Gary Lineker

[Nineteenx]

Impartiality doesn't mean you don't hold people to account. It is often used to silent dissent

Absolutely, but under the last few Tory Govs it is where our media has been heading, it's more a case of them not being remotely interested in holding the Gov to account as in many cases their owners benefit greatly from the ever increasing gap in equality under Tory Govs

Cameron played a substantial role in it as he got rid of a lot of BBC staff in 2010, filling all the top management and recruitment roles with Tory cronies and made the BBC work more closely with the Tory supporting tabloids The Mail and the other one, called the gutter press for good reason

[JockStrap]

"not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the '30s"

Specifics are important. There's a huge difference between highlighting what he perceives to be warning signs over an issue versus him saying, say, "this is as bad as the Holocaust".

Close. This is the important piece "... in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the '30s".

He's comparing language being used towards migrants and in that sense he is completely correct.

[faridtoxteth]

It's the rhetoric. Whipping up a public sentiment against a certain demographic in society, for political gain. That is exactly what the National socialists did in germany in the 30s. Suella Braverman said that 100 million people were going to be coming here. She said that in parliament. It's a complete lie, its trying to generate xenophobic hysteria/ Same when the brexit vote was happening, they said that Turkey would join the EU and that millions of Turkish men would be coming to England. Just lies. Dog whistle for racists.

[JockStrap]

It's the rhetoric. Whipping up a public sentiment against a certain demographic in society, for political gain. That is exactly what the National socialists did in germany in the 30s. Suella Braverman said that 100 million people were going to be coming here. She said that in parliament. It's a complete lie, its trying to generate xenophobic hysteria/ Same when the brexit vote was happening, they said that Turkey would join the EU and that millions of Turkish men would be coming to England. Just lies. Dog whistle for racists.

farid gets it.

[teesred]

I'm not really arsed about what he's said. Its the BBC making cunts if themselves again.
Wanting one of their presenters to keep a lid on it but quite happy to facilitate Fiona Bruce, Kuenssberg and their own director who's bezzies with that waste of spunk Johnson. He obviously got the job on merit though and it had fuck all to do with the 800k he fixed up for him.

[Kev0909]

#ISTANDWITHLINEKer

#freedom

#fuckthetories

#hypocritical pricks

[teesred]

It's the rhetoric. Whipping up a public sentiment against a certain demographic in society, for political gain. That is exactly what the National socialists did in germany in the 30s. Suella Braverman said that 100 million people were going to be coming here. She said that in parliament. It's a complete lie, its trying to generate xenophobic hysteria/ Same when the brexit vote was happening, they said that Turkey would join the EU and that millions of Turkish men would be coming to England. Just lies. Dog whistle for racists.

100%. It's all they have left.

[dicko1969]

Is British immigration or any other policy remotely comparable to Nazi germany? Like in what way is that realistic. Britain takes in a million immigrants per year. Does he expect the whole world to live there?

There were 28,526 people detected arriving on small boats in 2021, compared with 8,466 in 2020, 1,843 in 2019 and 299 in 2018.

Hardly "millions".

[JockStrap]

A mouth as big as his ears that lad...

This is the quality analysis we're all here for.

[JockStrap]

There were 28,526 people detected arriving on small boats in 2021, compared with 8,466 in 2020, 1,843 in 2019 and 299 in 2018.

Hardly "millions".

Correct. I feel for people who base their world view on right wing shitrags.