<![CDATA[I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage.]]>I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. Brits are wondering what a joke candidate would be like as an actual MP. We've precedent for this in Aarhus. To his own surprise, comedian Jacob Haugaard was elected to Folketinget (parliament) in ‘94 after a campaign intended to parody populist political promises. His Union of Work-Shy Elements promised ‘tailwinds on cycleways’, 'bigger Christmas gifts’ & 'more whales in Randers Fjord’. He turned out to be a good & respected politician.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/23bc7f26-4bb6-4157-b6b1-7da3ce25863b/i-m-enjoying-the-prospect-of-count-binface-beating-farage.RSS for NodeFri, 10 Jul 2026 10:31:30 GMTFri, 10 Jul 2026 05:58:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:25:46 GMT]]>@CiaraNi Comedians tend to: ”have their finger on the pulse of the people” pretty well, yeah.

People are silly that way, they think that the show is the actual person.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116894252818873776https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116894252818873776Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:25:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:25:17 GMT]]>@CiaraNi I wonder if there are joke candidates in French and German politics. Somehow I don't see it.

Any in Irish politics? And no, Aontú doesn't count 😉

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/ap/users/115904213986136232/statuses/116894250932155104https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/ap/users/115904213986136232/statuses/116894250932155104Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:25:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:24:34 GMT]]>@CarstenBoll He did not deliver on his promise for more tailwinds on cycleways though. Typical politician.

@zoul @CiaraNi

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/116894248130062538https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/116894248130062538Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:24:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:22:10 GMT]]>@CarstenBoll The context for Count Binface has turned serious now, because of Farage's stunt and the need to challenge the right-wing, but it wasn't the intention all along. His campaigns until now have been about making people aware that their single vote counts - serious, but not War In My Country serious.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894238694643484https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894238694643484Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:22:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:20:37 GMT]]>@CiaraNi The context for Count Binface is also very serious, but I appreciate the difference 🙂

I'm also partial to the Monster Raving Loony Party!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/ap/users/115904213986136232/statuses/116894232583147645https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/ap/users/115904213986136232/statuses/116894232583147645Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:20:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:19:37 GMT]]>@CarstenBoll @zoul Yes, that's why I purposely didn't mention Zelensky in this context, to not mix things together. The comedy election campaigns are different. And also the situation for him and Ukraine is too serious, I didn't want to joke about it in this context.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894228652839500https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894228652839500Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:19:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:17:30 GMT]]>@zoul @CiaraNi

Yes, but he ran on a real platform, not a joke platform.

Haugaard, when elected, was actually a decent MP and said he came away with great respect for the democratic work going on in the parliament. He got a lot of stuff done too.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/ap/users/115904213986136232/statuses/116894220293031314https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/ap/users/115904213986136232/statuses/116894220293031314Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:17:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:16:35 GMT]]>@zoul Yes I know.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894216694216133https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894216694216133Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:16:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:16:01 GMT]]>@MargaretD I'd like to see an Aussie equivalent of those campaign promises. Off the top of my head, all I can think of is: 'Spiders will not be allowed into the house' and 'A Drop Bear will be added to the national flag'.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894214489330919https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894214489330919Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:16:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:13:53 GMT]]>@CiaraNi (Also let’s not forget the former comedian that’s been successfully leading Ukraine against Russians for years.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://boskovice.social/users/zoul/statuses/116894206078042840https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://boskovice.social/users/zoul/statuses/116894206078042840Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:13:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:08:33 GMT]]>Other campaign promises that got Jacob Haugaard and his party The Union of Consciously Work-Shy Elements [Sammenslutning af Bevidst Arbejdssky Elementer] accidentally elected:

Nutella in army rations.

The right to be stupid.

Shorter queues in supermarkets.

8 hours leisure time; 8 hours rest; 8 hours sleep.

More renaissance furniture in IKEA.

It was the promise of a tailwind in both directions on every bike path that got him elected and made him a national treasure, though.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894185118604071https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894185118604071Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:08:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. on Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:11 GMT]]>I believe Count Binface’s campaigns are intended to promote the idea that ‘every vote counts’. Jacob Haugaard had been running joke election campaigns for 15 years before he accidentally got elected. His aim was to satirise the outlandish populist promises of real politicians. Good comedians, making a point, persevering for years, punching up.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894152231966483https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116894152231966483Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:11 GMT