HipPriest

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[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the main difference between election mode Blair and election mode Starmer was that Blair looked passionate and enthusiastic about wanting to introduce policies to improve things for people, and that was infectious.

Like I've said, I just get the impression with Starmer he kind of says 'oh yeah... we're not doing that either now', and he might have a good reason. It comes over like he's taking ideas away from the table.

It's easy for me to say I know. I don't know the decisions he has to make. I just worry those floating voters will think Starmer and Sunak are very similar and not care who gets in because 'they're all the same'

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Obviously not. But most of the floating voters labour is trying to attract aren't radicals they just know they want something better.

I, personally, do not think that after dropping the tax on the top 5% on earners (the main frightened the horses policy) it was also necessary to drop the workers rights and ending 2 child limit on benefits.

They've also give cold on green policies by the sounds of it. I mean at some point you've got to differentiate yourself

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Sure I get that. And I want them in power. But I'm slightly concerned they're going to be so boring as to not be effective - ie be so concerned to not rock the boat they'll enable the status quo to more or less continue

I've been concerned to see the amount of policies they've rowed back on recently. I totally understand they don't want to scare the horses but at the same time it's not like Starmer is Corbyn is it?

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

The Precession To Calvery was hilarious from beginning to end.

You beat me to it because this game is genius!

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Someone else mentioned Procession to Calvary - an adventure game set in a cut and paste world of renaissance art with a very surreal plot and sense of humour. Pythonesque.

There Is No Game is pretty hilarious, the voice acting always makes me crack up.

Agatha Knife is a funny point and click adventure game where you're a 7 year old girl who's a butcher and needs to set up her own religion sacrificing pigs in the basement for... Reasons.

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is pretty nuts. I feel sorry for the guy, he just wanted to debate politics and instead had to defend why shooting the children was a monstrous act whether you could rationalise it or not... You've still shot kids.

Only found out about Hexbear the other day and it seems like an odd place. I consider myself left wing politically but these guys sound like they just want to be authoritarian. Weird

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm a man but I have a wife and quite a few friends with medium to large chest extensions and I do not envy them - the inconvenience looks like a right pain in the hole. I find running for a bus bad enough in the morning without having to worry about things getting out of control up there. Unless you're planning on being stationary a lot (basically not doing day to day activities) you're going to need support for those things.

My wife keeps trying to arrange a free bra fitting at M&S but it seems like that's a high demand service...

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

They either go too far like Corbyn to ever get elected or they pussy out like this and bend over so much to appeal to middle-England voters they become Tories in all but name.

I mean ffs... Are they going to tax any rich people? Yes or no? Because that's generally what people want out of a Labour government.

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, the ecig 'crisis' is a massive diversion from the money making tobacco industry. Not banning those, hm, can't think why...

Edit - I do know that the tobacco industry owns a lot of the disposable ecigs as well

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think the Pixies drastically changed their formula during their Kim Deal years or since they've been bringing out new music. The main difference in sound on their records is usually down to production.

I love the Pixies don't get me wrong!

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The Kbin social API hasn't been released yet. When it is you'll be able to use it 'properly'.

I don't know when that will be though...

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