What is racist about the O/P ?I guess he just has morals and abhors racists like your good self.
Grow up FFS what the hell is racist about what the O/P said?I guess he just has morals and abhors racists like your good self.
But that's your opinion.An opinionated nob, not liked where he lives, considered arrogant, stick to football
The issues concern all of us, including him.Grow up FFS what the hell is racist about what the O/P said?
Unbelievable reply.
Anyway back on topic Lineker needs potting £1.35m salary a total piss take sticking his nose in other issues that don’t concern him.
He's just another one trying to find evil where none exists.What is racist about the O/P ?
He was merely passing comment about Linekar once again playing God.
Yes I agree to an extent but he shouldn’t be lecturing us from his position and most certainly he shouldn't be getting involved in politics he’s a sports presenter if he wants to join the ranks of political interviewers I’m sure he’ll find a position.The issues concern all of us, including him.
I have read his reports on the forum for years and i have never seen any evidence he is a racist.Curryman is not racist. I can vouch for that.
Totally agree Lytham. The fact you're a woke leftie bastard didn't stop me thoroughly enjoying your 'Dear Joffrey' postsI think it's utter madness that BBC presenters aren't allowed an opinion and just feeds in to the right wing paranoia who don't really need much of a reason to get chippy in the first place.
Does anyone actually let a presenter's politics ruin their enjoyment of a program? Clarkson is old school Tory but I enjoy everything he makes for example.
Do people ostracise friends for voting another way to them? No, of course they don't, because they're adults, not whinging paranoid idiots led by press coverage.
Stop falling for us and them bollocks, Lineker has an opinion different to yours, not really a reason to call for his sacking.
And quite a lot of others who have come across him.But that's your opinion.
I think you missed the point...And quite a lot of others who have come across him.
Except that the us and them bollox is what GL was (hopefully) attempting to highlight in the language being used. Hitler and his cronies started this differentiation very early in their campaigns to gain power and ultimately murder incomprehensible numbers of people who were ‘different’, mostly Jews but also gay, Roma, disabled (children god bless them), catholics etc. In terms of how genocides happen this differentiation is always the first step and I think GL was alluding to that. I don’t believe our current political system is attempting to generate that - though social media may have you believe otherwise (a lot of it driven by foreign ‘bots’). The point is, and to badly misquote The Manic Street Preachers ‘If you tolerate this…’. Use of language is important. It can kill and heal in equal measure when someone who knows what they are doing manipulates it to their desired end-state. Accepting a walk on by attitude to the overtly negative differentiation of any grouping is the first step down a dark road - and if people think this all perished in the Camps of WW2 - think again. Just look at Ukraine. People have the right to voice opinion and the moral obligation to speak out against things that are plain wrong - and I’m not saying controlling immigration is wrong. I just don’t think demonising people is acceptable. The explicit or implicit use of ‘they’ or ‘them’ is doing exactly that.I think it's utter madness that BBC presenters aren't allowed an opinion and just feeds in to the right wing paranoia who don't really need much of a reason to get chippy in the first place.
Does anyone actually let a presenter's politics ruin their enjoyment of a program? Clarkson is old school Tory but I enjoy everything he makes for example.
Do people ostracise friends for voting another way to them? No, of course they don't, because they're adults, not whinging paranoid idiots led by press coverage.
Stop falling for us and them bollocks, Lineker has an opinion different to yours, not really a reason to call for his sacking.
No, I understand you think it’s just my opinion, but it’s based on people I know who avoid him, so it’s my opinion with some justification.I think you missed the point...
But your opinion of Lineker is that he's opiniated.No, I understand you think it’s just my opinion, but it’s based on people I know who avoid him, so it’s my opinion with some justification.
ExactlyBut your opinion of Lineker is that he's opiniated.
I wonder if he's offered any of his properties to any of the illegal boat migrants. He's a horrible, arrogant individual & comparing his own country with the Nazis is truly vile & thoughtless.An opinionated nob, not liked where he lives, considered arrogant, stick to football
He's taken refugees in.I wonder if he's offered any of his properties to any of the tragic Ukrainian families. He's a horrible, arrogant individual & comparing his own country with the Nazis is truly vile & thoughtless.
Everybody is involved in politics. He's posting on social media, just like me and you. I worked as a civil servant and I was not allowed to express a political opinion through my work. Outside of work it was a different matter. So it is with Lineker.Yes I agree to an extent but he shouldn’t be lecturing us from his position and most certainly he shouldn't be getting involved in politics he’s a sports presenter if he wants to join the ranks of political interviewers I’m sure he’ll find a position.
