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Indeed. So, when I see you writing that minorities of various types receive special treatment, am I supposed to just let it go even when I know your comments to be nonsensical and completely lacking in foundation other than hearsay?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
Like I just said......Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
So you would just let something you disagree with vehemently go, would you?Quote:
Originally Posted by markabilly
I am not asking anybody to agree with me. I am just sick of this elitest attitude that appears when something is said that they don't agree with, dropping down to name-calling and directly accusing somebody of being something they are not. You have done that yourself, BDunnell, and you have absolutely nothing to back it up with. I know what you are insinuating, and it is this attitude that I really don't like. It happens more and more thesedays and no wonder people are scared to say what they think.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
My comments are clearly not nonsensical as I was agreeing to a ruling made by the EU! What further back up do you need?
I sit on the fence with this one, but you can't go using EU politicians to back up your argument :D :p : It's like talking about sportsmanship and then saying "My mate Flavio agrees".Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
Well, clearly I'm not scared to say what I think. And given that you appear to have nothing bar anecdotal evidence for your allegations of positive discrimination, it is a bit rich for you to suggest that I have nothing with which to 'back up' my comments. You say that minorities of one sort or another are constantly given a leg-up by way of positive discrimination. I stated that my experience is that this assertion is untrue. Were it accurate, I might expect to have experienced some of this positive discrimination, as would various friends of mine, but they haven't. What's wrong with my saying that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
I said boring, because you come across with this elite, intellectual snobbery, while engaging in provocation and name calling. Scared got nothing to do with it. You should have a litttle fun; it probably will not kill you.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Oh well, got more important things to do. Like get a second job, so my kid can keep wrecking the truck. I guess Daniel is not calling those a**hos at my insurance company and telling them how wrong they are.
Daniel, all talk and no action!!!!!!!!!
Sorry what I mean to say is that if someone is a risk before the accident because they fit into a group which is likely to have an accident then it's right to make them pay more, if they have an accident that's their fault then they should be made to pay more.Quote:
Originally Posted by markabilly
I do (honestly) apologise for not being clearer in making my point Markabilly.
I just don't think it's right, wise or sensible for for what Bezza seems to suggest which is for there to be no "discrimination" upon the basis of whether or not someone is in certain proven risk categories. It'd be like having a 18 year old who's just got their licence and a 30 year old who has just got their licence and making them pay the same when the statistics say that the 18 year old is far more likely to have a serious accident.
That's specious reasoning.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
So if the EU says for you to jump off a cliff will you do so?
If the EU dictate that every friday morning we should all get up, put our pants on our head, stand in a black forest gateau and sing Girls just wanna have fun by Cyndi Lauper then should we just do this blindly?
etc etc etc
To be fair, nowhere did he say that every EU ruling is right and worthwhile on the basis that one might be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel