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[-] vrek@programming.dev 9 points 11 months ago

I know very little of UK politics, what is that group for/against?

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 21 points 11 months ago

It's essentially a model parliament, but one that gets contact with the actual government. Under-18s fight for election and hold debates in the same manner as the House of Commons

No, I have absolutely no idea how this makes it "woke" beyond that some people just use the word to mean "thing I don't like"

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Fascists don't like democracy, probably. Especially not for women and minorities.

[-] vrek@programming.dev -4 points 11 months ago

I'm not really against but I think instead we should just ban anyone over 60 from voting...

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago

Pretty sure he's just some edgy teenager.

He probably spent most of last month hanging flags upside down on lamp posts, and calling himself patriotic, it's the sort of thing people like him do. Everyone else calls him a prat

[-] vzqq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

The funny thing is that the Union Jack is not quite symmetrical. You can hang it upside down, but it takes a very trained eye to see it’s upside down.

That’s part of why ships fly a solid red flag with a Union Jack quarter, so it’s readily apparent when they are in distress.

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 7 points 11 months ago

Never mind getting the Union Jack the right way up, at least some of those dumb fucks managed to paint the Danish flag on a roundabout because they forgot what the English one looks like

[-] GiveOver@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago

The point is: the people hanging them on lampposts don't know that, hence half of them being upside down.

To be fair, as somebody who has put flags on lampposts, it's slightly difficult to coordinate the flag orientation when you're at the top of a ladder.

[-] vzqq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I’m sorry it looks like I misunderstood your comment.

Over here people put flags upside down on purpose, so that was my frame of reference.

🪜 🇬🇧

[-] GiveOver@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

No worries, here's some context on the lamppost thing if you're interested

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx271162ee3o

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