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  • Again I agree on principal.

    But this event does not look like that.

    This will look to outsiders, including those that voted Brexit in the UK (and a % that did not). Like the EU customs agency is punishing the UK for leaving,

    And while that is in no way good for the UK. It is exactly what UK and US right wing nutcases want.

    As it allows a pretty believable attack that the EU is no longer a vol entry organization. But one that will actually work to destroy the econ of anyone that leaves once they are a member.

    Come on, be honest with yourself. Looking at the right wing’s use of misinformation over the last decade or so. And the number of people believing it. I’m sure you can see how dangerous this can be. Accidental or intentional. It could be used to harm EU trade outside the EU.


  • Err.

    Negro existed for 400 years or more.

    Miget came from greak shows fron the 1700s.

    Arsehole has a very long history. But you would still be offended it I called you it? And likely object to a pub called the puckered arseholes retreat.

    Actually scratch that. Id likely drink there. But yeah my point stands.

    Every ofensive thing has a long history. Progress is non exisrant if we dont evolve. And language is one of the things that evolves rapidly.

    Its more about why the name exists amd the links it crate. then the age of its creation.


  • While correct and leaving was stupid.

    This is a worldwide competition. And as such has procedures to allow entry from non EU nations.

    So it really is the one place where Brexit stupidity should not have left the UK at a disadvantage.

    Clearly something went wrong. And if the articles claim that the UK was trying to communicate with EU customs and identify that fault is correct. And no other nation fell into this issue.

    It seems like this may not be a one-off issue. But instead, something that increases the burden to UK traders beyond even our own stupidity. To the point where we can’t even compete with other non EU nations within the EU.


  • Only fails to make sense. If you failed to read any significant portion of the said wall of text.

    It was a wall because It was detailed in the history of solar power. Ill ELI5 for you.

    We have funded solar power for decades. By allowing the industry to charge equal to other fuels. Meaning, for 20 years or more, companies have been trying to build solar plants all over the nation. And those that got there made a fucking fortune. Until the Tories ended part of it nearly 14 years ago. They stopped the subsidies. But still paid the same rate as more expensive power.

    The problem with building solar is the politics from farmers and local communities. As the text described.

    So

    Solving politics is cheap and fast.

    Utter crap. Solar power companies have been trying for 20 years.

    Its not like you came up with a new idea.

    Of building solar over nuclear. We have been trying for decades.


  • sorry blind (visually impaired) does make it hard.

    PS, Let’s not be too surprised that a discussion like this. About a long term insult to disabled community members. Brings disabled people to argue against your statement.

    The one unique point you raised, I’d like to address.

    cutesy diminutive in a romance language.

    First of, What does romance language have to do with anything. The term comes from the French for from Rome and is not related to its actual quality or friendliness to lovers.

    But you are far from alone in misunderstanding that name. Romance languages can be as insulting and based around a history of human arsehole ness as any other. Heck, given Rome’s rather negative history to any culture differed to them. Some could argue it originated it as a way off life.

    And your latest (non I miss replied) comment.

    The word blind was not first used to describe vision. It was first used to describe bocking views for privacy, Again derived from the French. Then used for horse sight limitation and windows.

    Our visual limitations are named after the tool not the other way around. Hence the community has no issue with blind being an insult. (we do find the fact everyone seems to assume it means zero vision annoying. But not offensive. Hence, the UK government move to visual impaired etc )

    Giant and dwarf are similar. But opposite to your ideal expressed above. The terms come from myth and culture.

    (most likely due to fossil finds and imagination. Small humanoid ancestors exist in the fossil record. And prehistoric bones, likely lead to many myths about giants and dragons in the less informed past.)

    The idea of dwarfism and giantism as a condition was attached to people from that history. Not the other way around. But the community has reason not to consider being named after the fictional being flattering. Although my friend john really did not hate that one and would use it jokingly.

    Midget, as you say, comes from romance languages. But you fail to recognise it actually comes from French circuses in the 1700s. As a description of a freak show member. And is very much linked to a number of disgusting abuses that were pretty much the only way these members of the disabled community were able to earn and feed themselves in our hostile past.

    So when you name a car this. It is not cutesy. It is insulting to a whole community.

    I spose it would be the equivelent of calling me a begger. Because you assume that is the only way I can live. As it was up till the early 1900s.

    Then calling your new product beggar curtains rather than blackout. (yeah its a streach as others begged)


  • As a blind person.

    It is a description of a condition not a belittling of it.

    And while the UK government has rejected the term. It was not our community that objected.

    Midgit is.

    Stop trying to ease your own desire to be an arsehole. Youe answers make it clear you only care about your own use of language and gove fick all concern for the feelings of those that object to the use.

    Everything about your statments is nothing but gaslighting and bullying those not lake you.

    So fuck off ill just block you.




  • Sorry i assumed you were answering a different comment.

    As you comment has no relevence to this one.

    The fucking article points out the original complaint was also about the car being named after dwarfism. The pub was named after a record breaking car named after little people.

    And my comment was you are ignoring the fact that people bullied should not be required to tell the bullies.

    Its like saying its OK to hit people smaller then you because they are to scared to hit back.

    How easy do you think it is to disagree when everyone around you thinks your acceptable to joke about.











  • You can theoretically. Unfortunately, you are not considering the land difference.

    More to the point, the absolute political nightmare of buying and getting permission to use so much land.

    It is a nightmare for both. But rare to see the amount of land needed for the power station, have to argue about arable use. Whereas, it’s pretty hard in the UK to locate the solar without others claiming land is lost. Farm land mainly as that is the cheap build option. (pricy land, lower labour).

    But even brownfield land. Once you have the area to host something like this. You are usually talking about close to populated areas. And just about every NIMBY crap excuse is thrown up about history or other potential use. Meaning, at best you end up with some huge project that takes decades. With a vague plan to add solar generation to the roof.

    Honestly I agree. It should be fucking easy to build these plants. Farming should be updating. And honestly can benefit from well-designed solar if both parties are willing to invest and research.

    But we have been seeing these arguments for the last 20 years. And people are arseholes, mostly.

    And this is all before you consider the need for storage. Again solvable with hydro etc. Theoretically easy. But more land and way way more politics and time. If hydro the cost goes insane. And the type of land become more politically complex. If battery, you instantly get the comparison of mining and transport costs. So again more insane politics.