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[–] [email protected] 95 points 10 months ago (2 children)

“I won’t stand for it. Would we see the same reaction if the activists were far-right?”

Not at all, Liz, not at all. The far-right would use violence

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

She says this as if the far-right doesn't constantly belittle, cuss out, diminish, put down, and spread falsehoods about their opponents and minorities

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

But she isn’t one of those people. She only cares when she’s the one affected

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

They usually get a slap on the wrist; cf instigating race riots gives longer sentences than blocking a highway.

[–] [email protected] 94 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I’ve learned how powerful the unelected bureaucracy is. You have to win in November … you have to dismantle the leftist state … they are devious, they are ruthless and they are out to get you.

Those are called voters.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

pretty sure... uhm. do sheep eat lettuce?

Cows? maybe? or perhaps horses?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Well, it also included bankers and other financial types, economists and captains if industries, classic leftist material and bureaucracy according to truss, who were all hearing the economic equivalent of "terrain beep boop pull up" from their instruments and started yelling for somebody to do something.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's not funny... it's HILARIOUS!

[–] [email protected] 49 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I felt a little bit sorry for her before I watched the video...and...hearing her say "It's the economy, stupid" and then the banner...it's a masterpiece. I can't stop watching it 😁

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

And she's wearing lettuce green!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

It’s like watching an old slapstick pie-to-the-face routine, except the surprise is genuine. Truly, it’s majestic.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 10 months ago

"they are suppressing my free speech" says woman invited to be on stage in front of a crowd of people and say anything she wants.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 10 months ago (1 children)

[Truss complained that the British press wasn't] “particularly deferential to politicians”

Why should they be? Their job should be to inform the public, not suck up to those in power.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Right? Fourth Estate doing its job, bitch. They spend enough time sucking capitalist dick, let them have this.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Also she holds no political offices right now. She isn't even an MP anymore. I think few politicians in the UK have demolished themselves this fast and spectacularly.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They suppressed free speech... by speaking.

I don't really get the joke, though. Lettuce?

[–] [email protected] 72 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There was a bet at the time she came into office that she would last less than an iceberg lettuce because of her outrageous policy proposals. She lasted 45 days before the pension funds collapsed and she was replaced, meanwhile, the lettuce persevered in its side dish career.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hahaha!

The real joke is in the comments. That's amazing.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago

There was a livestream of the lettuce and everything. It was great.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

The lettuce.

It's great because it started out as a sarcastic joke, but as her premiership progressed, there was a sense of dawning hilarity as we realised that she actually wasn't going to outlast the lettuce.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They can never laugh it off, that's all they need to do, but they don't have the capacity to laugh at themselves.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

Which is ironic, considering that they're British.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

She makes like a lettuce and leaves

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

It was all she had eyes berg for.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

I got disrupted!! They are taking away my free speech by disrupting me!! On my book tour!! It's a security threat!! I have to go!! Trump is the best!! Love you Elon, thanks for X!!

-ex british pm of 45 days

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

And her without a parliamentary seat now too. Poor think will be Romaine aimlessly around not knowing what to do with herself.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Butterhead still will look silly

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Endive it will. It’s as if her ice bergled the rest of her face.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

She'll probably stay in the Fringe all year.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

To paraphrase a popular English football (soccer) chant:

🎶 It's happened again. It's happened again. Liz Truss' lettuce, it's happened again! 🎶

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Such a shame on the activists to spread disinformation. It was Lizzy who crushed the economy, #NOT THE LETTUCE!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Liz Truss makes for a better parody version of herself than the best comedian. She's is so inept in public.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Whoever is recording that really needs to clean the lens.