Simon A Foster

Economics lecturer, PSHE author and stakeboarder for the Lib Dems. Double golden hammer holder. All tweets in a personal capacity unless stated.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

10) Collectivist
11) Victim blaming/othering
12) Hierarchy
13) Anti human rights

I may add more.

Fascism: A violent extreme right wing nationalist ideology based on xenophobia, and obedience to the state through 1 leader.

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[Daniel Lismore @daniellismore]

The numbers are out..

Girls sexually assaulted by transgender people in UK toilets: 0.
Women and girls sexually assaulted by men in the UK every year: over 160,000.
(Source: ONS, Crime Survey for England and Wales)

So why are we still letting bigots spread fear about the wrong people?

Why is anyone more outraged by a trans woman washing her hands than by the fact a woman is raped every five minutes in this country?

It’s not about safety. It never was.

It’s about control. It’s about hatred. It’s about distraction.

These people don’t want to protect anyone.
They want someone to punish.

We see it.
Trans people are not going anywhere.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@Matt_Pinner A spot.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@_onlyscott Swindon Town.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

Taking a Twitter break until further notice. I need to surround myself with more positive energy, and be a nicer person when I disagree with someone.

Ttfn.

[Matthew Pennell @Matt_building]

1/x I'm extremely pleased for the Netherlands, where the @Libdems sister party @D66 has made spectacular gains and the far right PVV party has gone into reverse. A D66-led coalition excluding the PVV is now likely

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@realTheoElliott 2) Christians may have no basis to discriminate against homosexuals.

Of course then there is Jeb Bartlett’s spot on arguments:

Watch until the end, it’s worth it :)

https://t.co/KI3i8fYLXF

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@realTheoElliott AI summary:

“its inclusion in English translations was the result of a mistranslation and the conflation of two Greek words (malakoiand arsenokoitai). These Greek terms are better translated as specific abusive or exploitative behaviors rather than a general identity.”

Ops.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@realTheoElliott Speculation that the original translation was the against the Greek practice of Greek older men sexually dominating younger boys. In which case:

1) Christianity isn’t doing so well on this front with the number of paedophile Priests across many countries.

AND….

[Ken MacGregor @kendmacgregor]

@sfosterld @benonwine Indeed .... the ECHR is something that the people fought long and hard to obtain ....consolidated and signed off by the heads of state...there is no way we can allow #Reform or any other party to withdraw the UK from the ECHR ....

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@kendmacgregor @benonwine They can’t without wrecking the Good Friday agreement. This would be a huge issue.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@realTheoElliott I do love how many people have loved my posts here.

Lgbtqai+ friends and allies: I see you and stand with you :)

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@realTheoElliott Extending personal freedom and encouraging more people to marry sound like right wing values to me?

Most Conservatives get that.

Most of the UK gets that.

Don’t like gay marriage? Don’t marry someone of the same sex.

Unless you’re against freedom of expression?

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@CultureCoastUK @EddieHotrod58 @defossardf How can you set up a court and not be subject to its jurisdiction?

Bye.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@CultureCoastUK @EddieHotrod58 @defossardf Yes, under ECHR in 1951. You said ECHR bought in no new rights: I’ve demonstrated in 5 areas this is NOT true.

Regards, a human rights author.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@EddieHotrod58 @CultureCoastUK @defossardf In addition, if you repeal or alter the Human Rights Act you wreck the Northern Island peace agreement which is based on it and signed into Treaty with Island.

You need to do a lot more research.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@DianeTreeLover @JohnGlenUK You cannot join ECHR if you are not in Europe. So his argument they didn’t need it is false: they simply couldn’t sign the Treaty of London, drafted by British Conservative lawyers and backed by Churchill which set it up.

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@EddieHotrod58 @CultureCoastUK @defossardf Those are 5 areas off the top of my head.

Parliament did legislate in 1998 with the Human Rights Act, meaning rights were strengthened in UK law,

The ECHR was drafted by British Conservative lawyers, backed by Churchill and passed under the Treaty of London.

It’s very British

[Simon A Foster @sfosterld]

@EddieHotrod58 @CultureCoastUK @defossardf 4) Discrimination. Whilst some legal redress was possible in 1951, the gaps identified helped pave the way for the later race relations and sexual discrimination acts.

5) Legal redress against public authorities, none previously. Eg: Hillsborough, Post Office, infected blood.