Dan and Phil political/social comments
Londoners are voting for mayor though, so that's a bit more high-profile. I'm expect Dan would vote in that one if he were around, but maybe he's giving it a miss given the circumstances.IckleMissMayhem wrote:It's local elections day in the UK today, yes. Bigger one will be the 23rd June when it's the EU referendum.
(for anyone who is interested, there are about five different kinds of election all happening today, but none of them is the most important kind, this being the general election, where we elect the actual government, which happens every 5 years and which was the cause of the selfie—next one in 2020. Today the ones you vote in are determined by where you live—I only get to vote for the "police and crime commissioner", which is just about the most pointless type of election we have. Londoners are voting for their mayor and for members of the London Assembly, which runs London)
[offtopic]it's the full general election for the scottish Parliament today! less influential in the uk, but as even a Scottish party majority in the uk house of commons doesn't affect much (like 56/59 being from one party) the scottish election ends up more important in scotland since it effects our health and education more and is something we have more influence over.[/offtopic]mez29 wrote:Londoners are voting for mayor though, so that's a bit more high-profile. I'm expect Dan would vote in that one if he were around, but maybe he's giving it a miss given the circumstances.IckleMissMayhem wrote:It's local elections day in the UK today, yes. Bigger one will be the 23rd June when it's the EU referendum.
(for anyone who is interested, there are about five different kinds of election all happening today, but none of them is the most important kind, this being the general election, where we elect the actual government, which happens every 5 years and which was the cause of the selfie—next one in 2020. Today the ones you vote in are determined by where you live—I only get to vote for the "police and crime commissioner", which is just about the most pointless type of election we have. Londoners are voting for their mayor and for members of the London Assembly, which runs London)
do the mayoral votes allow for postal votes, or for someone else to cast for you? if so then i think they'd probably do it, but i wouldn't be that surprised if it slipped their mind mid tour prep
my name is jaejmine masters and i have something to say. dan and phil have fucked up japan
phil lester threw the first brick at stonewall, we love a queer icon
phil lester threw the first brick at stonewall, we love a queer icon
In the UK you can vote by proxy, you officially instruct someone to vote for you. My guess is Dan and maybe Phil too would have done that. Maybe Bryony and Wirrow?
Mayor of London is quite a big election so I would think/hope that they took their dispositions to vote.
Mayor of London is quite a big election so I would think/hope that they took their dispositions to vote.
If you’re attracted to somebody, you’ll want them to sniff you eventually - Dan
*Phil is turned on by Dan's brilliance* *they kiss* *they have sex in the microwave* - Oqua (actually Phil)
*Phil is turned on by Dan's brilliance* *they kiss* *they have sex in the microwave* - Oqua (actually Phil)
By proxy!? Doesn't it make the system too easy to defraud?daphenaxa wrote:In the UK you can vote by proxy, you officially instruct someone to vote for you. My guess is Dan and maybe Phil too would have done that. Maybe Bryony and Wirrow?
Mayor of London is quite a big election so I would think/hope that they took their dispositions to vote.
well I am not from the UK but a lot of countries do that. My parents have voted by proxy several times and voted for their friends/family members several times too.
You gotta have an official paper authorization from your police station/townhall whatever organisation in charge, where you say that one person is gonna vote for you.
And then when that person goes to vote for themselves they will hand the authorisation+your electoral card and vote for the proxy. Obviously you have to pick someone you trust and are sure is gonna vote for the candidate you asked them to. But otherwise it is quiet a smooth process.
You gotta have an official paper authorization from your police station/townhall whatever organisation in charge, where you say that one person is gonna vote for you.
And then when that person goes to vote for themselves they will hand the authorisation+your electoral card and vote for the proxy. Obviously you have to pick someone you trust and are sure is gonna vote for the candidate you asked them to. But otherwise it is quiet a smooth process.
If you’re attracted to somebody, you’ll want them to sniff you eventually - Dan
*Phil is turned on by Dan's brilliance* *they kiss* *they have sex in the microwave* - Oqua (actually Phil)
*Phil is turned on by Dan's brilliance* *they kiss* *they have sex in the microwave* - Oqua (actually Phil)
Literally naming someone you trust to vote on your behalf, more than 6 working days before the election. A proxy has to be registered to vote themselves, and can act for up to two different people, so they'd only need to ask one person.Ticia wrote:By proxy!? Doesn't it make the system too easy to defraud?daphenaxa wrote:In the UK you can vote by proxy, you officially instruct someone to vote for you. My guess is Dan and maybe Phil too would have done that. Maybe Bryony and Wirrow?
Mayor of London is quite a big election so I would think/hope that they took their dispositions to vote.
Yes, if the person they asked was a dishonest dick, they'd then have three votes to do with as they pleased, but...
I've been and voted for a councillor and PCC in person. It was less hassle than organising an absentee ballot request. Which is different again to voting by proxy, which I'm not eligible to do...?!!
