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Tech boss was addressing the ‘unite the kingdom’ protest organised by Tommy Robinson via video link

Elon Musk has called for a “dissolution of parliament” and a “change of government” in the UK while addressing the crowd attending the “unite the kingdom” rally, organised by the far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson.

The X owner, who dialled in via a video link and spoke to Robinson while thousands of attenders watched along, also railed against the “woke mind virus” and told the crowd that “violence is coming” and that “you either fight back or you die”.

Speaking at the rally, he said: “I really think that there’s got to be a change of government in Britain. You can’t – we don’t have another four years, or whenever the next election is, it’s too long. Something’s got to be done. There’s got to be a dissolution of parliament and a new vote held.”

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[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you dissolve parliament, does the country go back to the monarchy?

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[–] cannon_annon88@lemmy.today 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why are people dumb enough to listen to the words of a man like this.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Somebody needs to arrest that fuckhead and stick him in the deepest hole they have, take all his money, and properties to teach him to keep his grubby paws out of politics

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The UK is a dumpster fire. The UK is literally mini-US, it's all neoliberals hard-working "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" guys. (And by "guys" i don't just mean biological men, this is not a gender issue.)

[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

They are further along in fascism in some respects than the us is. They just have mealy mouth leaders that do not say the quiet part loud.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Does this motherfucker just go on disinformation tours, with shows in every country?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago

ketamine tours actually. he only functions if hes on ketamine.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 months ago

lol this guy is such a chode

[–] whiwake@lemmy.cafe 7 points 3 months ago
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Is he just trying to see how much chaos and hate he can sow?

[–] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 2 months ago

"O wretched Man that I am, who shall deliver me from this turbulent billionaire"

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This man needs to have his wealth confiscated for global security. Send him to the nuthouse and throw away the key or maybe we’ll get lucky and he will get kirked by another more extreme Nazi

[–] Graymouzer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On the bright side, he's not in the US screwing things up for the moment.

[–] bollybing@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 months ago

He is though, he attended the protest remotely.

[–] masterbaexunn@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

The rich have simply too much money.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 3 months ago

You know that thing where you say or see a word too often and it starts to sound/look weird?

"Woke mind virus" was already like that the first time I ever saw it, and now it sounds like it could be a band name or title of an anime.

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