Billionaire condemned for ‘extraordinarily irresponsible’ post amid disorder on Britain’s streets

Billionaire condemned for ‘extraordinarily irresponsible’ post amid disorder on Britain’s streets

    • Gsus4@mander.xyzEnglish
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      6 months ago

      One of the most powerful rallying images for racists is the “foreigner” raping/killing “their” innocent white women. It was fertile ground for a disinfo campaign. It triggers a runaway emotional response in some susceptible people. The web agitators already tested this when something similar happened in Germany and Sweden.

    • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      The protests in the streets is nothing but fueled by thuggery and racism.

      So, every right wing protest?

      • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I don’t live in the UK, but here in Ireland, genuine concerns-- primarily on housing-- is piggybacked by the far-right to further their own agenda.

  • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Yeah of course he says that because he’s a moron.

    War where these moocs wouldn’t last 5 minutes, they have practically been defeated already. Collectively they have the intellect of a mole, and inevitably most of them are already known to the police.

    Also the UK famously doesn’t allow its random citizens to have guns. Obviously gun control laws work because there were no guns at the riots, if there was going to be any guns anyway, that’s where they would be.

  • thefluffiest@feddit.nlEnglish
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    6 months ago

    If you’re still on Twitter, you’re part of this problem. I’d you have a Tesla, sell it. You can live without Starlink too. And do you really need that new Mars rocket?

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Seriously. We have Mastodon now. Any government or corporation can run their own instance and have their own official servers that aren’t subject to the whims of this fucking lunatic.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Never had any of those but I still get subjected to tales of this idiot’s latest brainfart on a daily basis.

    • Vanon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      They’re all easy to avoid giving money to. That said, all of those things would be much improved, virtually overnight, if he were to just… spontaneously combust. (Or, even less probable, seek psychological help.)

      It’s amazing how much damage a few men (Putin, Trump, Musk…) are allowed to do. History indicates this has always been the case, but at least we didn’t have a live feed of their every deranged thought or desperate cry for attention.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    6 months ago

    LOL elon would retreat to his nuclear defense bunker within a heartbeat of the breakdown of social order

    actually probably way before that

      • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.socialEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Let’s not get into the fact he’s worth more than the GDP of most nations and has more international impact, or that he’s an American citizen commenting on British politics and being reacted to officially by Britain.

  • Modva@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    He will transition into a despot and warmonger next, and then move into weapons. Lot of money to be made there.

    Sounds like exactly the guy you want owning a huge societal discussion platform and developing brain interfaces.

  • kirbowo808@kbin.melroy.org
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    6 months ago

    The fact that the UK were the biggest colonisers in history, has the audacity to say that, just shows how much of a clowny buffoon muskrat really is.

  • ThePyroPython@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    We don’t have enough firearms in private hands evenly distributed to have a civil war you fucking nepo-silverspoon-lollipop!

    Maybe you should be looking at your own country for that and I wonder where the nutjobs are that would kickstart that would hear their misinformed reason? I’ll give you a clue, it used to rhyme with Shitter!

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      you fucking nepo-silverspoon-lollipop!

      I wish Americans could insult with the skill that British people insult.

      • ThePyroPython@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        It’s a cultural skill developed over many centuries where armies stood on opposite ends of a field and insulted eachother before the charge happened.

        Here’s a breakdown of the aforementioned insult:

        “You Fucking” used as a layup for whatever follows. It is best to exclude swears for subsequent words unless you intend to punctuate the end with a worse swear. The only one up from “Fuck” is “Cunt” without getting into slurs.

        “Nepo” shorthand for nepotism, this is the personal attack element and should be first in the insult. If you imagine stabbing someone with words, this is the one that breaks through the skin. It also has two syllables so it can follow on well from “fucking” which also has two.

        “Silverspoon-lollipop” is the final thrust of the insult deep into their soul. This has three elements:

        • It is a second personal attack that is closely related to the first as it denotes inherited wealth.
        • It is the first part of “silverspoon-lollipop”. This paints the image in one’s mind of Elon having a silverspoon stuck up his arse and therefore making him a human lollipop (popsicle). Creating an absurd and humiliating visual of your opponent is a good way to inject a healthy dose of comedy which is THE key ingredient to any good putdown. Lollipop, as an inherently silly-sounding word, is the punchline again because of the absurdity of feeling destroyed by being called a lollipop.
        • Both sets of words have the same number of syllables. This gives the insult a good rhythm: 2-2-3-3.

        In closing, this is a skill that can be learnt it just requires practicing a few rules-of-thumb:

        • Target weaknesses and personal flaws in your opponent that they can’t deny.
        • Warp those flaws into an absurdity that adds comedy.
        • Be sparing with swears and use them as layups or punctuation.
        • Think about syllables and rhythm like one would do in a rap or roast battle. If it’s too long, split it into multiple insults.
        • Keep in mind your cultural sensitivities. For example, in the UK it’s pretty universal that the only swears more offensive than “Cunt” are ethnic and cultural slurs. I also learnt from my Romanian friend that a lot of the worst insults from there are centred around the mother or the sister.
        • If use your cultures’ sayings and idioms, which are more widespread in English than people realise, as shorthand.
        • Practice, practice, practice.

        Use these guidelines and you’ll have your enemy’s soul demoralised and destroyed their therapist will need a therapist. Happy insulting, ya bastards! 😊