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some tweets about Eurovision:
Here I thought it was interesting he used the word "queer", obviously in a quote from the truck driver. Then that person tweeted him it was a slur (I think they didn't understand Dan's tweet idk or maybe were upset he used queer even in a quote) and he replied about expecting the truck driver to actually say something worse. Which was kind of besides the point lol. But he also completely used queer in a positive light saying it's what makes the Eurovision good. So from a kind of insult/slur/something negative he turned it into something positive and that brings people together.
somewhat political. (I am trying here)
Here I thought it was interesting he used the word "queer", obviously in a quote from the truck driver. Then that person tweeted him it was a slur (I think they didn't understand Dan's tweet idk or maybe were upset he used queer even in a quote) and he replied about expecting the truck driver to actually say something worse. Which was kind of besides the point lol. But he also completely used queer in a positive light saying it's what makes the Eurovision good. So from a kind of insult/slur/something negative he turned it into something positive and that brings people together.
somewhat political. (I am trying here)
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*Phil is turned on by Dan's brilliance* *they kiss* *they have sex in the microwave* - Oqua (actually Phil)
*Phil is turned on by Dan's brilliance* *they kiss* *they have sex in the microwave* - Oqua (actually Phil)
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i fully support reaching for those political commentsdaphenaxa wrote: somewhat political. (I am trying here)
in other news, dan's still feeling the bern
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Watching some old liveshows and I noticed another very small Bernie mention not archived here. Perhaps his first public opinion on him?
August 11, 2015, @30:41
Chat: Opinion on Bernie Sanders?
Dan: Yes, he really does seem like the best candidate. Doesn't he, at the moment? From what I can say as an incredibly uneducated B R I T I S H young person when it comes to American politics.
August 11, 2015, @30:41
Chat: Opinion on Bernie Sanders?
Dan: Yes, he really does seem like the best candidate. Doesn't he, at the moment? From what I can say as an incredibly uneducated B R I T I S H young person when it comes to American politics.
I feel like this thread exists because I was a misunderstood beaver and had no idea that Dan had said anything about politics recently, so thank you guys!!!
Phil looks like he went to sleep at 6 AM and is dying inside, Dan glows like he spent the night having orgasms - Ticia
Hey just a quick post because Dan's tweet about Orlando tragedy and the community's response made me think of the way he also responded after the Paris attacks.
Here is the tweet from yesterday: and here is the one after the Paris attacks: in both cases the attacks are acknowledged only implicitly and he focuses on the powerful reaction of love and support from the internet/worldwide community and uses a powerful hashtag.
Really similar tweets and also I think a very wise and sensitive approach from someone who is the head of a community of his own.
I just thought the parallel was interesting and I personally like his tweets and how he addressed those tragedies. It is always very difficult for someone "famous" to manage to say something meaningful when things like these happen because there is not much to say appart from how horrible it is. But yeah, good tweets I think.
Here are Phil's tweet about Paris attacks and Dan's tweet after Bruxelles attacks, that in comparison are a lot more common in their structure/message.
Here is the tweet from yesterday: and here is the one after the Paris attacks: in both cases the attacks are acknowledged only implicitly and he focuses on the powerful reaction of love and support from the internet/worldwide community and uses a powerful hashtag.
Really similar tweets and also I think a very wise and sensitive approach from someone who is the head of a community of his own.
I just thought the parallel was interesting and I personally like his tweets and how he addressed those tragedies. It is always very difficult for someone "famous" to manage to say something meaningful when things like these happen because there is not much to say appart from how horrible it is. But yeah, good tweets I think.
Here are Phil's tweet about Paris attacks and Dan's tweet after Bruxelles attacks, that in comparison are a lot more common in their structure/message.
If you’re attracted to somebody, you’ll want them to sniff you eventually - Dan
*Phil is turned on by Dan's brilliance* *they kiss* *they have sex in the microwave* - Oqua (actually Phil)
*Phil is turned on by Dan's brilliance* *they kiss* *they have sex in the microwave* - Oqua (actually Phil)
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Sorry for being EXTREMELY late/if anyone has already said this but I remember that when Phil was still in uni, he was on like a forum and it said he was a Christian. Don't know about now though.bberry wrote:Ohh I knew, back in 2013 when I found them, Dan had said he didn't believe in god but couldn't find the source (I’m talking about the vyou). Thanks I know his beliefs might have changed and that he probably isn’t an atheist, but my atheist heart is at peace.
Do we have anything from Phil on religion?
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Very outdated, but he may have a Christian upbringing of some sort?
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How times change.sia wrote:Whoa straight, single and christian
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how much i would give to read any of his 288 posts on that sitewolfgutscharlie wrote:How times change.sia wrote:Whoa straight, single and christian
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I went to the trouble of making an account and 'adding him' in hopes of looking at the posts, but it seems as though you could only view the posts when he was active. Shame.karlitatvphan wrote:how much i would give to read any of his 288 posts on that sitewolfgutscharlie wrote:How times change.sia wrote:Whoa straight, single and christian
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Something to add to the whole Phil/Christian thing:
(at 7:35)
P: [This ghost could be] Jesus?
D: Jesus, yes, in the middle.
P: Yes.
D: Because he's the most important.
P: He is.
