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Meghan Markle Reportedly Wanted to Keep Her American Citizenship So She Could Get Into Politics Markle 2024?

(134 Posts)
mokryna Sun 21-Feb-21 13:40:10

This is a headline from an American magazine last September. Considering the last president was publicly known for a popular tv program what do you rate her chances?

RulaNula Sun 21-Feb-21 18:53:35

suziewoozie

RulaNula

But most manage it with less hubris.

Well said, NellG. Couldn't have put it better myself.

Enjoy your mission, Suziewoozie.

Some people would call this ganging up on a personal attack on a poster.

Please feel free to report

I thought we were having quite an interesting discussion actually!

RulaNula Sun 21-Feb-21 18:55:29

Or do leave it there to show people how awful I am!

This is all absurd.

No idea what I'm doing here

No place for me at all.

Good luck and health and happiness to all

suziewoozie Sun 21-Feb-21 18:57:21

I’d rather leave the posts here - they say so much more about the posters involved in doing the attacking than they do about the poster being attacked.

RulaNula Sun 21-Feb-21 18:58:06

Beat you to it!!

suziewoozie Sun 21-Feb-21 18:59:27

RulaNula

Beat you to it!!

<sigh>

GagaJo Sun 21-Feb-21 19:00:32

You're so chilled today Suzie. No politics to get you revved up?

suziewoozie Sun 21-Feb-21 19:05:17

GagaJo

You're so chilled today Suzie. No politics to get you revved up?

All the MM threads are political are they not?

GagaJo Sun 21-Feb-21 19:06:36

Well, there is political and Political.

suziewoozie Sun 21-Feb-21 19:07:55

GagaJo

Well, there is political and Political.

We could take this to the arguments thread ?

Nezumi65 Sun 21-Feb-21 19:11:56

The words ‘if it’s true’ are doing a lot of work on this thread

Smileless2012 Sun 21-Feb-21 19:48:35

Reference your post at 18.42 Annie I was wondering the same thing.

Instead of insulting posters who have a different point of view of H & M, why don't you give some examples of why you admire them suziewoozoe?

I don't dislike them, I don't know them but I disapprove of their conduct and their hypocrisy. Yet again with the Oprah interview they're courting publicity while simultaneously saying they want to be left alone.

Anniebach Sun 21-Feb-21 20:09:31

Smileless it’s the same on every thread about Megan but always opinion on posters never on Harry and Megan , ,amusement or to stop the thread perhaps, unfair because some wish to discuss . It’s so unkind

NellG Sun 21-Feb-21 20:10:55

We called house on that particular game of twat post bingo days ago Suzie. You need fresh bait.

Smileless2012 Sun 21-Feb-21 20:11:48

Unkind, insulting and frustrating Annie. For some it seems you can say anything you like about H & M as long as it's supportive.

Anniebach Sun 21-Feb-21 20:27:08

Yes Smileless I just don’t understand why they do it and so
.obviously enjoy it

NellG Sun 21-Feb-21 20:34:02

You're right Anniebach, it's clearly a topic people want to talk about and they should be able to do so. Those who are bored of it can move on, those who disagree could try presenting a nuanced argument instead of showing up and verbally farting at everyone.

Alegrias1 Sun 21-Feb-21 20:38:26

When opinions are posted about H&M, or anybody else for that matter, I for one wouldn't give a tinker's cuss what posters thought if they weren't so committed to basing the judgements on what they think it must be like for the Queen, and how the DoE must be feeling, and how that lovely boy was ruined by an American actress who doesn't fit fixed opinions of how a good royal should behave.

You are imagining what you think they must be feeling and instantly blaming the tabloids' nominated bad royals for all this exaggerated trouble. Thinking you know how terrible Charles, the Queen and maybe even the poor departed corgis are feeling for all I know. Well none of us know and to pretend we do is presumptuous.

I have a lot of respect for the queen although I'm not a monarchist. Seeing her portrayed as this poor, hard done by old woman is just unfair on her and to the people you think are disrespecting her. So I'll not move on, no matter how much you try to make us the bad guys, call us names or use crude language.

GagaJo Sun 21-Feb-21 20:49:56

No one is stopping anyone from saying what they want to. The ONLY thing that we shouldn't really reduce ourselves to is personal attacks.

Other than that, free for all.

Anniebach Sun 21-Feb-21 20:54:26

Thank you NellG , I do think I may as well give up posting , but there are so few threads which interest me.

suziewoozie Sun 21-Feb-21 21:31:01

I know some posters get very upset about swearing on GN so I was a bit surprised at the lack of reaction to the word ‘twat’. It might be worth bearing in mind that it’s slang for a woman’a genitalia. I wouldn’t want anyone to unknowingly use it and then be embarrassed.

Oopsadaisy1 Sun 21-Feb-21 21:32:28

Alegrias if we only posted about people we ‘knew’ there would be very few threads.
If they are Newsworthy then we have every right to post about them and if some think that the Queen is upset, then they can post about it, who knows maybe they are correct?
She is human after all, her DH is in hospital and very frail, there is a lot of hoo ha about her family , are we to believe that she doesn’t care?
So we speak about it on here and we won’t be silenced by other posters, they too can have their say, without trying to shut others down. They have different views but they are equally valid.
I certainly haven’t seen anything disgusting or awful on here. Yet.

Anniebach Sun 21-Feb-21 21:33:27

Please stop suziewoozie

NellG Sun 21-Feb-21 21:34:09

Can I ask when you were appointed as moderators? Do you get badges, like prefects?

suziewoozie Sun 21-Feb-21 21:34:36

Anniebach

Please stop suziewoozie

?????????

Anniebach Sun 21-Feb-21 21:36:57

Oopsadaisy I hadn’t thought of that, surely so many posters don’t know every politician they speak of