FabSwingers.com forum: How governments distract people from their problems

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

So I thought this would be a bit of fun, but have you seen a situation where a government used a distraction to move peoples attention away from the governments own poor performance?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I suspect this thread won't end up being fun. But I'll try and remain optimistic and see how it goes...

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By *sussexyMan
over a year ago

Ringmer

There won't be many residents of Port Stanley on here, surely?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is this not the default mode of most governments (of late)?

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By *unnyPairCouple
over a year ago

Seminole

Straight out of the lefts playbook in America.

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

Shock horror a goverment is deflecting attention away from its fuck ups who would of guessed just like goverments in the past have and those in future will do,its like people have only started paying attention in the last 3 yrs.none of them give a fuck about what the public think and havent for decades

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

"Straight out of the lefts playbook in America."

Like the "fedsurrection"?

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
over a year ago

golden fields

"Straight out of the lefts playbook in America."

The US government is centre right.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
over a year ago

golden fields

"So I thought this would be a bit of fun, but have you seen a situation where a government used a distraction to move peoples attention away from the governments own poor performance?"

"Look at the immigrants" is the go-to for the Tories.

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

"So I thought this would be a bit of fun, but have you seen a situation where a government used a distraction to move peoples attention away from the governments own poor performance?"

Did you not watch DJ Trump and his daily news distractions?

It's how governments have operated for many years, Tony Blair being one of the biggest offenders. 9/11 "a good day for bad news".

Boris is the same, repeat falsehoods numerous times and people start to believe it, the release something more to pull the press away from the bigger issue.

Smoke and mirrors..

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

October 2001:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1588323.stm

Conservative Party chairman David Davis has urged a high-level investigation after it emerged that a senior government advisor suggested controversial stories could be buried in the news fallout from the US terror attacks.

Jo Moore apologised on Tuesday for sending a memo on the day of the US terror attacks saying it would be a good time to "bury" some controversial stories.

Now the shoe is on the other foot, the Conservatives are guilty of exactly the same behaviour they ripped the Labour government up at the time.

How the BBC website design has changed over the years.

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By *eroy1000Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"So I thought this would be a bit of fun, but have you seen a situation where a government used a distraction to move peoples attention away from the governments own poor performance?"

This is surely day one of how to be a politician school stuff. It happens all over the place and has been the case for ever from all political sides. Another similar tactic is try to pick a fight (political) that you think you will easily win when low in the polls. Make it about another country then even better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What foreign gvts do, what past gvts did, what hypothetical gvts eould do is irrelevant, What THIS gvt is doing is our problem as UK citizens. It is a disgrace to anybody with a modicum of democratic values and ethics. Whataboutery won't change that.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"Is this not the default mode of most governments (of late)? "

I wouldn’t limit it to ‘ of late’ it’s been the way with all leaders in all parts of the world since time began.

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By *sussexyMan
over a year ago

Ringmer

Thought I would re-open this with what must surely be the ultimate dead cat on the table - the Saville comment. We all seem to have forgotten that the police are investigating at the heart of our government. Not sure it has helped the stench though, especially after yesterday...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Thought I would re-open this with what must surely be the ultimate dead cat on the table - the Saville comment. We all seem to have forgotten that the police are investigating at the heart of our government. Not sure it has helped the stench though, especially after yesterday..."

It was ment to be a dead cat but it has spectacularly backfired, Boris really is as thick as shit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Straight out of the lefts playbook in America.

The US government is centre right. "

Not in the context of American politics it isnt

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Fun this is isn it?

What about this one?

Doing a minor reshuffle, and announce a string of policies which appeal to a certain grouping of their party to maintain loyalty, all the while the storm still rages on.

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