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Originally Posted by kirklancaster

"I'd challenge you to find one example of me insisting this" - Your post confuses me somewhat; where did I mention you personally?

"The media / press is trash. It's trash whether it's slamming Miliband / Corbyn, Farage, or any of the Tory ghouls. It's just a fact that it tends not to ever do the last of those." -- LOL What planet are you on? Farage has been villified and crucified in the press.

I naturally assume you include me in it because I have a large ego. Deal with it.

And Yes kirk I was saying it's always trash, whether it's Farage, Corbyn or Simon Cowell... I was acknowledging that Farage gets plenty of it. Just because my own opinions of the man are not good (because of his policies and manner, not because of the press) doesn't mean I don't know when the press is jabbering ****.

Though the focus now seems to have switched to Corbyn in general.

"The only other thing I'll pick up on, is the "national" anthem and refusal to sing it being somehow anti-patriotic." -- Under the Constitutional Laws of this country, The Queen is the Head of State, and Corbyn is now Leader of The Labour Party - one of Her Majesy's two main political parties. As such he has a PUBLIC DUTY to follow lawful protocol and procedure in a STATESMANLIKE manner. Singing our National Anthem at 'THE' Memorial Service to our fallen heroes is part of that protocol and this treasonous pig should have complied.

By NOT singing our National anthem at such a public place on such an emotional occasion, Corbyn is arrogantly 'cocking' yet another 'snook' at the UK and it's people, but that's fine, because it is yet one more 'faux pas' that this terrorist-loving, anti-British, anti-Democratic extremist has made, and his arrogant lack of moderation will be his undoing.

Now see, this I just can't get on board with. It's a political catch 22... A monarchy monopoly. Essentially it's saying that you can't be properly engaged in UK politics if you refuse to acknowledge the monarchy as a valid political system. And so if you believe there shouldn't be one? Tough. Because then you're not a proper politician and so will never be in a position to try to change it. No. It's 2015 and major political factions should be able to (and just SHOULD, in my opinion) openly reject the monarchy.

I mean just look at the national anthem if you want to know why I will never sing it. It's about precisely three things. Elitism, War-mongering, and a fictional man in the sky. Not for me, thanks, not any of it. I get that some people love the cuddly old Queen, are "proud" of our country's history as bloodthirsty conquerors, and believe in said men in the sky... And that's fine... But kindly don't force your prayers upon others with the caveat that they're "treasonous" or "anti-patriotic" if they won't comply.