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[–] supamanc@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

FFS. It's like they are deliberately trying to ensure that they will never be elected again. Just handing the country to Farage and Tommy Ten Names.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I honestly think that's their goal. There is no way to look at their actions and conclude anything else other than them directly trying to get Farage into power. They couldn't do a better job.

[–] deHaga@feddit.uk 13 points 3 days ago

Time to ditch Westminster and the Union, devolve power.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Is it time to start calling the people of the UK peasants instead of citizens?

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I wonder how long til Trial By Combat is reinstated.... what the hell does "preparations for war abroad" mean in this context

[–] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

It means they're preparing for expedited show trials for any plebs who protest foreign wars, or the war against the working class.

It doesn't mean they'll use the mechanism, but they want the option to.

It means they think it's about to get a whole lot worse, and if it does, they won't bother to pretend whose side they're really on.

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

Beyond generic political platitudes and virtue signals (aka lies), do they even bother pretending whose side they're on right now?

No political class whore will ever confess to their corruption or crimes. Putin still claims he's fighting nazis. Even the US fascist regime still continuously claim they're fighting for freedom and democracy. Charlatans will gaslight until their last breathe, as they have no shame, nor integrity.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 6 points 3 days ago

It means that they are gonna tag along to Venezuela with the US, only learning from last time that is annoying when your citizens protest about joining the US in illegal wars

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I cannot grok what Labour thinks it is doing

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 15 points 3 days ago

To be fair they had a plan to out Tory the Tories and they're delivering.

Wait. That's not fair. I shouldn't have said that. They don't have a plan.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like Lammy's already backing off.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

He's walked it back to 3 years, that's still abhorrent.