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[Robin Hood]

RH: obviously, you found my suggestion unpalatable then. Ho, ho, ho! (private joke) Fair enough.

Excellent! I am not taking sides, just saying these points are excellent, and this is what (at least my self) is interested to hear.

Forgive my not starting with a "What a sensible reply" ingratiating intro.

Note though that in what followed RH doesn't actually refer to those "excellent points" at all, nor to the entirely truthful fact that he's agreed with absolutely everything that's come out of Russia for the duration of his interest. NB: you don't have to have been a member for 10 years to look back at 10 years of another member's posts of course. RH's first post seems to have been in May 2009, in a thread started by Milti who's very angry about the standard of driving in Cyprus. Everything changes but............. stays the same - eh?

Anyway, I've provided some background about my views which I think support my claim to having a balanced approach to western politics and am not the rabid "programmed" follower of the propaganda line, etc that Mr Hood likes to claim (that not being slagging off of course). That's surely more appropriate to those who slavishly follow the "party" line with total fidelity?

Pyrpoliser

They may both be ‘platforms’ with opposing views to mine and others, but unfortunately neither of them ever explains their point of view in any detail and rarely link to other than MSM sources.

RH is not - and never has been - interested in any point of view other than his own. His suggestion that the entirety of global MSM isn't worthy of consideration, and that it should be contemptuously swept aside and ignored is ridiculous. He's merely trying to confine any discussion (actually there isn't really any discussion) to narrow confirmation bias criteria.

I try to ‘discuss’ but when the only reply you get is a personal ‘slagging-off’, condemnation, ridicule, the derision of sources and authors and constant unfounded and unsubstantiated criticism, it leaves anyone with a contrary view (particularly me), constantly on the defence because I do take the threads that I take the time and trouble to comment on, seriously!

"Discussion" previously touched upon and here correctly italicised. There's always been a distinct lack of "discussion". Which of course is why regular disagreers with Mr H invariably become so jaundiced in their replies.

Slagging off?

Your comical self opinion and refusal to face reality are for me merely a source of entertainment and amusement.

Usual crap

Thank you for your ill-informed opinion

.............you are pre-programmed to accept what you are told without question.

The paranoia shows through when you make stupid statements like that.

I have to admit I do find it difficult to actually find what some one who is paranoid, seems to think I should find!

What a load of self opinionated rubbish!

What a prick!

YOU have no intelligence and prove it every time you post

That's just a selection from the past few pages of this thread. You could fill a great many more pages with examples of Mr Hood's slagging offs. Hypocritical?

...............derision of sources and authors and constant unfounded and unsubstantiated criticism.........

RH often proudly proclaims that you can only get "the truth" from "Independent" sources but never answers pertinent questions about them (similar to his ignoring the repeated pertinent one about his 100% Russian record). These hallowed sites are all virtually identical. They're full of left-wing authors espousing the same material as RH. Radically anti-west, most notably anti-US. You can search as much as you want through any of them but I doubt you'd have any better luck than I have in finding a single item critical of Russia/Iran/North Korea/Hamas/Hezbollah, fill in de blanks.

Let me get this straight then. These are places you go to find "the truth" but all the myriad of news sources throughout the West are pulling the wool over your eyes? What credibility can you attach to such sites and articles? When criticisms of authors are posted they're dismissed as "unsubstantiated" (just like "unapproved" articles), even those originating from the likes of Wikipedia. The real truth is RH goes to these opinion shops to find ones that suit his agenda and like alcoholics and expats he wants you to join him.

I do not deny that although British I do have a lot of respect for both Putin and Assad, as do their respective populations.

RH doesn't just respect, he oft appears to virtually worship them. His posts praise Putin's omnipotence. It's sometimes barf inducing. Don't you think there might perhaps be just one or two Syrians who feel something a bit different than "respect" for Bahshir Assad? Or, are those types all terrorists? Do you think all the Russians setting in Limassol are here holidaying, for the sun and sand? Young people in particular are flooding out of the place. BTW, don't you say somewhere else in here about your not being British? That's always been my view. Your usual output gives the distinct impression that you loathe the place and would enjoy nothing better than to see somebody like Putin give them a good hiding.

But, if you follow the more credible independent news sites............

Previously covered. Your favoured few sources of material are highly prejudiced, anti-western, far left-wing, bespoke opinion shops - with the credibility of the Flat Earth Society.

Why do you think ‘They’ are now censoring the information available on the Internet? Because people are beginning to ..... as RT says ..... ‘Question More’

And I'm the paranoid one?

If you were smart enough to see how paranoid and foolish you appear ..... you would not open your mouth and prove it! Once again .... a tirade of paranoid anti-'RH and all he believes-in' rhetoric, which supports exactly what I have said about your pro-Western propaganda bias ........ unlike you I do at least read what you post .... but it never changes in content, so it is a waste of time my replying!

[Londonrake]

But it's true!

You have never - ever - once - disagreed with absolutely anything that's come out of the Kremlin. But - despite at least demonstrating a bitta rebel against the West's machinations - people like me are - let me get this right - suffering from "pro-Western propaganda bias"

Isn't that a little hypocritical?

I'll give you credit for one thing. Your consistency in being very good at making bad decisions.

