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Tory plot to take sword to Sunak and make Mordaunt PM (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago by thehatfox@lemmy.world to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They really have looked at a few people on Twitter thinking it was kinda funny/cool to see her carrying a sword around and interpreted that as an actual organising principle. Stupid, stupid, stupid. This is what happens when you have no material political analysis and just surf around on vibes.

[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Remember Ed Miliband? He was a terrible politician because someone took a photo of him at the precise second his face looked funny while eating a sandwich.

But yeah, Mordants the next leader because she dressed nice and carried a sword once.. FFS.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Remember Ed Miliband? He was a terrible politician because someone took a photo of him at the precise second his face looked funny while eating a sandwich.

That feels like a real sliding doors moment in modern UK life - because of that sandwich we got Brexit and years of Tory misrule.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably wasn't even British bacon FFS.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

It'll be that Russian bacon, coming over here subverting our political process.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Though it's all a bit jokey, I also kind of believe that's to some degree true.

It's the new generation's "If you discover time travel, go back and kill Hitler".

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have said before that I'd go back and slap the buttie out of his hands. I mean, it wouldn't be the first thing I'd do after inventing time travel but it's in the top ten.

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

Next day news. Labour supporters invent time travel. To abuse Jewish eating bacon.

You just can't trust the motives of the left wing elite.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They really have looked at a few people on Twitter thinking it was kinda funny/cool to see her carrying a sword around and interpreted that as an actual organising principle.

"Strange women lying in [Parliament] distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Even today, there's a meaningful chunk of people who are going to show up and vote for this clown show despite the past decade and a half

What level of reasoning did you think they were capable of?