Is it time for the ladies to have a go?
Is it time for the ladies to have a go?
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J4CKO

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45,530 posts

221 months

Thursday 27th March 2025
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As per the title, the world is looking pretty scary and a bit fked.

It tends to be elderly rich white men surrounded by slightly younger toadies.

Everything is amping up towards some massive global conflict by men who will likely be dead in ten years, if they are lucky and die of natural causes, whilst killing lots of younger men !

I know we have had female leaders before with varying degrees of success and some of the current ones in the US are madder than the blokes but maybe let some decent, non mental ones have a go, as to be fair they are fking it up big style.

Failing that, let AI have a crack as can’t be any worse than the massive egotistical pensioners duking it out like it’s the Daily Mail comments section.

They just need to expire, I’m 54 and slowing down, those lads are knackers, play golf, watch UK Gold etc, stop rolling towards WW3 whilst posturing your old wrinkly bits let someone who has a few years left have a crack !

No offence to anyone in their seventies, enjoy it without being a warmongering nutjob !


KingNothing

3,294 posts

174 months

Thursday 27th March 2025
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J4CKO said:
As per the title, the world is looking pretty scary and a bit fked.

It tends to be elderly rich white men surrounded by slightly younger toadies.

Everything is amping up towards some massive global conflict by men who will likely be dead in ten years, if they are lucky and die of natural causes, whilst killing lots of younger men !

I know we have had female leaders before with varying degrees of success and some of the current ones in the US are madder than the blokes but maybe let some decent, non mental ones have a go, as to be fair they are fking it up big style.

Failing that, let AI have a crack as can’t be any worse than the massive egotistical pensioners duking it out like it’s the Daily Mail comments section.

They just need to expire, I’m 54 and slowing down, those lads are knackers, play golf, watch UK Gold etc, stop rolling towards WW3 whilst posturing your old wrinkly bits let someone who has a few years left have a crack !

No offence to anyone in their seventies, enjoy it without being a warmongering nutjob !
Let us know when you find some, or one even.

daqinggregg

5,335 posts

150 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Have you seen them parking?

Wilmslowboy

4,629 posts

227 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Women are as mad, foolish and power hungry as any man.

True great leaders that positively transform the lives of their people (without seeking personal gain) are super rare.
A case could be made for Lee Kuan Yew

"..transformed Singapore from a poor, resource-scarce island into a global economic powerhouse. Singapore achieved rapid industrialization, world-class infrastructure, political stability, and high living standards.... focus on meritocracy and anti-corruption laid the foundation for Singapore’s prosperity and international influence."

But others suggest he was "vicious, vindictive and a control freak"


DeejRC

8,547 posts

103 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Er…who are these old blokes actively warmongering? The only major one doing much of that is Vlad. Don appears to want minerals and vodka, Chinese Xi uses dosh to own Africa, SKS couldn’t fight his own shadow and Macron is, well, Macron.
The only other person vaguely applicable here is the new German Chancellor who doesn’t have a proper govt yet, doesn’t have the funding to fund this mighty new European war chest he has allegedly opened and doesn’t have the man power.
The only lass in power in Europe is generally disliked cos Don likes her and she isn’t considered to be a nice safe liberal lefty girl.

rodericb

8,416 posts

147 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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You mean people like Uursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas who want to build a European army to take it to Russia? Or maybe Jacinda Ardern is more your cup of tea? Or wee kranky?

Edit: Ahh I get your point now - you want more DEI. So people like Kamala Harris?

Edited by rodericb on Friday 28th March 07:05

sc0tt

18,226 posts

222 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Liz Truss?

No thanks.

Jonny_

4,610 posts

228 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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The problem isn't politicians being male or female.

The problem is politicians being politicians.

Sheets Tabuer

20,842 posts

236 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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J4CKO said:
Failing that, let AI have a crack
Are you Sarah Conner?

page3

5,131 posts

272 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Can the world of politics even decide what a woman is?

Dingu

4,893 posts

51 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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rodericb said:
You mean people like Uursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas who want to build a European army to take it to Russia? Or maybe Jacinda Ardern is more your cup of tea? Or wee kranky?

Edit: Ahh I get your point now - you want more DEI. So people like Kamala Harris?

Edited by rodericb on Friday 28th March 07:05
Wibble.

andy43

12,399 posts

275 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Jonny_ said:
The problem isn't politicians being male or female.

The problem is politicians being politicians.
This.
And that’s without the added distraction of kittens and embroidery.

greygoose

9,309 posts

216 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Dingu said:
rodericb said:
You mean people like Uursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas who want to build a European army to take it to Russia? Or maybe Jacinda Ardern is more your cup of tea? Or wee kranky?

Edit: Ahh I get your point now - you want more DEI. So people like Kamala Harris?

Edited by rodericb on Friday 28th March 07:05
Wibble.
It might have made sense in their head…..

greygoose

9,309 posts

216 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Sheets Tabuer said:
J4CKO said:
Failing that, let AI have a crack
Are you Sarah Conner?
Don’t think she was pro-AI.

Rusty Old-Banger

6,375 posts

234 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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I don't think you can suggest one sex would be better than the other. Both have had utter fk-ups. For every Thatcher there's an Abbott. For every Harris there's a Truss, Clinton, Rayner. For every Aung San Suu Kyi there's a Kim Yo Jong.

Timothy Bucktu

16,527 posts

221 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Oh God...can you imagine?
It'd be like the local community Facebook group biglaugh


Lotobear

8,510 posts

149 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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...it would be a case of does my bomb look big in this

Pitre

5,644 posts

255 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Erm... Marjorie Taylor Greene. silly

InitialDave

14,217 posts

140 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Unfortunately, stupidity and self-serving grifting are not gendered traits.

Xenoous

2,048 posts

79 months

Friday 28th March 2025
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Not thought this one through, have we hehe