their society up. England is just the British version of NYC, CA, MN, etc.

Shrugged's avatar

The common thread running through each of those failed cities is the socialist-communist government masquerading as ‘compassionate’. What would they do without their word salad paradoxes?

Marlan Hoerer's avatar

But free and shared sound so good !

Retirednottired's avatar

Seems to me that real compassion would involve getting the bums off of the drugs, giving them a choice of job to train for, not a choice IF they train. Once they are trained, subsidize their housing for a few months - MAXIMUM - while they get on their feet. But hey, what do I know? It’s easier to just give them clean needles are say “Look how compassionate we are!”

VICKI's avatar

You said what I did but in much fewer words. Enough already of this craziness.

VICKI's avatar

First of all, It's my opinion that if this country really wanted to solve the drug problem, it could. People who contribute nothing and live in the streets are either criminals or mentally ill. Bring back institutions to house them under lock and key if they cannot care for themselves. There are no drugs in China, Singapore, North Korea, etc so there is no excuse for them to be here. There is no excuse for "homeless" people taking no responsibility for their non-contribution to society. Who has decided it was ok to ruin cities like LA, etc.? Why do hardworking decent people have to suffer and put up with it? Who are the adults?

Robert J Shade's avatar

Rough Sleeping is the British Government's euphemism for homeless people.

LuAnn's avatar

It's just living on the streets or homelessness. That is how it's described across the pond.

MikeH's avatar

I think rough sleeping is what the junkies do at the old mill buildings in Sanford after they shoot up.

donald b welch's avatar

the last few pm's all remind me of governor gretchen whitmer of michiganistan.

off to golf. life is short. might as well enjoy it when we can.

James Mead's avatar

You have a good round. I'm going to wet some lines.

MLR's avatar

“ I will soon go through that door behind me and issue my first instructions to officials to begin work on a 10-year plan for Britain. “

Sounds a lot like the perennial 5 year plans of the CCCP or Mao’s China. I suspect that someone named Muhammad will be the next PM and have the endorsement of the current King Charles.

GaryC9's avatar

The day a Mooslim becomes PM is the day the U.S. should think about a much bigger version of Dunkirk and give the remaining native British citizens a lifeline to the U.S. The dems will protest because most are white, but most of them are racists so who cares?

James Mead's avatar

And take their nukes

Dutchmn007's avatar

Trouble is then you have a Muslim nation with nukes.

Not a recipe for future happiness.

Jim Nelson's avatar

I don't want to rain on your parade, but Pakistan already has nukes. Let's hope they stay friendly and don't go the route of Iran.

Dutchmn007's avatar

The Paks don't- or haven't jet - embraced the global jihad movement. Their disagreements seem limited to India.

steph_gray's avatar

Yes.

Reminds me...

Back a decade or two, some female comedian I was watching asked why the people in those countries were all so angry about a sweater.

Brian LeMay's avatar

Rupert Lowe should be PM .

Suzie's avatar

You never hear them say a 3 month, 6 month or even a two year plan. Working on a 10 year plan makes it easier to require bigger amounts of money, a whole lot of numbers juggling, and a longer time period whereby no one will even keep track or has to give an actual accounting of its success or failure. And in all likelihood he’ll be gone in 6 months anyway, so who cares. Just keep that money spigot open.

Marlan Hoerer's avatar

Money spigot as in Guv Gels high speed rail ?

Retirednottired's avatar

It’s ALWAYS about the money with politicians everywhere.

steph_gray's avatar

True. Our own Congress always seems to be working on the ten year plan!

MikeH's avatar

My thoughts exactly. Britain will be run by an encounter group of woke women all coming up with a 10 year plan that they all agree makes them more likeable with the popular girls.

