Comment on British public more likely to prefer Count Binface wins Clacton by-election than Nigel Farage
floofloof@lemmy.ca 18 hours ago
The important question is whether the people of Clacton are a bunch of reactionary racists with no sense of humour or not.
It’s easy to point and laugh from another region, even from another country.
But you have to consider that the people of Clacton will intimately have to live with whichever one wins the election. They have to vote with their brains, for the person that will ultimately bring them more pris than cons. That’s why I cannot blame anyone for voting for mcbinface, at the end of the day, it’s just the best option.
His stated platform is literally more sane than Nigels. Like, he is objectively the better candidate and that is just assessing him based on his character.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
It’s England, it’s a historically Tory district, and they already elected him once with 42% of the vote. So, safe bet that it does - in fact - have a bunch of reactionary racists with no sense of humor turning out to the polls.
Farage is also larded up with money from his billionaire friends and positioning himself to be the next PM of the country. When it comes to GOTV, I think he’s got the edge over a D-list internet celebrity who regularly gets confused with a nearly identical D-list internet celebrity running on the same joke.
In what is shaping up to be a Reform UK wave election year, I regret to say the funny outcome isn’t where the smart money is at. The only real question is whether Farage wins handily in a landslide while doing the Big Racism from every major news outlet or squeaks in on a marginal victory after having to actually perform a few weeks of retail politics in his district.
tal@lemmy.today 18 hours ago
I was recently informed that they are one and the same. If you’ll look at the Count Binface WP article you linked to, you’ll see that it’s the same guy who changed things slightly over an intellectual property dispute.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
he was known as Lord Buckethead during Brexit.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 17 hours ago
If the remaining 58% turn out to vote, then binny has a chance
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
Ich bin ein binliner!