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by free_safety
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment
Replies: 90
Views: 2592

Re: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment

It is nonsense. The truth is that Boeing added DEI and Climate to its Executive Compensation scorecard. That was in addition to, and not in substitution for, product safety, employee safety and quality metrics. There is an argument that too many targets dilutes executive focus but for US companies ...
by free_safety
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment
Replies: 90
Views: 2592

Re: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment

They're hiring people based on their skin colour and gender, not their qualifications. Do you know where there's no DEI? The crews flying and maintaining Air Force One. DEI in corporate America does not mean hiring for skin color or quotas. I have been observing the right wing propaganda machine fo...
by free_safety
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment
Replies: 90
Views: 2592

Re: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment

While the diversity hires may or may not be an issue, the bigger problem from the report into the company was that they were bought out in the 1990s and outsourced their manufacturing to a multitude of companies. So you have one company making one part of the plane, another making another and so fo...
by free_safety
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment
Replies: 90
Views: 2592

Re: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment

Don't take my word for it.... https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/boeingdotcom/principles/diversity-and-inclusion/assets/pdf/2023_GEDI_Strategy.pdf Well that proves it...fückwit. BTW, aren't you the guy who pointed to a photo showing a black guy inspecting the space where the plug door blew o...
by free_safety
Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Navalny dies
Replies: 47
Views: 1565

Re: Navalny dies

Does anyone know why Navalyny voluntarily went back to Russia ? Surely he knew this was a self induced death sentence. I don't get it I doubt anyone except Navalny and his closest confidants knows what was going through his mind. My guess would be that he loved Russia and wanted a better Russia, an...
by free_safety
Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Navalny dies
Replies: 47
Views: 1565

Re: Navalny dies

Does anyone know why Navalyny voluntarily went back to Russia ?
Surely he knew this was a self induced death sentence.
I don't get it
by free_safety
Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Apollo Creed boxing in heaven now.
Replies: 24
Views: 1155

Re: Apollo Creed boxing in heaven now.

RIP Carl
by free_safety
Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Joanne Lagona controversy
Replies: 13
Views: 771

Re: Joanne Lagona controversy

Lagona has said she occasionally plays in men's competitions. The ease with which she tosses players around like she's tossing dirty laundry into the laundry hamper is shocking. For the record, my main point is which is being missed by many is that both rugby codes should have clear guidelines aroun...
by free_safety
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Joanne Lagona controversy
Replies: 13
Views: 771

Joanne Lagona controversy

A video was doing the rounds on social media last week. It shows a PNG player Joanne Lagona upending and tossing an Aussie female player to the ground with absolute ease. There were howls of derision on social media as Lagona was accused of being a transgender player. None other Sharron Davies accus...
by free_safety
Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby League goes Woke
Replies: 36
Views: 2307

Re: Rugby League goes Woke

Well this recent story of a guy, who claims that working with a lot of white people makes him unconfortable, but he's woke which he claims 'The meaning of WOKE is aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)' on his twitter ...
by free_safety
Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby League goes Woke
Replies: 36
Views: 2307

Re: Rugby League goes Woke

Supposed? Wasn't it suppsoed to be not asleep? Regardless that 1930s version wasn't used so much in the general public in recent history until it became a term used against the identarian left. Much like SJW was not long before it. Neither term were really exclusively invented by the right, both ca...
by free_safety
Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby League goes Woke
Replies: 36
Views: 2307

Re: Rugby League goes Woke

Pretty much this! Much abused by some extremist lefties who pretend they believe it only means to be aware of injustice. A pox on all their houses! And what else does it mean ? The word woke in its current form was popularized by an African American singer in the 1930s to tell black people how they...
by free_safety
Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby League goes Woke
Replies: 36
Views: 2307

Re: Rugby League goes Woke

I liked the word "woke". It used to be a concise way to identify a certain unscientific type of moral flag waving. Problem with it is that righty loons have hijacked it to mean "anything that is not on the loon right wing of the political spectrum" so the word is unusable now if you want reasonable...
by free_safety
Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Moral Victors of the Rugby World Cup 2023
Replies: 30
Views: 1048

Re: Moral Victors of the Rugby World Cup 2023

Fiji should be on that list. They are World Cup winners per capita factoring both financial muscle and population size.
by free_safety
Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SA are the world champs....but...
Replies: 97
Views: 2533

Re: SA are the world champs....but...

The rugby WC especially the group stage is for hardcore rugby fans.

The rest of us neutrals and fairweathers wait for the British Lions to tour NZ or something along those lines.

