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

• FishFace@piefed.social ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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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