Comment on British public more likely to prefer Count Binface wins Clacton by-election than Nigel Farage

• FishFace@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  And Nigel Farage is not a joke candidate?

  Did I say that? Try to stay on topic.

  You don’t even think that Farage is a joke candidate in the same way that Binface is. Sure, Binface can crack a joke that Farage is a “joke candidate” and it makes sense but it is not the same sense.

  You think Farage is a joke because he’s deserving of ridicule. But Binface is a joke because he purposefully invites ridicule.

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  • yermaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I got jumped on on reddit for suggesting the same thing. It feels like an active attempt to muddy the waters and dissuade honest discussion/criticism but I can’t work out exactly why.

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    • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s because calling someone a joke sounds disparaging… even if they’re a literal comedy character played by a comedian. So that’s enough to put it in the wrong bin when people are making black and white judgements of “does this person wholly align with my views or not”

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You don’t get it. Farage manipulation of the electoral process, and the behavior of the other parties is the joke here.

    Farage is just another Trump, staying in power to avoid prison.

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    • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      staying in power to avoid prison

      What power is Farage using here? This is incoherent.

      You don’t get it

      I understand perfectly, you just want to talk about something I never talked about. Even when I try to meet you where you are you don’t bother replying to it.

      Please don’t reply to me again if you’re going to ramble on about something unrelated.

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