When it comes to the WC we watch the extended highlights and the post match analysis.
by free_safety
Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Did Ireland Choke their QF match again?
Replies: 129
Views: 3644

Re: Did Ireland Choke their QF match again?

Losing to the ABs by 4 points is not a choke. I don't believe any number one ranking in a world cup year. Teams playing in the six nations and various tests right before the world cup are not showing their true colours. Coaches are trying various experiments, various combinations and hiding their tr...
by free_safety
Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 8591
Views: 270369

Re: Israel declares state of war

Both Israel and Hamas are despicable terrorists. Israel just happens to have a massive propaganda machine to support them. Israel has not tried to reach a peace deal with Palestinians in the last 30 years. The last time they made a genuine effort was when Clinton was president. Since then they have...
by free_safety
Tue Oct 10, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 8591
Views: 270369

Re: Israel declares state of war

Both Israel and Hamas are despicable terrorists. Israel just happens to have a massive propaganda machine to support them. Israel has not tried to reach a peace deal with Palestinians in the last 30 years. The last time they made a genuine effort was when Clinton was president. Since then they have ...
by free_safety
Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Prigozhin GOOONNNNEEEEE!
Replies: 46
Views: 2339

Re: Prigozhin GOOONNNNEEEEE!

Prigozhin should not have remained in Russia after he conducted that coup. I am rather surprised that he decided to stay in Russia.

Just as Navalny should not have gone back to Russia after they tried to kill him.

How delusional are people ?
by free_safety
Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Victoria pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games
Replies: 255
Views: 12800

Re: Victoria pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth games are actually very popular. Countries like Mozambique which should be focused in the Lusophone games and Cameroon which should be focused on the Francophone games are in the Commonweath games. Not to mention Cyprus which is half Greek and half Turkish. The introduction of rugby...
by free_safety
Tue Jun 20, 2023 7:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags
Replies: 181
Views: 5499

Re: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags

I can't be bothered going through this bit by bit. Myself, and I'm sure the rest of the forum are sick of it. A couple of very quick points though: 1. I don't give a f-ck about the Little Mermaid. You weren't listening to what I said. 2. Yes, plenty of black people think it's stupid and complain ab...
by free_safety
Tue Jun 20, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags
Replies: 181
Views: 5499

Re: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags

I can't be bothered going through this bit by bit. Myself, and I'm sure the rest of the forum are sick of it. A couple of very quick points though: 1. I don't give a f-ck about the Little Mermaid. You weren't listening to what I said. 2. Yes, plenty of black people think it's stupid and complain ab...
by free_safety
Tue Jun 20, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags
Replies: 181
Views: 5499

Re: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags

" Firstly, saying “right wingers are outraged” is disingenuous. Nobody is “outraged”. But lots of people of no particular tribal political affiliation, myself included, think it’s kind of dumb. It’s progressiveness for children and dumb people. There has been a lot of outrage over the Little Mermai...
by free_safety
Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags
Replies: 181
Views: 5499

Re: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags

I know may lefties hate the word "woke". I do to, and I regard myself as a lefty. This is where it ends up. "woke" is not "left". It's an entirely new delusional category of thinking that belongs as an example not equally-opposite to "conservative", but equally-opposite to "loon-right QAnon conspir...
by free_safety
Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags
Replies: 181
Views: 5499

Re: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/17/hamtramck-michigan-muslim-council-lgbtq-pride-flags-banned "In 2015, many liberal residents in Hamtramck, Michigan, celebrated as their city attracted international attention for becoming the first in the United States to elect a Muslim-majority city ...
by free_safety
Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags
Replies: 181
Views: 5499

Re: ‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags

I know may lefties hate the word "woke". I do to, and I regard myself as a lefty. This is where it ends up. "woke" is not "left". It's an entirely new delusional category of thinking that belongs as an example not equally-opposite to "conservative", but equally-opposite to "loon-right QAnon conspir...
by free_safety
Mon May 08, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231
Replies: 2238
Views: 110578

Re: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231

13 of the last 17 years haven’t been the responsibility of the GOP at a federal level, and the gun crime / crime issues America face are far far worse in Democrat run cities . It’s an odd thing to blame the GOP for. This is a myth. When you look at crimes per capita, red states are worse than blue ...
by free_safety
Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Fox settles defamation claim lawsuit
Replies: 72
Views: 3300

Re: Fox settles defamation claim lawsuit

Rupert Murdoch is one of the worst human beings on the planet. He has taken hate TV to Australia and the UK as well. There are now pundits in Australia and the UK ranting about how bad CRT is and how bad the BLM movement is. Its hate for profit. Mind you CRT is a none-issue in the US. It is a subjec...
by free_safety
Thu Apr 20, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231
Replies: 2238
Views: 110578

