Corporal_Punishment
@Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk
- Comment on How much money should one person realistically make or have? 1 week ago:
I’m not bothered about the specifics, its the principal.
The money could all goto charity for all I care. Point is, no person on this planet should have that much wealth at the expense of others.
- Comment on Days after Christmas are confusing 1 week ago:
It’s cheese week.
- Comment on How much money should one person realistically make or have? 1 week ago:
Agree. Billionaires shouldn’t exist.
Personally, every penny you have in money/assets/stocks over £1b is taxed at 100% in exchange you get a medal that says “I beat capitalism” and a statue.
- Comment on 2025 likely to be UK's hottest year on record, says Met Office 1 week ago:
Objectively, yes its needed. The reservoirs are back up to 100% now which is good.
The problem is its too much rain all at once. Used to be spread a bit more throughout the year. Plus its been very warm, until the cold snap started today I still had spring/summer flowers in my garden.
- Comment on 2025 likely to be UK's hottest year on record, says Met Office 1 week ago:
Its felt like it. And this winter has been shite, warm and wet. Its meant to be cold and dry.
- Comment on Reginald D Hunter: Judge quashes antisemitism case brought by Campaign Against Antisemitism 1 week ago:
Oh look, freedom of speech wins in the UK.
Where are all the right wing free speech dickheads now?
Oh yeah, the “perpetrator” is black and the “victim” is Jewish
- Comment on Where do British Christmas traditions really come from? 2 weeks ago:
This is why all performative shit right wing influences and reform politicians is doing is just utter nonsense.
- Comment on Anti-Trans Groups Want a Bathroom Ban. Judges Aren’t Giving Them One 2 weeks ago:
You either have a completely different section or just get rid of them altogether
- Comment on THIS is a real test of how old you are. If you score 20 your future is short 3 weeks ago:
19, but only because waterbeds were never really a thing in the UK
- Comment on “You Should Be Honoured to Work Here”: British Library Staff are Striking for Pay, Conditions, and Respect 3 weeks ago:
A lot of public sector work is only accomplished through a combination of goodwill and guilt.
Yes, some public sector workers are work-shy wastes of space (although claiming they dont also exist in the private sector is a nonsense).
But for every waste of space there are a couple of dozen people beavering away on shitty pay trying to do the best they can for their fellow citizens.
I work in the public sector in a fairly senior role. I’m on 52k which is a lot of money, for which I’m grateful.
But, when you stack that up against the sheer amount of work I need to do, the fact there needs to be three of me at least and I’d be getting at least 75k to 80k in the private sector doing the exact same job it is easy to see why a lot of people are pissed off.
I do the job for the organisation I do it for because I genuinely feel like I can make a difference and that I’m contributing to the public good and welfare of vulnerable people.
But fuck me, I’m absolutely fucking knackered, stressed out and on the verge of losing my shit. Fortunately today was a chilled out day so I’ve reset a little.
- Comment on If your federal government cut internet access to your whole town then where in your town would you think that "the people" would get together to protest ? 4 weeks ago:
The city centre - UK and most European cities are concentric and grew outwards from a defined centre. Most protests generally start or finish in them.
- Comment on ELI5 why I logically understand McDonald's food is low quality and bad for me but I crave it like crack? 4 weeks ago:
Want to experience the ultimate in shitty comfort food?
Come to the UK, go into town, have a few beers, get drunk and then stop for a massive dirty kebab on the way home.
Fucking bliss
- Comment on Why do some Americans "feel ashamed" for being American even when it's not their fault? 5 weeks ago:
Don’t feel guilty for seeing the signs and getting out whilst you still can. Millions of people throughout history haven’t been as fortunate.
Once Trump and Project 2025 is done with immigrants you can bet your arse the pendulum will swing onto LGBQT people in earnest
- Comment on Bring bathroom doors back to hotels 5 weeks ago:
I love my wife dearly.
I don’t want to watch/hear/smell when she takes a shit.
Bring back doors
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
I miss the days when lunatics didn’t have the ability to communicate with anyone further away than the local pub.
- Comment on Why do big people wear the tiniest shit especially at rallys or riots? Like on Jan 6 I saw a bunch of big stupid people have on bullet proof vest that was only maybe 6inch by 6inch or tinier? 5 weeks ago:
Who knows. Yeah the plates came in fixed sizes but they made sure you were properly fitted with the most appropriate size for your height and body type
- Comment on The Good News in Rachel Reeves’ Budget 5 weeks ago:
The good news if you have kids and you’re on benefits…
For everyone else I’m not really seeing any benefits.
They had a real opportunity to go after the truly wealthy.
- Comment on RAM is so expensive that stores are selling it at market prices 5 weeks ago:
Or its affecting America more because of a combination of tariffs and profiteering.
- Comment on RAM is so expensive that stores are selling it at market prices 5 weeks ago:
You can get 32gb of ram in the UK for the equivalent of $130…
You guys are being ripped off
- Comment on Why do big people wear the tiniest shit especially at rallys or riots? Like on Jan 6 I saw a bunch of big stupid people have on bullet proof vest that was only maybe 6inch by 6inch or tinier? 5 weeks ago:
Proper stuff does.
When I was in the police my body armour was fitted, the plates went down to about an inch above my waist
- Comment on Forever young 1 month ago:
They’re all 50 years old
- Comment on Forever young 1 month ago:
I’m 42. I suck at FPS. I downloaded battlefield 6 and hated it.
It wasn’t always this way. I still have a screenshot from COD World at War where I got over 100 kills and only died once during a game.
- Comment on Could another country like Great Britain Release the Full Epstein files? 1 month ago:
Yes. Who would stop us?
- Comment on Hertfordshire police admit unlawful arrest of couple in school WhatsApp row – report 1 month ago:
Completely agree. Sounds like the police totally bungled it
- Comment on Hertfordshire police admit unlawful arrest of couple in school WhatsApp row – report 1 month ago:
I’ve encountered these sorts of parents before and can tell you they are a fucking nightmare to deal with.
Every indication was they weren’t just advocating for their kids. They were bombarding the school with repeated and vexatious complaints and encouraging others to do the same.
If the repeated contact had gotten to the point that the school felt they needed to report it to the police then thats typically a sign that it was bad. Can 100% guarantee the school would have sought legal advice first.
- Comment on Why the NHS doctors’ strikes look set to continue 1 month ago:
The last pay rise was afforded by making hundreds, if not thousands of civil servants redundant.
I’m curious, where is the next above inflation rise going to come from?
Dont get me wrong, they (some of them anyway) deserve the money. But not at the expense of everyone else.
- Comment on Protip: Don't lose count 1 month ago:
Ha, jokes on you Master Bruce. I have an airsoft pistol that carries 30 rounds.
- Comment on Are bots on lemmy? 2 months ago:
Hello fellow human, I’m so glad you asked. All evidence points to there being no bots here
- Comment on Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons? 2 months ago:
Worked in a pub in the UK.
Yes, we had regulars. They’d be there nearly every night after work for a quick pint before heading home.
Very few of them would stay for more than one or two though
- Comment on We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation 2 months ago:
America has a written constitution. Can’t see it’s helping very much.