US Politics

[DanH]

That's just a daft assumption. Just like the idea that the NHS would have collapsed if we hadn't had mass immigration and that the country would not have recovered from World War II if we hadn't had a few bus conductors from the Caribbean.

Why not reply to my other post with some counter points rather than some vague assumptions?

 

[georgenorman]

Why not reply to my other post with some counter points rather than some vague assumptions?

There is no way of knowing whether mono-cultural teams would be any more or less successful than multi-cultural ones or whether the cultural make of the local population makes any difference to a team's results. Obviously, it would appear to be highly unlikely.

 

[DanH]

There is no way of knowing whether mono-cultural teams would be any more or less successful than multi-cultural ones or whether the cultural make of the local population makes any difference to a team's results. Obviously, it would appear to be highly unlikely.

There is, because otherwise our team would be ‘monocultural’ because all the best players in the area would be ‘monocultural’ (why you lot are so scared of just saying white I’ll never know).

Literally how meritocracy works.

 

[georgenorman]

There is, because otherwise our team would be ‘monocultural’ because all the best players in the area would be ‘monocultural’ (why you lot are so scared of just saying white I’ll never know).

Literally how meritocracy works.

Most of our team are from other countries!

 

[DanH]

Most of our team are from other countries!

Ebs’ parents were born in Nigeria but he was born in Greenwich. Glad they came to the UK or we would still be trophyless.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Moaning is exactly what it is and what it has been for the past 9 years.

In this context you moan about trivial things.

What Trump does isn’t trivial.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

In this context you moan about trivial things.

What Trump does isn’t trivial.

When you find a context in which moaning about it makes any difference shout "Bingo".

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Donald Trump tariffs: US revenue hits record high in 2025; earns $87 billion in first-half - Times of India

International Business News: Under President Trump's trade policy, the US has already surpassed its 2024 tariff revenue, collecting over $87 billion by June 2025. New tariffs, ran

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

There were pages and pages from the NPCs on here (and so called economic experts) saying the Trump tariffs would be a disaster BeCaUsE tHe MeDiA sAiD!

No, because they are.

That revenues have hit record highs was an inevitable consequence but no indicator of the actual impacts to the US or world economy.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

When you find a context in which moaning about it makes any difference shout "Bingo".

Why don’t you ask your wife! I am sure she can provide one!

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Why don’t you ask your wife! I am sure she can provide one!

Not mine. She is a ray of sunshine whose every utterance is a room illuminating burst of enthusiastic ebullience. She makes Pollyanna look like Eeyore.

 

[DanH]

No, because they are.

That revenues have hit record highs was an inevitable consequence but no indicator of the actual impacts to the US or world economy.

bUt He’S sUcH a GeNiUs

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Not mine. She is a ray of sunshine whose every utterance is a room illuminating burst of enthusiastic ebullience. She makes Pollyanna look like Eeyore.

You might have borrowed the Willo dictionary but also seem to be missing the point. Moaning has two meanings. One born of pleasure.

 

[eaglesdare]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935043152286499016

Arnie sums up immigration to the US well.

Nothing wrong with it. Elon musk and Arnie were immigrants. They came to the US and gave back to the country. Just like our "multicultural" team. They are great examples of when immigration works.

Just this week in Ireland a son of immigrant parents came up behind police out of nowhere and shouted allu Akbar and then stabbed him multiple times.....this sort of violent "multiculturalism" is what we don't want or like.

Maybe have a walk through Croydon centre today with your phone out and you will see the kind of "multiculturalism" we do not like.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

You might have borrowed the Willo dictionary but also seem to be missing the point. Moaning has two meanings. One born of pleasure.

If Trump provides that much pleasure then you should speak much more highly of him.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

If Trump provides that much pleasure then you should speak much more highly of him.

He doesn’t to me and, judging by the selfishness he routinely displays, I doubt he provides much pleasure to either his wife or any of the others he has, allegedly, coupled with.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

He doesn’t to me and, judging by the selfishness he routinely displays, I doubt he provides much pleasure to either his wife or any of the others he has, allegedly, coupled with.

So it's just regular moaning then.

 

[Penge Eagle]

Why not reply to my other post with some counter points rather than some vague assumptions?

Now you know what it feels like! I'm constantly saying the same to you.

 

[Penge Eagle]

Remember Wilf? Ivory Coast born who moved over to south London as a toddler and came up through the youth system to essentially carry us in the Premier League for a decade?

Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Parents from DR Congo but Croydon born. That £50 million essentially built the new youth academy and training ground.

Victor Moses, from another refugee family, growing up in Croydon and going to Whitgift and his transfer fee helping us stay afloat.

Steve Parish embracing ‘south London and proud’ with Wilf, Sean Scannell, and Jonny Williams on a billboard as our early identifier and differentiator in his ownership to show that this is *our* part of London and what makes us ‘us’.

The HF with members of all sorts of backgrounds and very representative of the local area now globally recognised as one of the best fan bases not just in this country, but the world, with the support and tifos. Not even Wembley, but week in and week out.

But yeah, other than that, what has multiculturalism ever done for Palace?

It's my fault for going off topic, but I have to respond to such a daft post...

Nobody is denying the impact Moses, Wan-Bissaka and Zaha have made at the club – Zaha should probably have a statue built outside the ground one day. But every football club has black players – even the s*** ones! The Premier League is a global league so its clubs have foreign players combined youth from their catchment area. How are Palace any different?

The idea that South London players are unique to Palace is for the birds as they've contributed to other teams. Arsenal's Smith Rowe, Maitland-Niles, Nelson, Nketiah and Chelsea's Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Chalobah, Abraham, Guehi are some recent examples.

Statements like: "Where we are now as a club is in no small part to the multiculturalism of south London" also erases nearly a century of history that predates recent immigration trends. Palace were founded in 1905 and survived two world wars, financial ruin, relocations, and relegations long before modern multicultural South London took shape. And you've obviously never heard of the incredible young talent from the 'Team of the 80s'.

 

[Penge Eagle]

Ebs’ parents were born in Nigeria but he was born in Greenwich. Glad they came to the UK or we would still be trophyless.

Or if Henderson didn't make that save. Do you realise how dumb this post is? This reductive, race-baiting statement when nobody has any issue with our black players is pretty low.

 

[Penge Eagle]

He doesn’t to me and, judging by the selfishness he routinely displays, I doubt he provides much pleasure to either his wife or any of the others he has, allegedly, coupled with.

It's that time of day...