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given you just made up a massive sweeping generalisation with no evidence literally about 5 comments ago I have no faith any of what you say is true

 

Well I agree because any search for the information would be futile as it doesn't actually exist.

 

No, call it an educated guess.

 

You started it lol

 

Your blind prejudice against 'the left' leads you to characterise/caricature it in typical Daily Mail/Express/Telegraph stereotypes that bear little resemblance to reality.

Your assertion that lefties are often unemployed or unemployable is laughably wide of the mark. In my experience many of those who are long term unemployed (as opposed to temporarily between jobs) are all too frequently very right wing in their thinking, despite being propped up by state services.

Yes, a lot of public sector employees are left of centre. But many are not. I know this, having worked with them for many years.

It's very sad that you have this 'us and them' attitude towards the public sector. You seem to think that, because you worked for yourself in the private sector, that somehow makes you better than public sector employees. Of course it's true that we need private sector wealth creation in order to have a viable public sector. But, equally, we need a thriving public sector to provide the kind of services that the private sector either cannot make a profit from or cannot provide in an equitable manner that promotes social cohesion and justice.

You appear to labour under the misconception that 'lefties' want to get rid of the private sector, nationalise everything and bring down capitalism. That may be true of the lunatic fringe on the far left. But they are a tiny minority of left leaning voters and activists. Caricaturing all of the left, as you do, as Communists and Socialist Worker types is as inaccurate as if I said that everyone right of centre is a Britain First, racist neonazi - it's absurd.

The vast majority of 'lefties' recognise that we need a vibrant private sector to create wealth but that this needs to be balanced by fair taxation and properly funded public services. This is what happens in all successful Western democracies. Only in your fevered, McCarthyite imagination is the left waiting to pounce and impose totalitarian Russian or Chinese style Communism

 

The police only do that to ‘football lads’ these days. They’re more likely to be seen running a mile in the opposite direction,

 

I am not sure every single one of them is breaking the law. The ones that are should be punished. The others not

 

we've just been trapped in our homes for most of 2020 tony

 

Where was my invite could have got a few of us together.

 

Groups of 6 or less is OK keeping 6ft apart and wearing face coverings where required.

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