Jarndyce Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 5 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: The book launch had to be called off. No, it didn’t - she could have laughed it off and carried on, or ignored it. She chose to leave the stage. 6 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Freedom of speech was effectively lost. No, it wasn’t - as far as I’m aware, her book is still being published? Anyway, the unfurling of a poster didn’t limit her freedom of speech - she could have addressed the matter and carried on - but she exercised her freedom of choice and walked off stage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 14 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: The book launch had to be called off. Freedom of speech was effectively lost. lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecklessAbandon Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 16 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Isn’t that kind of dangerous not allowing people to present their own version of events? No one is stopping her, she chose to walk off like a scolded child rather than presenting her own (factually inaccurate) version of events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 17 minutes ago, Jarndyce said: No, it didn’t - she could have laughed it off and carried on, or ignored it. She chose to leave the stage. Normally I would agree with you. But the event apparently was called off for “ security reasons” Thats just what it’s like today. So it probably wasn’t her call even if she wanted to resume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecklessAbandon Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 7 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Normally I would agree with you. But the event apparently was called off for “ security reasons” Thats just what it’s like today. So it probably wasn’t her call even if she wanted to resume. That is such a blatant excuse. Unless the lettuce has been sending death threats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 36 minutes ago, RecklessAbandon said: No one is stopping her, she chose to walk off like a scolded child rather than presenting her own (factually inaccurate) version of events. Well I guess you can either challenge her on her version of events using logic and reasoning or organise a drop down picture of a lettuce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 54 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: But the event apparently was called off for “ security reasons” That's up there with 'health and safety' and 'GDPR' in the list of mainstream excuses for not doing something. Or non-specified 'legal reasons'. That's another. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 32 minutes ago, wrighty said: That's up there with 'health and safety' and 'GDPR' in the list of mainstream excuses for not doing something. Or non-specified 'legal reasons'. That's another. Agreed, But if it was called off, it was called off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman1980 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, The Voice of Reason said: Normally I would agree with you. But the event apparently was called off for “ security reasons” Thats just what it’s like today. So it probably wasn’t her call even if she wanted to resume. Do you really believe that? If someone had walked up to the stage and thrown milkshake or cheese at her then I could understand it. Instead a banner was lowered above the stage and that was it. Truss had a hissy fit and walked off stage. A similar event occurred to Farage when a banner of Putin was lowered but his event was not called off for security reasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, The Voice of Reason said: Well I guess you can either challenge her on her version of events using logic and reasoning or organise a drop down picture of a lettuce. But if that action was as trivial and lightweight as you imply, why didn’t she laugh it off for the minor joke that it was, castigate it for its puerile nature - or ignore it completely and carry on with the heavy intellectual discussion? Why strop and walk? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Just now, manxman1980 said: Do you really believe that? If someone had walked up to the stage and thrown milkshake or cheese at her then I could understand it. Instead a banner was lowered above the stage and that was it. Truss had a hissy fit and walked off stage. A similar event occurred to Farage when a banner of Putin was lowered but his event was not called off for security reasons. Well I wasn’t in charge of security for either event. Those that were made their own decisions for whatever reasons. If you or I were in charge we may have played it differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 2 minutes ago, Jarndyce said: But if that action was as trivial and lightweight as you imply, why didn’t she laugh it off for the minor joke that it was, castigate it for its puerile nature - or ignore it completely and carry on with the heavy intellectual discussion? Yes that’s what I would have done in her shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 You are very literal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 11 minutes ago, Mr. Sausages said: You are very literal. Not really. I don’t think I’d fit in her shoes 👠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, The Voice of Reason said: But the event apparently was called off for “ security reasons” "insecurity reasons" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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