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Others said the campaign had a darker side and stirred up fear of newcomers. Some backers of the Piddington referendum compared their fight against the asylum accommodation to the 1940 Battle of Britain against Nazi Germany.

Villager Herbert Owen, 76, said after voting on Tuesday that the independence referendum "isn't just about Piddington," adding: "It means everything our grandparents, our parents fought for. Today is the Battle of Britain."

Comparing unauthorized immigration to an invasion has become increasingly common among politicians including Nigel Farage of Reform UK, and far-right groups that have been active in organizing and attending anti-immigrant protests.

What a bunch of assholes. From earlier in the article:

Residents of Piddington, which has a population of about 350…

That makes sense. Small town people need to have no say over issues pertaining to classes of people who are "different" from themselves. They're too insulated and lack exposure to those who aren't like them to properly recognize that they're human beings in all the ways that they'd recognize if they knew someone from said class.

Brief story: decades ago, while I was on excellent drugs at a rave, my homophobia (thanks, Mom!) instantly disappeared when I realized the hilarious gay guy, in a group of us smoking cigarettes, was no different from me. "He just wants to take his drugs and have a good time on Saturday night," I realized. He was no different from me!

Small town people need drugs and a good time with people unlike themselves.

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[-] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Villager Herbert Owen, 76, said after voting on Tuesday that the independence referendum "isn't just about Piddington," adding: "It means everything our grandparents, our parents fought for. Today is the Battle of Britain."

Herbert, Britain took hundreds of thousands of refugees when Nazi Germany invaded all of Europe. Many of those refugees fought for the Allies during the Battle of Britain when UK was left standing alone. You shame your grandparents and parents who fought during the war and tarnishing the name of the battle that fought for everything that is right.

No wonder the Scots and Welsh are right to push for independence. I would not want to be associated with England-- an old man yelling at clouds.

[-] drmoose@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I will never feel bad for UK having to deal with "migrant crisis" after terrorizing the world for centuries

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Great, invade them and make them a vassal state to the UK with an 80% tax rate and forced serfdom. Should be done before lunch.

[-] hissingmeerkat@sh.itjust.works 85 points 4 days ago

They say that "Today is the Battle of Britain" yet for some reason they switched sides and joined the fascists

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 days ago

Send a couple of Spitfires to strafe them, see how they like that.

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[-] BuyEU@lemmy.ml 59 points 4 days ago

I say, give them independence. Cut them off from the grid, water, sewage. Add border checks requiring visas if they want to enter the rest of the country. Treat them how you would treat any other country, with the influence of 300 people. See how long they last.

As a nice gesture, let them have another referendum to see if they want to rejoin.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 days ago

Yeah, it's really a vote for free-riding. So bill them for everything they consume, and mark it up a bit extra because they're being cunts.

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago

Just let them get their independence. Build a razorwire fence around the village, invalidate their passports, and cut off water, power, and phones. And just in case they have boats, place a coast guard boat in front of their harbour (or whatever they have).

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Sounds perfectly reasonable. I'm sure they'll sort it out. Refuse to let any of them seek refuge.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Exactly the plan.

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[-] garth@sh.itjust.works 43 points 4 days ago

Town expects to be taken seriously

It's named Piddington

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[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Do they still draw and quarter people at Tyburn?

[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago

The migrants are coming regardless, the only choice you have is whether to be humane or cruel.

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[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 39 points 4 days ago

At least when their barely-a-worthwhile-orgy of a village falls apart, they'll be able to seek asylum within easy walking distance.

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[-] Setiyeti93@lemmy.ca 23 points 4 days ago

There is there classic film called passport to pimlico.

The story of how technically speaking pimlico belonged to some foreign prince. At the time because the post war rationing was making life difficult... They all decided to secede the UK. Only to find the actually rationing wasn't that bad when faced with all of the other issues that came from being isolationist.

It was relevant then. It was relevant during the brexit referendum. And it is relevant today.

Although this shouldn't be confused for the cases Scotland Ireland and Wales make for independence.

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[-] StealthLizardDrop@piefed.social 21 points 4 days ago

That's nice of them to show me what village i am not going to visit. Glad moronic racists are happy to show themselves on the map

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[-] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I am in agreeance with the comments basically telling those people that they would need to basically build up their "country" but definitely under a time constraint before being kicked out of the country.

Hell, I was thinking similar things like that for certain parts of my country. Could easily apply to both. Simple things like them having to draft their own laws, create their own currency and then when that is created hand over basically all the foreign money back, government from the part of the country that didn't secede still keeps control over the military bases and other government things of importance still in the new country. Things like other have said about disconnecting from nationwide utilities and having to have their own passports.

I bet in both situations they wouldn't even last more than a few years before collapsing inder their own ineptitude.

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[-] Malica@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

What a bunch of wankers

[-] patruelis@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago

Yeah, i wonder how that would go with no money to support anything from infrastructure to basics like electricity.

You need to be very stupid or old, say 75 or 80 to support something like this.

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