Re: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231

This may have been covered already Kaylin Gillis turned into the wrong driveway. As she turned to drive away, the home owner shot her https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/woman-shot-wrong-driveway-upstate-new-york/index.html It has to be said: The NRA , right wing media and the republican party are kil...
by free_safety
Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231
Replies: 2238
Views: 110578

Re: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231

This may have been covered already. I don't know There is a fellow called Daniel Perry. He went to a BLM rally in 2020. Went looking for a fight. He drove his car aggresively into a crowd. Then shot someone to death. Now the governor of Texas wants to pardon him because he shot a BLM supporter. It d...
by free_safety
Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Does God exist?
Replies: 232
Views: 14852

Re: Does God exist?

We have a creator(s)

Thousands of years from now, mankind will also be able to create beings and seed a distant planet like Proxima Centauri with the seeds of life and watch as the lifeforms evolve and become more complex.
by free_safety
Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819760

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

Today in 2023, it is right wingers who create racial tension by stoking up fears of non-existent CRT, something that doesn't actually exist in K-12. I think what stokes up racial tension is the polarised types on both sides who want to use it to blame the other side. CRT is clearly a social issue, ...
by free_safety
Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819760

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

Biden was 100% correct about the racial jungle that bussing created. He was not opposed to desegregation. He was an avid supporter of it. He was saying that desegregation needed to be done properly and bussing was not the solution. It was creating hatred between the different races. There was a lot ...
by free_safety
Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231
Replies: 2238
Views: 110578

Re: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231

Under Tennessee law, people with a mental illness can buy not just one gun but multiple guns. This is whats wrong with the country. Under Tennessee law, mental illness is not grounds for police to confiscate weapons, unless a person is deemed mentally incompetent by a court, "judicially committed" t...
by free_safety
Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Say you had absolute power within world rugby, what would you do to change rugby for the better?
Replies: 177
Views: 5417

Re: Say you had absolute power within world rugby, what would you do to change rugby for the better?

All rugby fans would be able to vote in Union elections. If they are club members or season ticket holders or have any solid association with the sport such as youth coaches, school coaches or grassroots coaches or grassroots referees ..................... The issue is that most Unions are not acco...
by free_safety
Mon Mar 27, 2023 5:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Say you had absolute power within world rugby, what would you do to change rugby for the better?
Replies: 177
Views: 5417

Re: Say you had absolute power within world rugby, what would you do to change rugby for the better?

All rugby fans would be able to vote in Union elections. If they are club members or season ticket holders or have any solid association with the sport such as youth coaches, school coaches or grassroots coaches or grassroots referees ..................... The issue is that most Unions are not accou...
by free_safety
Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cymru Vs England - OFFICIAL 6Nations Match Thread 2023
Replies: 494
Views: 10681

Re: Cymru Vs England - OFFICIAL 6Nations Match Thread 2023

A Wales v England test match does not need promoting 'stateside'. Either there are Welsh and English there, or there aren't. There is no sport that only wants to televise its games to hardcore fans only. Thats a recipe for decline. Every sport that is run by people with brains wants to expand into ...
by free_safety
Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cymru Vs England - OFFICIAL 6Nations Match Thread 2023
Replies: 494
Views: 10681

Re: Cymru Vs England - OFFICIAL 6Nations Match Thread 2023

Test rugby is about winning. Wales v england doesn't need promoting 'stateside'. If the yanks need something less fulfilling and more tiktok style entertainment , i suggest they go to sevens, or league. Thats a really daft statement. Test Rugby is not just about winning. All Sports want to make mon...
by free_safety
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cymru Vs England - OFFICIAL 6Nations Match Thread 2023
Replies: 494
Views: 10681

Re: Cymru Vs England - OFFICIAL 6Nations Match Thread 2023

:lol: It was a test match between England and Wales in Cardiff. 4 tries. This was spectacular compared to some. I suggest you go back to monster truck demolition and hog wrestling for your entertainment. It was a terrible match. If this is how they plan to promote rugby stateside then the sport is ...
by free_safety
Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cymru Vs England - OFFICIAL 6Nations Match Thread 2023
Replies: 494
Views: 10681

Re: Cymru Vs England - OFFICIAL 6Nations Match Thread 2023

Stopped watching at the end of the first half Worst game of international rugby I’ve seen Whew ! I thought it was just me. Its very rare that a rugby match is televised live on a major channel here stateside. So its been years since I actually watched a 6N match. This was terrible. I was left wonde...