Brexit Thread Seven: More of this shit

[king_tubby]

Fucking hell, how do they react when they see Private Eye? Jesus wept, man.

[Endicott]

It's very funny. Especially the reaction.

[Fambo Number Mive]

Private Eye is obviously satire though, whereas that doctored Guardian article isn't. When people see a Tweet from someone they don't always spend time checking out the account and seeing what else they post to see if the account is satirical.

[BlodwynPig]

Private Eye is obviously satire though, whereas that doctored Guardian article isn't. When people see a Tweet from someone they don't always spend time checking out the account and seeing what else they post to see if the account is satirical.

Give over.

Guardian political columnist buys into Russian bots everywhere slur, is more serious

[Ferris]

Private Eye is obviously satire though, whereas that doctored Guardian article isn't. When people see a Tweet from someone they don't always spend time checking out the account and seeing what else they post to see if the account is satirical.

Yeah I agree - seems a bit off to me.

[king_tubby]

Nostradamus and his horse David Collins agree.

https://twitter.com/emmakennedy/status/1162354002744487936

Love the instant ownage in the comments.

[imitationleather]

For people to think that story could be in any way true shows what a low, low, low opinion even centrists have of Umunna.

[Fambo Number Mive]

Give over.

Guardian political columnist buys into Russian bots everywhere slur, is more serious

Has he blamed it on Russian bots?

How would you react if a Twitter account tweeted a doctored article about Corbyn and called it satire? We'd all rightfully be condemning it. I don't think it should be any better just because the subjects of the article are tossers.

[Fambo Number Mive]

I certainly don't agree with Emma Kennedy that it should be a crime though.

[Endicott]

When you dive into it and read the text, what Chukka is reported to have said, it's so obviously fake, that if anything these people getting upset about it makes it even funnier.

[king_tubby]

Has he blamed it on Russian bots?

Yes.

https://twitter.com/peterwalker99/status/1162346730370883584

[holyzombiejesus]

How would you react if a Twitter account tweeted a doctored article about Corbyn and called it satire? We'd all rightfully be condemning it. I don't think it should be any better just because the subjects of the article are tossers.

I think we'd probably roll with the punches. That (obviously fake) Chukka thing is really tame compared to what we've had thrown at us.

[imitationleather]

Yes.

https://twitter.com/peterwalker99/status/1162346730370883584

Oh man. How could anyone ever want to ban comedy this good?

[Fambo Number Mive]

Yes.

https://twitter.com/peterwalker99/status/1162346730370883584

Ah, sorry BlodwynPig I did see that but for some reason my mind didn't make the connection. Yes, Walker was silly to have said that.

[Endicott]

Dug this out of the Emma Kenedy thread up there.

https://twitter.com/EmmaKennedy/status/1162360544843698181

https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-has-jeremy-corbyn-ever-voted-with-the-conservatives-in-parliament

Oh dear, Emma.

[idunnosomename]

here's the best take

https://twitter.com/DrRobertZands/status/1162127101450997761

[Cuellar]

Is anyone on twitter real?

[king_tubby]

Heh, yeah, I used to think Zands was a poundshop Hedges but he's been stepping up to the plate recently.

[holyzombiejesus]

here's the best take

https://twitter.com/DrRobertZands/status/1162127101450997761

Not sure he's real.

Edit. He's real?

[king_tubby]

No.

[idunnosomename]

are any of us truly real?

edit: googled, actually, yes

[Cuellar]

It looks like all these lol-centrist accounts just spend their time replying to each other. How many of them are there, and do they really think it's a good use of their time?

[Cuellar]

It's all a bit self-congratulatory.

[imitationleather]

They could look on here and say the same thing.

[king_tubby]

It's all a bit self-congratulatory.

Yeah, definitely getting that way. Preferred it when it was mainly Hedges and Streatham Rovers, tbh.

[Cuellar]

They could look on here and say the same thing.

A forum would be a pretty weird place if no one replied to anyone else.

[imitationleather]

A forum would be a pretty weird place if no one replied to anyone else.

I've been on a few.

[Cuellar]

Well!

[BlodwynPig]

Has he blamed it on Russian bots?

How would you react if a Twitter account tweeted a doctored article about Corbyn and called it satire? We'd all rightfully be condemning it. I don't think it should be any better just because the subjects of the article are tossers.

I wouldnt condemn it. Id celebrate the creativity and freedom of dying mankind

[Johnny Yesno]

Private Eye is obviously satire though, whereas that doctored Guardian article isn't. When people see a Tweet from someone they don't always spend time checking out the account and seeing what else they post to see if the account is satirical.

Well, they should. A bit of healthy scepticism never did anyone any harm.