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[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

What kind of bootlicking brainworms do limeys have that it’s been >50% ’till now?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Britain is very politically authoritarian and having a single hierarchy has been their preference for a thousand years. They also have a surveillance state to rival any other authoritarian government and a press that is strongly discouraged from rocking the boat. Those poor Islanders are used to thinking like sheep because it's how they were raised.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. What's the US's excuse for Trump?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago

The most foundational concept to America is economic exploitation and cut throat entrepreneurship. Selfishness is more foundational to American conservatives than the church or the state. Trump was openly a selfish asshole. One would think that open disregard for others would disqualify someone from the highest elected office, but the right thought otherwise. Being a bully meant that Trump was strong. A lack of empathy isn't a vice, but a virtue.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

On a cold winter’s eve at Piccadilly Circus I got felt up & shook down by bobbies on the most ridiculous pretext. I don’t know if they had a drug bust quota to meet or were simply bored.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Sometimes people are just born better than you. Wadderyagonna do? 🤦🏿‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

i've been told that people wanted to fuck the queen.