Steve (recovering lawyer)'s avatar

If trends continue, within my lifetime we will see, not only a moslem prime minister, but a moslem majority parliament in Britain, at which time, it will have become another part of the islamic ummah. Only with nuclear weapons. You know, just like the ones we are trying so hard to keep out of the hands of those islamic mullahs in Iran. Our only hope is that Britain's defense establishment will have allowed those weapons to have decayed into non-utility. Meanwhile, over here on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, we are witnessing the ascendancy of the Red-Green Alliance, with islamic jihadis and communists coming together under the banner of the democrat party and seeking to dismantle our American system of government and replace it with a tyrannical coalition of recently imported moslem savages and native-born traitors, all with the concurrence of every democrat voter who is either voting for that very purpose or too stupid to know that they are doing so. Of course, this will only happen if traditional Americans sit on their fat backsides and fail to vote against it because, "all politicians are the same." The sad fact remains, as was pointed out by our Founders that democracies never last; they always eventually become tyrannies. That is precisely why those on the left continually demand more "democracy" while their fellow travelers in the corporate media always refer to America as a "democracy." A pox on the houses.

WTPuck's avatar

As Nancy Reagan said, "Just Say No." Cuz as a wise man once said, "The older one gets the less life in prison is a deterrent."

P.S. Never give up your arms.

Subvet's avatar

I am going to getnsome diving equipment so I can recover the arms I lost in that unfortunate boating accident while back.

Shrugged's avatar

Magnet fishing may be an easier start, especially if in deep water.

Reddog's avatar

Maybe but I doubt it. They will run out of money and starve to death first.

Joseph Kaplan's avatar

If, God forbid, the muzzies ever take power the DSA useful idiots will the first one to feel the sword

LuAnn's avatar

They're well on their way. King Charles is a closet Muslim.

Subvet's avatar

King Charles is flaming idiot! That's why "Mummy" hung on for so long.

steph_gray's avatar

I already miss her. Grace under pressure...

steph_gray's avatar

My favorite bit in a delightful, as always, column:

> Heck, Iran had 100 ships before Operation Epic Fury turned them into yellow submarines.<

Robert J Shade's avatar

Burnham also spent a significant part of his speech blasting Margaret Thatcher and promising to reverse many of the anti-socialism moves she made, such as privatizing many industries, an act which helped revitalize Great Britain's economy and raise the standard of living. If he get's his way, Britain will again prove that socialism doesn't work and may actually enhance chances of Nigel Farage ascending to Prime Minister.

TeaPartyGal's avatar

But in the meantime Britain will sink further. We (and the British) don't have time to wait for socialism to fall any further on its face--it should already be crystal clear how destructive Britain's Left is.

Marlan Hoerer's avatar

You can not help someone who does not want help. Addicts have to hit rock bottom to wake to reality, the U.K. is down to the 2nd floor of a 40 story building.

TeaPartyGal's avatar

That is true-- it's hard to watch, but people often do need to hit rock bottom. And well put-- that Britain is "down to the 2nd floor of a 40 story building". Surely "the bottom" is not far off for Britain. Burnham may be it.

LuAnn's avatar

Bottom is not far off for Britain, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Belgium. Those are the main ones. Have I forgotten anyone? It is so frustrating and sad because it is self-inflicted. Their politicians have no use for their voters and see replacements in the Muslim hordes. This is not going to end well.

steph_gray's avatar

Aren't the rest of the British Isles also being dragged down into the insanity? Ireland leaps to mind...

LuAnn's avatar

Yes, they are. Absolutely. Migrant invasion.

Subvet's avatar

Most of the politicians in this country have no use for their voters. The only reason we are still somewhat "free" is the 2nd amendment.

CactusMatt32's avatar

What is there to nationalise? UK is outsourcing all (that is not already gone) to Chyna. What is the UK GNP w/o Christian tourism?

Glad to see King Charles got to pick the PM, so the guy got at least 1 vote.

Danimal28's avatar

The globalists had to 'save democracy' by eliminating it; voters didn't choose. Good luck with the Crown and his globalist idiot Carney.

steph_gray's avatar

Neither one of them could lead the way out of a paper bag.

