• Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    Anderton said that in a future world of “meritocracy”, the UK could “regain” former colonies such as Australia, Canada and South Africa.

    Dude really needs to stop talking.

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      8 hours ago

      He didn’t

      he mentioned India and Ireland too

      I’m no historian, but I vaguely recall reading somewhere that British rule in those countries were uh… “somewhat controversial”

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      6 hours ago

      Dude needs to get out of politics and make a living giving head in bus station toilets as a way of regaining his self-respect.

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      10 hours ago

      This clown has clearly got his entire education of history and civilisation from far-right fan-fiction videos and eschewed the high quality education he was offered for free. Someone with even a passing GCSE level understanding of the world would not make such ridiculous statements.

      If the world was actually a meritocracy, his judgement has demonstrated he is severely lacking in any merit whatsoever.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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      10 hours ago

      He was going to add more but it was past his bedtime and his mom wouldn’t let him stay out because it was a school night.