I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage.
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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.
@CiaraNi (Also let’s not forget the former comedian that’s been successfully leading Ukraine against Russians for years.)
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@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'.
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@CiaraNi (Also let’s not forget the former comedian that’s been successfully leading Ukraine against Russians for years.)
@zoul Yes I know.
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@CiaraNi (Also let’s not forget the former comedian that’s been successfully leading Ukraine against Russians for years.)
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.
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@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.
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@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.
@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!
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@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!
@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.
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@CarstenBoll He did not deliver on his promise for more tailwinds on cycleways though. Typical politician.
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@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.
@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
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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.
@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.
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