Danimal28's avatar

They can while stealing your money, dear.

steph_gray's avatar

Ha ha! Oh yeah they're great at that.

But it's not what I meant by "leading."

I meant what PDJT does.

Danimal28's avatar

I know, I just can't restrain ripping on globalist assholes. :-D

Reddog's avatar

I have never seen a country that fought so valiantly in WWII fail so quickly as England. Where did all the backbones go?

steph_gray's avatar

I think a lot of them escaped to our free shores during what Britain called the Brain Drain in the 1960's when they started taxing merit and success to insane levels. Beatles wrote about it...

Similarly, I think a lot of doctors came here when their gummint "socialized health care."

Come to think of it, every word in that phrase deserves a scare quote... It's not health, it doesn't care, and it's commiefication, not "socializing."

Cookie McCall's avatar

Well there is their "stiff upper lip" thing. Perhaps that's why their teeth seem so ugly

Reddog's avatar

Their teeth couldn’t be ugly, they have socialized medicine and healthcare. Best in the world. Isn’t that what Dems want to copy? Sarc. More than a decade ago, my retired friend from the British Army needed to get his wife’s knee replaced. She had chronic pain and was suffering so the British healthcare system prescribed a pain killer that was highly habit forming. They tried for two years to get her the surgery she needed and finally gave up and came to the US and paid rack rate for the surgery with cash from their savings. If it were not for his successful remodeling business in London, he was prepared to move to the US permanently. Just think about how many more people in the UK are faced with the same issue. These stories never get publicized by the leftist media. Single payer healthcare is a utopian myth that never works.

CactusMatt32's avatar

The brave ones fought and were killed by the moron highborn commanders - those to young t/b killed by their highborn fathers in their stupid outdated tactics that destroyed men in their generation in WW1.

Wim de Vriend's avatar

I believe it was simple geography, meaning the presence of the Channel, that prevented a German invasion in 1940. As soon as Hitler, possibly to his own surprise, had defeated every continental country except neutral Switzerland, he ordered the creation of a fleet of improvised landing craft. But by then it was too late.

Retirednottired's avatar

This reminds me too much of Vietnam. “We had to destroy the village to save the village.”

Leonard Wechsler's avatar

I like the Arthurian legend. Of course, pulling out a sword is warlike. And it might just remind people of The Crusades. Why not do a form of "Britain's Got Talent" where prospective candidates can compete by handling a variety of needed jobs: a) groveling to invaders, b) impoverishing the indigenous folk (those peoples who were actually there for the past 1000 years, c) doing b by having them pay for everything the invaders need so they can spend more time attacking the indigenes,, d) using control of the media and police to make certain that (c) is never pointed out, and d)weakening the nation so it becomes a joke.

And we can change the title of the job to Prime Groveler.

Cookie McCall's avatar

Seems like your final sentence is the correct answer. The once great nation, where the sun never set, is no more. Too bad they can't resurrect Margaret Thatcher

Sheila Barkofske's avatar

I would even settle for a Tony Blair.

Marlan Hoerer's avatar

When the Crusades start my give a shit meter may move off of zero, maybe. The Brits have ceded their nation to the Moslem hordes by giving socialism a test run that ends with fear of being called islamophobic. Until these sheep decide to turn carnivorous and eat the wolves caring is a waste imho .

TeaPartyGal's avatar

Yes, spot on. But unfortunately, I do still give a sh*t, because if the British don't rise to the occasion and fix their country, this is just going to go on America's "To Do" list, and our list is already very long.

And if we do have to go into Britain and take charge--in order to stop those nukes from getting into the hands of "British" muslims--at that point, it will be just "tough--we own you now", and we will make all the important decisions. Britain will have no further standing than a Puerto Rico or something. We will not try to reconstruct or prop up a democratic government in the former Britain, because they will have shown themselves as unable to sustain it.

