UKIP leader

Bias
Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair

It would not necessarily be a bad thing to be biased against something which you and many others consider to be wrong anniebach

"The elite" is not an homogenous group. By most people's measurements N Farage is a member of the elite - just because some other wealthy, public school educated, metropolitan, politically influential etc people hate him doesn't mean he's not one!

But Jalima, Dr King wasn't biased surely

annie as in Martin Luther?

suzie they hate him because they realise what a charlatan he is. His racism and politics of division are despised.

Ah, so Farage does not have 'authority or influence'. How wonderful Mair.

I impartially dislike all politicians who spread and encourage prejudice against people unable to stand up against it. I cannot see how that makes someone prejudiced. UKIP fit themselves into that category - I don't put them in it.

I think the word bias is most useful in circumstances where there is an expectation, an assumption or an obligation of someone (or something) being fair, non-discriminatory or even handed. Just silly to apply it to people's personal political views.

Yes whitewave, Martin Luther King, he wasn't biased, he was against oppression and segregation .

Suppose it's difficult to define, I am not biased against Corbyn, I react as anyone who has been betrayed would react. Not revenge , just no trust in a dishonest person and say do.

Can one be biased against the far right when it disregards justice for all

POGS, WE all know that it is not necessary to live in the constituency for which you are wanting to be elected.
Unfortunately Paul Nuttall did not know. He lied on his forms when applying to be elected.
He lies lots of times.
I am surprised you have not realised that yet.

JESS M

Mon 06-Feb-17 12:59:57
"It's a thread about the UKIP leader POGS.
Should we assume that those protesting about the nature of the thread, or trying to derail it are "UKIP lovers" ?

Are you insinuating that I am protesting about the nature of the thread Jess M to derail the conversation about Paul Nuttal?

Are you suggesting I am trying to derail the thread because I am a 'UKIP LOVER'?

If you are then you are 'once again' mistaken as to my reason for posting.

I didn't know what Gfer meant and once I knew I made my opinion known. I did not 'PROTEST' against it's nature with relation to the thread I called it out as I viewed it.

If I see a point being raised which is baseless ,nothing more than political bias/spin/hypocrisy then I will call it out as I view it. Making a connection with Nuttall living in or not the constituency of Stoke On Trent has Jack S--t to do with it if the same argument applies to other MP's .

There is a collective will by some posters to disparage some politicians the dislike/hate by idiotically using content that can and does apply to other politicians , as in the case of residency in the constituency.

WW
Mon 06-Feb-17 13:23:29

"pogs of course its political bias.

As far as I am concerned I despise everything UKIP stands for, so yes I am biased very biased.

I hate the populist movement, I hate the rise of the right. I hate the division it is causing, I hate the fascism, I hate the the fact that I hate it!!!!!

This sort of politics I thought never to be repeated in my lifetime."

There have been posts on another thread how the Tories are 'Hated'. It seems a common theme for some to 'hate'.

Usually the word 'hate' is ironically used by the same posters who 'virtue signal' by adopting and posting the 'HOPE NOT HATE' motto.

The point is when 'hate' means common sense or keeping within the bounds of factual evidence is lost then I'm not sure where that leads to either.

Haven't you realised yet, POGS, that it's not about the address that Nuttall used on his nomination forms?
It's about the fact that he felt it necessary to lie about it.
He put a Stoke address on the form when he did not live in Stoke. He did it to try and con people living in Stoke.
He could have put his real address on the form, like others did. Why didn't he?

Iam

Mon 06-Feb-17 14:00:15
"Sorry I'm being dim here I scrolled back but can't find out what a Gfer is. Anyone ?"

Maizie d answered my same question.

Mon 06-Feb-17 11:32:5

"It's a goadyfucker who practises goadfuckery. A term borrowed from Mumsnet posters, who are even more robust than us..."

pogs don't you understand that it isn't something I feel rational about. I really do not care whether the argument is advanced by my statement about how I feel about the rise of the hard right. It is a gut reaction.

I would think the people of Stoke who are going to vote for UKIP wouldn't give a stuff if he lived on mars.
By the way, are UKIP still 10 points ahead of labour in the polls?

As you've mentioned Hope Not Hate, here's a link to a petition for those who want EU migrants to stay in the EU.
It's being debated now on 131.

action.hopenothate.org.uk/page/m/4c18837/618bba6a/6398c13e/167ee448/1191688315/VEsE/

whitewave
pogs don't you understand that it isn't something I feel rational about.
It is a gut reaction

'I am irrational'
That is quite an admission WW.
Acknowledging the problem is the first step on the path to awareness.

mair I am certainly sufficiently rational enough to recognise your xenophobic and hate/divisive posts. You have however calmed down today after your lunacy a couple of days ago. Well done.

Mair

"Acknowledging the problem is the first step on the path to awareness."

I would ask you to acknowledge that it was not fanciful, nor political bias /spin when posters have mentioned the fact signs were put in the windows of houses stating, ' No Irish, No Blacks, No dogs'.

I think there is too much evidence to not comprehend this did actually happen.

You'll be lucky

POGS thanks for explaining what a Gfer is. I'm careful about my own use of the F word (my children, however, are not, it's normal parlance for them) However, I thank mumsnet for this robust, instantly understandable short form of what is probably used as an insult but I'm sure can be used effectively on some of the political threads on gransnet currently.

I understood it to apply to a thread started just to cause controversy and/or cause trouble - not to be used for any odd post that someone thinks is 'goading' or is an attempt to derail the thread.

However, I'm not a MN habitué...

Well as an official GFer, it's in print on here for all to see, I thought it was hillairious.