As a very long serving forum member once remarked to me:

Amateurs!

That's the only way to keep a topic active...

Go on.......... bedtime.

[Robin Hood]

As the Skripal incident has been mentioned ....... it appears that the release of some 650 documents hacked from the Integrity Initiative UK Govt. funded propaganda site by ‘Anonymous’, it appears that this outfit has been identified ..... by their own documents ....... to have been well into the Skripal events, months before it even happened! Apparently, it was the UK’s version of ‘... another Pearl Harbour’ event to galvanise the people into a fear of the Russians and that terrible man Vladimir Putin.

First, the open source information:
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2019/01/05/operation-iris-more-new-documents-tie-integrity-initiative-to-spin-of-skripal-affair/

To balance the above, the Integrity Initiatives web site:
https://www.integrityinitiative.net/tags/sergei-skripal

So to those of us that thought the whole thing stank of a UK government operation from the very beginning, this leak of documents apparently shows we were not that far off the mark? Although it was so very obviously a fraud from day 1 it is surprising how so many gullible people believed all the lies, even when the bleedin’ obvious, based on ‘official’ govt. released evidence, was pointed out to them! Even the vanishing of about six victims of the incident from the face of the Earth, was accepted as perfectly normal!

All Russia ever said was “We didn’t do it, we were not involved.” .... so far I have seen nothing that directly suggests they are not telling the truth.

[Londonrake]

Exactly! Just like I keep saying You’ve never - ever - once - disagreed with absolutely anything that’s come out of the Kremlin.

Does my bum look big - in this Pro-Western propaganda bias?

[Pyrpolizer]

Pyrpo. I don't regard you as some sort of neutral referee. You have your own opinions, as do we all, which you've made plain enough in the posts I've looked through.

I can assure you I started as neutral.

I don't want to kick over the ashes and start off another load of minutia of timeline posts but if, despite everything that happened and came out, you're still of the opinion that the Skripal affair was some sort of vast and incredibly complex western conspiracy, cleverly cooked up to make the poor Russians look bad, then you're beyond convincing. Certainly by a poor, robotic victim of MSM propaganda like me

Of course I am not convinced! Circumstantial evidence is not proof. And remember in the Skripal case the accused were not Russian citizens be it mafia members, gays buy-selling powders and what have you.. The accused was always the Russian STATE!

[Pyrpolizer]

Exactly! Just like I keep saying You’ve never - ever - once - disagreed with absolutely anything that’s come out of the Kremlin.

And this means he disagrees the kremlin (aka Russian State ) did it? There is no evidence, so I can't see how anyone can agree or disagree. It's plain simple: All anyone can do is doubt both options. Lean towards one direction yes, but who in his right mind would bet his life that Russia did it or did not do it? Would you bet your life Russia did it LR?

Does my bum look big - in this Pro-Western propaganda bias?

[Robin Hood]

Exactly! Just like I keep saying You’ve never - ever - once - disagreed with absolutely anything that’s come out of the Kremlin.

Does my bum look big - in this Pro-Western propaganda bias?

I wouldn't know about your bum! I'm not into 'bums'. But it makes your arrogance, ego and mouth look very big!

As for whether I ever questioned what comes out of the Kremlin? I'm not on their mailing list so I don't know what '....comes out of the Kremlin'. Once again, unlike you I do not keep dossiers on others comments or statements, once they are an historic event.

[Londonrake]

Not at all. Arrogant people are the like of those who never admit they’re wrong, even when they know full well they are. Don’t start me on what constitutes paranoid. You obviously have a total misunderstanding of the condition, which is odd, given your experience. Wrong buzzword for somebody in your position.

And - actually you’re on quite a few of their mailing lists.

Don’t forget to dig your mobile out today, call President Putin and wish him a Merry Christmas. I mean - WTF is that all about? “But I do have Putin’s number on my phone”. Sheesh!

True, I do keep a copy of (just) your outpourings. But I’ve yet to print them out for a third party. A nasty habit. Once bitten.

BTW. Did you copy the list of where you’ve “slagged off” people umpteen times in the past dozen or so posts? What’s that word?

[Robin Hood]

LR, Am I arrogant? Yes, but there is a difference between ‘arrogance’, ‘blind arrogance’ and cerebral atrophy.

My arrogance has nothing to do with parroting the Kremlin as I get nothing from the Kremlin. The independent web sites I use are not paid for by the Russians, rely on readers for their continued operation and are truly independent. The authors that submit their articles, have no requirement to comply with editorial policy and they frequently cover the other side of the story, or even a news worthy story that the MSM avoids.

You rely mainly on the MSM and official statements and it has been shown many times their sources are NOT independent. White helmets, SOHR, BellingCat, Integrity Initiative etc. are all proven to receive funding from governments. Several $m in funding per anum from the US, UK, EU many NATO countries, their bias is dictated by their sponsor(s)and they supply the 'intelligence' for the MSM coverage of any event, they just give it the top spin! Therefore you are sightless to any information that could influence you enough to make you question your blind faith.

So I regard myself as arrogant but informed, you as blindly arrogant and ill-informed and another highly vocal and self opinionated member, as blindly arrogant and ill-informed, driven by an acute case of incurable cerebral atrophy!

[repulsewarrior]

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