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When do you think the people of Clacton will realise they've been used?

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[–] jonesy@aussie.zone 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Speaking to the Mirror about the Arizona speech this weekend, Farage said he was honouring a longstanding commitment “because I am not the sort of person who lets people down, otherwise you get a terrible reputation”

Oh yes, that's how.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What do you bet that Donald Trump doesn't even know his name? I can't imagine he's really a great rallyer for Trump I mean the Americans aren't going to know who he is.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"My good friend and lackey, Mr Tim Fromage..."

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Excuse me you seem to have put nigel farges face on my feed.

I'll accept an apology whenever you can get around to it.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We may need some automated trigger warning when his name is posted here.

That said, the Garudian does seem to specialise in thumbnail photos of him that make him look like a smug toad. Or is that just his resting git face?

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

By some horribly bad timing, I once saw him in real life, and yes, he's every bit that gormless.

[–] Baggins@feddit.uk 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nigel Farage is Donald Trump's Grima Wormtongue.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

And we know how that worked out.

[–] Theme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nah, Wormtongue had complete control over Theoden. Trump scarcely knows who Frage is.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago

I think it's wormtongue's relationship to Saruman he's taking about.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We will have our milkshakes ready.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago

we shall milkshake him on the beaches, we shall milkshake him on the landing grounds, we shall milkshake him in the fields and in the streets, we shall milkshake him in the hills; we shall never surrender

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

And how many times has he attended Parliament?

[–] JohnSmith@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago

Too many. And people of Clacton got what they deserved as they voted him in.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

He's doing far more to damage Reform's reputation than anyone else could have ever hoped to do. Tice was an idiot to let him on board, as it's clear that he only cares about himself, but then again tice is an idiot.

[–] Theme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

One speech, right?

[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

His character and conduct should come as no surprise. Clacton knowingly voted for this.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That must be something in the water because every time the news interviews any of them they're all as thick as bricks.

"He's a man of the people", no he's not, he's a multi-millionaire.

"He speaks truth to power", again no he does not, he's literally never done that because that would involve doing his job which he's never done. He didn't do it when he was in MEP why would he do it as an MP?

There's even some fat old guy saying he was a WASP which is an old '90s White supremacists phraseology. So not only is he out of date he's also a racist great combo.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

There’s even some fat old guy saying he was a WASP

Farage is not an Anglo-Saxon surname, and he has non-English ancestors besides the alleged Huguenot. As for whether he's Catholic or Protestant, it's unlikely he attends any religious ceremony any more than he attends the European Parliament or the House of Commons. That would require effort.

[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Conservative populism is going to fail in the states. It would have a direct effect on his megaphone.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

The US has a lot to answer for, but there's no way they've done anything so heinous as to have deserved this.

[–] Streamwave@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

Taking his day job seriously, I see