Like the O/P said others from the BBC have been potted for speaking out of term just the once but here we have Lineker done it 3 or 4 times now.
Someone at the BBC must clearly love him.
So sports presenters aren't allowed an opinion?Yes I agree to an extent but he shouldn’t be lecturing us from his position and most certainly he shouldn't be getting involved in politics he’s a sports presenter if he wants to join the ranks of political interviewers I’m sure he’ll find a position.
Like the O/P said others from the BBC have been potted for speaking out of term just the once but here we have Lineker done it 3 or 4 times now.
Someone at the BBC must clearly love him.
And his brother takes loads of people in off the street in Tenerife to give them a drink when thirsty.He's taken refugees in.
If you don't see the danger in the government's rhetoric then I'm not sure what else would raise a red flag.
Who's Liniker?This is about the fourth time he has been 'spoken to' about his comments , which is supposed to be neutral, yet others get dumped for one indiscretion.
Irrelevant, the question was asked and that was the answer.And his brother takes loads of people in off the street in Tenerife to give them a drink when thirsty.
The family is almost saintly
Played for Ingland and Barcilona.Who's Liniker?
Just what your neighbours say about you!An opinionated nob, not liked where he lives, considered arrogant, stick to football
I certainly don't, and begrudge any of my licence fee going to the egoistic, sarcastic, opinionated and overrated presenter.Someone at the BBC must clearly love him
Big deal known Wayne since the 90's and he's as dodgy as fuck.And his brother takes loads of people in off the street in Tenerife to give them a drink when thirsty.
The family is almost saintly
Maybe he should lead by example then and take a few families in with him surely his house/houses ate big enough?He's annoyed a lot of Tory Mps and quite a few rwnjs on here.
A good days work.
I am making notes, Lytham …. and your name will go on the list!So sports presenters aren't allowed an opinion?
The current PM was a banker, the previous one was a journalist, which coincidentally is what Lineker is.
Is there a list somewhere of who's allowed an opinion?
Do keep up. Lineker has already taken in two Ukrainian refugees.Maybe he should lead by example then and take a few families in with him?
Maybe you and others on here should offer your services as well?
If enough people took them in we wouldn’t have this backlog we have right now in the immigration centres?
Can we rely on you then Ollygon to lead by example?
Maybe he should lead by example then and take a few families in with him?
Maybe you and others on here should offer your services as well?
If enough people took them in we wouldn’t have this backlog we have right now in the immigration centres?
Can we rely on you then Ollygon to lead by example?
I’m not talking about Ukrainian’s though I’m I?Do keep up. Lineker has already taken in two Ukrainian refugees.
And what about your good self? Are you setting your own example?
Do you not do any research before posting? It's even mentioned earlier on this threadMaybe he should lead by example then and take a few families in with him surely his house/houses ate big enough?
Maybe you and others on here should offer your services as well?
If enough people took them in we wouldn’t have this backlog we have right now in the immigration centres?
Can we rely on you then Ollygon to lead by example?
Also fluent in Spanish, which Bale never mastered, so pretty intelligent.Say what you like about Lineker, he wouldn't have missed that penalty against France.
Jaffa the Knut making a fool of himself again.I’m not talking about Ukrainian’s though I’m I?
Knew perfectly well he took in Ukrainian refugees and to have thousands of other British people it’s a completely different scenario they are not illegal immigrants entering this country illegally.
At the end of the day most of the Ukrainian's will go back to Ukrainian once the war is over to you think these illegal immigrants will?
Lineker housed Ukrainian refugees totally different to what’s being discussed on here.Do you not do any research before posting? It's even mentioned earlier on this thread
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You'll see that Gary Lineker has already opened his home to asylum seekers.
Oh and by the way, I've contributed financially to the UNHCR for a number of years. I put my money where my mouth is. Presumably you've done something similar!!!!
I do hope so.
Maybe it'll be Director General Tim Davie, former Conservative councilor and deputy chairman of Hammersmith and Fulham Torys.Who’s going to “speak” to Lineker? Will it be Richard Sharp the BBC chairman who facilitated a £800,000 loan to Boris Johnson who then appointed him? The same Richard Sharp who has gifted millions to the Conservative Party.
How do you like to take your impartiality ?
Not true.Lineker housed Ukrainian refugees totally different to what’s being discussed on here.
Anyway back on topic I’ll take that as a no then you won’t be opening up your house.
Didn’t think you would.
There are many ways of supporting people in need. I'm sure you're very generous with both your money and time.Lineker housed Ukrainian refugees totally different to what’s being discussed on here.
Anyway back on topic I’ll take that as a no then you won’t be opening up your house.
Didn’t think you would.