I always found it interesting how Dan's comment seemed quite sarcastic, but Phil's reply didn't sound like he was joking. Even before this I always assumed Phil was Christian (or at least had a Christian upbringing), just because of the way he acts, but that could just be me.
(at 7:35)
P: [This ghost could be] Jesus?
D: Jesus, yes, in the middle.
P: Yes.
D: Because he's the most important.
P: He is.
I always found it interesting how Dan's comment seemed quite sarcastic, but Phil's reply didn't sound like he was joking. Even before this I always assumed Phil was Christian (or at least had a Christian upbringing), just because of the way he acts, but that could just be me.
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That moment's always stood out to me, too! He does sound really sincere, but his sarcasm is more subtle than Dan's, so maybe this is an instance of that.anathema wrote:Something to add to the whole Phil/Christian thing:
(at 7:35)
P: [This ghost could be] Jesus?
D: Jesus, yes, in the middle.
P: Yes.
D: Because he's the most important.
P: He is.
I always found it interesting how Dan's comment seemed quite sarcastic, but Phil's reply didn't sound like he was joking. Even before this I always assumed Phil was Christian (or at least had a Christian upbringing), just because of the way he acts, but that could just be me.
And I wouldn't be surprised if he was a Christian, because Dan's an atheist and he said he and Phil have very different opinions about stuff. And ofc there's degrees of being a Christian- there's people who go to Church and are very vocal about their beliefs, then there's people who believe quietly, and there's a lot of people who *sort of* believe but don't spend a lot of time thinking about it.
Also I just assumed both of them were raised Christian, a lot of people in England are. They used to teach us bible stories every day in my state-funded school when I was little. Plus I've seen instances of them both being familiar with hymns and prayers and all that jazz. The identifying as Christian in '03 thing would kind of cement that Phil was brought up Christian. I guess the question would be, is he still?
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I don't think Phil's ever explicitly mentioned it, but I know Dan said he was raised Christian by his grandma. But isn't Dan agnostic, not atheist?opendoor wrote: And I wouldn't be surprised if he was a Christian, because Dan's an atheist and he said he and Phil have very different opinions about stuff. And ofc there's degrees of being a Christian- there's people who go to Church and are very vocal about their beliefs, then there's people who believe quietly, and there's a lot of people who *sort of* believe but don't spend a lot of time thinking about it.
Also I just assumed both of them were raised Christian, a lot of people in England are. They used to teach us bible stories every day in my state-funded school when I was little. Plus I've seen instances of them both being familiar with hymns and prayers and all that jazz. The identifying as Christian in '03 thing would kind of cement that Phil was brought up Christian. I guess the question would be, is he still?
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Not about Dan.. but more proof Phil's a Christian, a tweet made on Charlie' (Casey/charlieskies') old account from back in 2009..anathema wrote:I don't think Phil's ever explicitly mentioned it, but I know Dan said he was raised Christian by his grandma. But isn't Dan agnostic, not atheist?opendoor wrote: And I wouldn't be surprised if he was a Christian, because Dan's an atheist and he said he and Phil have very different opinions about stuff. And ofc there's degrees of being a Christian- there's people who go to Church and are very vocal about their beliefs, then there's people who believe quietly, and there's a lot of people who *sort of* believe but don't spend a lot of time thinking about it.
Also I just assumed both of them were raised Christian, a lot of people in England are. They used to teach us bible stories every day in my state-funded school when I was little. Plus I've seen instances of them both being familiar with hymns and prayers and all that jazz. The identifying as Christian in '03 thing would kind of cement that Phil was brought up Christian. I guess the question would be, is he still?
Also I'm pretty sure Dan has said he's agnostic or believes there's 'SOME SORT' of thing out there in either a vyou or a liveshow..
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Yep, he did. It was in 2011, so who knows what his views are now, but I think it's really the only time he actually mentioned his views. (Also, the Charlie thing is interesting. Could very well be a joke, because it would still be funny even if Phil wasn't christian, but based on the other proof of his religion I would assume Charlie's being serious.)wolfgutscharlie wrote:Not about Dan.. but more proof Phil's a Christian, a tweet made on Charlie' (Casey/charlieskies') old account from back in 2009..anathema wrote:I don't think Phil's ever explicitly mentioned it, but I know Dan said he was raised Christian by his grandma. But isn't Dan agnostic, not atheist?opendoor wrote: And I wouldn't be surprised if he was a Christian, because Dan's an atheist and he said he and Phil have very different opinions about stuff. And ofc there's degrees of being a Christian- there's people who go to Church and are very vocal about their beliefs, then there's people who believe quietly, and there's a lot of people who *sort of* believe but don't spend a lot of time thinking about it.
Also I just assumed both of them were raised Christian, a lot of people in England are. They used to teach us bible stories every day in my state-funded school when I was little. Plus I've seen instances of them both being familiar with hymns and prayers and all that jazz. The identifying as Christian in '03 thing would kind of cement that Phil was brought up Christian. I guess the question would be, is he still?
Also I'm pretty sure Dan has said he's agnostic or believes there's 'SOME SORT' of thing out there in either a vyou or a liveshow..
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