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LeftishBrit

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3. Oh, if she'd just said the idea lacked common sense, I'd have agreed

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 02:01 PM

Aug 2024

It's the Holocaust comparison that's so outrageous.

But while we are on the subject, why are both this government and the last one so preoccupied with smoking? 40 years ago, it would have made sense, but only 13% of the population smoke nowadays, and it's going down all the time.

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Good opposition is not about hyperbole T_i_B Aug 2024 #2

Oh, if she'd just said the idea lacked common sense, I'd have agreed LeftishBrit Aug 2024 #3