meregreen

Carpetbaggers were a relatively small number of private devious individuals who tried to asset strip a few of the rich white landowners who found themselves struggling after the abolition of slavery. They certainly were not Government agents from the North , nor were they any part of any official policy from the Federal Government. Basically the South was a Cotton dominated agrarian economy with very little heavy industry to speak of. When their supply of slaves was removed their economy suffered, not something to feel any remorse for I think.

The Nazis were not formed by the Weimar Republic they were simply formed in it. The last part of your post I endorse 100 per cent.

It was the mass unemployment of the Great Depression which propelled Hitler to power. And his blaming of the Jews for Germanys economic plight.The Brown shirts had absolutely nothing to do with the Weimar Republic, they were a far right private para military force. After Hitler's election as Chancellor in 1933, most if not all of those Communists were rounded up and put into concentration camps. So Not much opposition there I think. My point stands, if ordinary Germans had come out on the streets to confront Hitler's henchmen, they would today be regarded as heroic. Crystal Nacht to me has similarities with those scum bags chanting anti Jewish slogans while marching with their flaming torches. These bastards need to be confronted. A brave young woman lost her life doing just that. No amount of deflecting prevarication by Trump should be tolerated.

With regards to Trumps assertion that many of the anti fascist demonstrators were "bad" people. I wondered what his reaction would have been if large numbers of Germans had forcefully opposed the Brown shirts on the streets of Germany in the 1930's. I rather think they would be regarded as heroic for standing up to Hitler's henchmen. Different time and place , but the principle is the same.

Don't confuse Democratic Socialism with totalitarian one Party Communism. They are not the same.

They were hardly utopias to live in before Socialism either.

Depends wether you equate the nation as the particular ruling elite of the time, or its general populace. The general mass of this countries population had no say in the countries governance. Once they were politically empowered then Socialism did become a big player politically. We have swung from right to left, but I do think that most people in this country favour public ownership of the great utilities, most of which were built up by massive public investment before being plundered by the Tories.

It really shouldn't be that difficult to condemn fascist neo naziism, wherever it raises its ugly head. The fact that the President of the United States, a country that gave thousands of lives in the , as Eisenhower stated " Great Crusade" against such evil, cannot unequivocally make a simple statement condemning such groups, without having his arm twisted up his back, is both sad and shameful. Truly this man is the most undignified person ever to hold this office.

What incident of violence have momentum been involved in, or do you simply put them in there to reflect your own prejudice.

Not true. It wouldn't be saying much even if it were. A has been, play a kid rather than this chump.

When results are bad, you look for some hope from the performances, if you're losing but playing well then there's hope you can turn it around. There is simply nothing to inspire that hope at the moment. Our results are poor our performances are appalling.

Hutton FFS get him off now.

Hutton is getting skinned alive. Simply not good enough, hasn't been for years.

Been here before. Don't be surprised if he doesn't score again for 3 months.

Not rating a player, is not the same as hating someone, a very silly word to use. In my opinion of course.

I guess it's all about opinions. In my opinion he is one of the worst link up players I've ever seen, very easy to disposses, has no awareness of players around him, simply not a very "clever" player. Once his pace started to wane, and it is, he has very little to offer. Should have moved this guy on years ago.

Goals per game are what counts, and there are plenty who have better records than this waste of space.

Next one out the door for me. Waste of space.

Hope he goes, can he take Bacuna with him please.

Think of money as a pie. It's not that there's a shortage of that pie. We are one of the wealthiest country's on earth. It's about how that pie is shared. Northern Ireland just had its share of that pie increased. When Politicians say there's no money to pay for things, I call bullshit.

How big will a brown paper envelope have to be to fit in 1 Billion pounds.

Labour have a few bad apples....the Tories have an orchard full of them.

It wouldn't have to be.

After a devastating fire that has cost so many lives everything that can be done , will be done , in order to safeguard people from such a disaster again. So why not do it before such a predictable almost inevitable disaster happens. Simple answer, money. self serving pricks.

Local Government has been virtually bankrupted by the Tories. What little funding they have is simply inadequate to do everything that needs doing at local level. The simple truth is, austerity as practiced by this Government costs lives.