Comments by "Cinderball" (@cinderball1135) on "Johnson defends his use of language, despite MPs’ criticism" video.

Their bias towards truth is absolutely abhorrent. How on earth are falsehoods supposed to get a look in?
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For all the right-wingers who say that "humbug" is not a bad word, I have a message for you: I agree. Of course it's not. But as you delightfully, weirdly pedantic troll-folk of the internet well know, it's not the word that is itself that upsets people. It's the context in which that word is used. You yourselves know, from your personal lives, exactly what I mean by this. You know how irritating it is to have somebody tell you "have a nice day!" after they just interrupted your nice day to cold-call you with insurance options you don't need. You know how "I love you" can be spat back at you ironically by a partner whose affections have already gone astray. You know how "yes Daddy", can actually mean "I'm going to pretend to hear you Daddy, but don't worry, I'm going to go right back to eating the fridge magnets when you're not looking Daddy." Well, "humbug" is the same way. It is not that Boris Johnson said "humbug", but the context in which he said it, which is offensive. An MP has been killed because of violent, militant rhetoric. And when Johnson's colleagues brought this up to him, he laughed it off with that word. So continue to mock Lefties, if you must, Lord knows we find reasons to make ourselves look stupid from time to time, but don't imagine for a second that we don't know what you're doing. If you're one of those thin-skinned, two-bit bullies who are mocking people for their rightful fear of political murder, then you are the problem. Not the word humbug. Not Boris Johnson. YOU. It's revolting, and it has to stop.
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@geoffhorgan6253 It is when you're mocking women in jeopardy of political assassination. You trolls used to be funny, but now you're actually equal parts dangerous and pitiful.
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We're not at war - and the Germans are on our side, this time.
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@electrasong9954 When you're losing the argument, create a strawman. Classic. I know it's a lot to ask, but next time you're about to hit "REPLY", try reading the original post first.
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@stuartnicklin650 For heaven's sakes, not everything is about getting a foothold in the polls. People are being threatened with death over politics! This is not normal! Is your victory worth having blood on your hands, because that's what you face. When the future's children ask you where you were when Fascist Britain came to be, what will be your answer? "Oh, well, Boris Johnson didn't reeeeally mean to condone violent rhetoric."
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@tricky778 That was not the accusation and you well know it. The thing he called "humbug" was the MPs' concern for their own safety.
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@tricky778 Yes. He did say that. And yes he would absolutely say that - proof is in the fact that he did. What do you think all this uproar was about? You go ahead and watch the clips and read the transcript. I'm guessing you must have read about it on the Telegraph or the Daily Mail, and not actually seen the clips yourself. Well, no need to take my word (or theirs) for it. Go and see for yourself. Grief, it's like we're living in alternate universes here.
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@tricky778 I don't want to know your assessment of the quotes. It's obvious you haven't actually seen the debate yourself, so your hot take is less than worthless. Hansard records are nice, but I dare you to watch the recording, from minutes ahead of the fateful quote, through several minutes afterwards. I dare you. I don't think you dare. I don't think you'll like what you see. Go actually watch it. Oh, and by the way, that link simply sent me to the video. You can't link directly to YouTube comments, unless your alternate Universe YouTube works differently to mine too.
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So it's okay for a man to disrespect the memory of a murdered MP, but it's not okay to call that behaviour disgusting? You've gotta love the doublethink.
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