Subvet's avatar

I read Mark Styne's "America Alone" when it was fresh off the press 20 years ago. AAAAND here we are.

Reddog's avatar

Spot on Marlan.

MikeH's avatar

Boy, do I miss Reagan, Thatcher, John Paul II and the 80's. Great Britain is not so great anymore, in fact, they're screwed unless the British people have a little more moxie left in them than the rest of the Euro-weenies.

WTPuck's avatar

We may need to smuggle in some guns.

Alice Ball's avatar

I was reading comments when I realized I had skipped from Katie Hopkins directly to comments and had bypassed the poll. And howled at Teletubbies!!!!! Omg, good one Don! I’m inclined to think that there are many reasons for the UK to be swirling the drain, but 4 different Prime Ministers have served since the Queen died. King Charles is a Muslim collaborator, a Climate Change Net Zero freak, dumped Diana for Camilla, and has both a weak chin and a weak mind. My guess is he is the #1 problem, along with the continuing embrace of socialism, open immigration, and globalism, the scourge of all of the West.

Don Surber's avatar

I liked it too. It was wort extra Tender Vittles

Marlan Hoerer's avatar

No Sweet Temptations ? Surely your Dr. Cat merits the best .

steph_gray's avatar

I should probably give a try to both of those for my finicky cat - she turns up her nose at Fancy Feast...

revmaddog1948's avatar

Comment number two. I love love Katie Hopkins.

GaryC9's avatar

If the dead can vote here why can’t the Britts resurrect Maggie Thatcher to run things over there?

Mike Smyth's avatar

Muslim rape gangs have no fear of Britons because the Britons gave up their guns. Instead of giving up their guns, they should have removed the politicians taking their guns away. With prejudice, as the Company says.

Douglas Baringer's avatar

Seems to be a "good sense" problem with the UK. The betters seem to fear letting the peasants be armed. I was working in NZ when the shooting happened in Hobart, Tasmania. Bam, just like that the betters took the guns from the peasants. They all just laid down and took it! From what I could see, there wasn't any opposition to the disarming of the populace. The uppers in the USA have a tougher time. My entire life the commiecrats have been trying to take our guns while denying that is their objective. It gives me hope when the leftist/marxist/hate America crowd has to make complete fools of themselves in the effort to disarm us.

Wim de Vriend's avatar

I don't know about NZ, but I've no doubt that the key problem of the British is the total lack of a written Constitution that would be cumbersome to amend. Fortunately our Founders avoided THAT mistake.

steph_gray's avatar

Did anybody else happen to hear anything about Jacinda Ardern from NZ going to the UK to work with Burnham - or was she merely visiting?

Just wondering - heard her name on some podcast while driving so couldn't take proper note...

EODMom's avatar
15hEdited

I feel sorry for the Missus. Forevermore when her name pops up in search she will be shown in perhaps the most unflattering dress imaginable. And then in the picture of her sitting in the most ungraceful and unflattering pose possible.

Doesn’t anyone ever tell these women: It doesn’t fit! Don’t wear it. And the color is just wrong for your skin.

Cookie McCall's avatar

Well, there are very few Brits who have much sense of style other than Princess Kate Middleton. I wish her, Prince William and their family nothing but good things.

MikeH's avatar

No one told the Emperor he was naked, did they?

Playswithneedles's avatar

Well, a little kid finally did. Maybe one will tell her.

steph_gray's avatar

I'm sure quite a few little kids told Biden he was (metaphorically) naked.

But he never remembered.

steph_gray's avatar

I finally sought out a picture.

None of you are wrong.

But the picture I found was already in Elle magazine. 🤣

Maybe Jill Biden will visit so they can compare fashion notes.

Reddog's avatar
14hEdited

That’s great. England has a new Captain to command the Titanic………….. after it hit the iceberg.

Shrugged's avatar

The band is still playing and a few are still dancing . . .