@jimthegiant Inflation. The billions now were worth 100s of millions a few years ago. Meanwhile, the average persons has had their income eaten out by that same inflation.
@Hugh_Janis1 @ForagingForever@AlexBerenson No. It means that in some people, consuming high amounts, it can cause a psychotic break similar to schizophrenia.
@TrungTPhan To be fair, blue and green are compatible, which makes this map look a whole lot better. Also, UK is the best and should be international standard.
@thomasforth@Brezzo_Vo@CJThomo Just because not every person in the country knows it doesn't mean most don't. Australian here, have known the word as long as I can remember.
@hughp1970@fesshole May not be possession as such, though it may be. Potentially there are multiple dimensions overlaying our world, with entities of "sprit" which interact w/ us. May sound crazy, but not impossible. Certainly impossibleto say for sure that demonic possession is "not a thing".
Probably. But it's important to remember a solid portion of immigrants are genuinely here because they admire brithish values and want to be british. That's a good thing. Maybe not him, who knows, but don't lose that truth in the noise.
@MrPMHarrison Sounds like a pretty average upper-class chap. Plenty of them have been decent and gone on to do well in the past. A person can't help how they grew up.
@thecaptain_nemo I know it's a meme to say "they were just trying to feed their family!" But for a lot that was literally true. People were deported for sweet f all. My ancestor was shipped over for stealing a coat. Deportation was the best thing that ever happened to many. Ironically freeing.