Jokes

[daxwc]

What I abhor is that my ancestors sacrificed thousands of lives to establish the Magna Carta Libertatum and safeguard freedom of speech, only to witness these hard-earned liberties willingly relinquished in the pursuit of the "greater good"; slowly marching us back into the depths of oppression.

There is no easy answer.

[ovyyus]

Maybe one answer is to not remain silent and to tell your jokes regardless of who might be selectively offended. As you say, there's a lot at stake.

[agor95]

What I abhor is that my ancestors sacrificed thousands of lives to establish the Magna Carta Libertatum and safeguard freedom of speech, only to witness these hard-earned liberties willingly relinquished in the pursuit of the "greater good"; slowly marching us back into the depths of oppression.

There is no easy answer.

I was under the impression the Magna Carta was create because a Baron was flogged [Baron - think warlord].
My ancestors were probably serfs tied to the lord of the area. So the ancestor could have died to get the Baron protection of the Magna Carta.

I noticed all 63 items of the said document have been replaced by new laws. Except the mouser of cause.

It has been an on going dynamic that freedoms prevents a few people getting rich by making the many poor.

How is that going for you ;)

The 'Greater Good' was also used in Rome to make a General into a Dictator. But that is another story about - I will 'protect you' if only.

I have a joke - it may not be a good joke.

A person tossed a coin - It came up tails. He stuck off a name form a list of names before him.
He tossed heads the next name was spared. On down the list he went.

Until he had a random list on names. Just the right number to fill in a postal vote.

Many people [serfs] who normally do not vote did the same. 95% of the population tossed their coins or actually voted.

It was called 'Vote for the Tossers'. It changed every thing

P.S. I overheard this joke is a Public House [PUB]

Regards

[daxwc]

agor95: I was under the impression the Magna Carta was create because a Baron was flogged [Baron - think warlord].
My ancestors were probably serfs tied to the lord of the area. So the ancestor could have died to get the Baron protection of the Magna Carta.

According to ChatGPT that is not exactly true and misleading. Whatever your point of view is we all got freedoms from the complex process that was centuries of abuse to humanity in completing the struggle. From that small seed it spread worldwide.

[agor95]

According to ChatGPT that is not exactly true and misleading.

I agree my understanding is not exactly true.
That is why we have historians who reinterpret history on a regular basis. Then rewrite history until the next rewrite.

Freedom is a concept that needs to be defended and implemented to the best of our ability.

Saying that there are others that try to deflect that endeavour.

Note. It is fair to say this subject is no joke.

P.S. We are using ChatGPT a word generator. So not the best source of information.

Keep the Faith

[daxwc]

Here is the problem in a nutshell. The problem is only getting worse via social media selective censorship for political gain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB6nZaCONO4

[agor95]

Here is the problem in a nutshell. The problem is only getting worse via social media selective censorship for political gain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB6nZaCONO4

Based on this presentation we should put forward the case that a 'bad joke' is the act of a Pillock and not to ban him from the forum.
But show and explain why it is a bad joke so others can see he is a Pillock.

Interesting - I wonder who that could be :)

Regards - Keep the Faith

[ovyyus]

Daxwc, it's definitely not funny that it's getting worse. I hope development outpaces control, it's our only chance.

[agor95]

Daxwc, it's definitely not funny that it's getting worse. I hope development outpaces control, it's our only chance.

There are two moments in time when freedom got better. The first was the result of the 'Black Death' Plague.

High fives for plague - A little Dark humour.

That caused a shortage of serfs, peasants that were referred to has vassals of a lord [Baron, King etc].
With the shortage these peasants started to move from one lord to another and gain the protection of a new lord.
In effect they were head hunted with better conditions and salaries [salt or land to grow their own food to eat or sell].

Then there was the Second World War - High five for war.

That caused the returning American army to have high employment and money to buy material goods for themselves
and sold around the world. The reason was only America was able to produce anything as the war destroyed the manufacturing
base of many countries.

So the wage gap from the most paid to the lest was narrow compared with today.

People died for freedom and they were going to get it.
Even if wives and ladies working in factories were ousted to allow the men
to have occupations.

After these two events the direction has always been towards financial servitude.

Have A nice Day - for it is free.

[agor95]

Well worth repeating

[agor95]

[agor95]

[agor95]

This object has only one face not four.

[agor95]

[WaltzCee]

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Looks like a page of some of my all time favorite graphics. Shouldn't exclude this one!