So…we will all be making accounts to post photos of our lettuces?
Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss to launch ‘free speech’ social media platform
Submitted 2 months ago by dwazou@jlai.lu to technology@lemmy.world
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Barking@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
I remember Lizz Truss. For a short time I could winge about the conservative party to cab drivers without any fear that they would agree with them.
One of the good things about the UK is Trump style behaviour does not work here for long. Unfortunately it’s more of an objection to incompetence than bigotry but that’s life
Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Didn’t that Trump style behavior convince you guys to leave the EU?
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes but if you bring up that fact, they can’t act self righteous
Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
Fair. You have a point.
Though notably Boris didn’t get away with everything after the fact. There were penalties for incoherent and inconsistent COVID and his hypocrisy.
Though it does concern me that it’s entirely possible that only happened because A) a conservative wrote a report bashing his parties and B) right wing media groups didn’t defend Boris
Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 months ago
In a way.
But there was a lot of lies that represented legitimate concerns and remain didn’t really do a good enough job of bringing leave along with them. Pleanty of “we got lied too, no on told us”. No no no no. Remain clearly said the truth and you listened to the lies.
Also fish was fucking weird. Seems like people will die over fish.
But people were told immigration would go down. People have been wanting immigration to go down for 60 years and it’s never happened. First direct vote about immigration going down is obviously going to be a big factor. Didn’t happen though so far right will win soon.
Womble@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not really, the politicians with a Trumpian style (Johnson and Truss) came after brexit and got there because of the polarisation caused by brexit. There was definitely a lot of lying and false claims that were used by the leave campaign in order to get brexit and it shared some similarities with Trump, but it wasnt politics in the the style of being completely divorced from reality and overwhelming incompetance that defines Trump.
Wazowski@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Stupid cunt.
TemplaerDude@lemm.ee 2 months ago
This clown cannot get over the fact that she’s a complete and utter failure in almost all ways a human being can be. And she’s a despicable slug, too.
Global_Liberty@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I sincerely hope this is the last time I read about Liz Truss and she just disappears into the sands of history.
ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Nah, she’s gonna get mentioned everytime the shortest PMship did the worst damage ever…ratio’d of course.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Last I checked the UK has no guarantees of free speech.
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
They do for the freedom of expression, as do most EU (and ex-EU) countries:
Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This Article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.
The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
We both know that this kind of nuanced take isn’t was Truss is aiming for, though. Otherwise she wouldn’t use the “free speech” canard.
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Oh, sod off, Liz…
Roundeyegweilo@lemm.ee 2 months ago
It wasn’t bad enough she crashed the UK’s economy? Damn son, crack on with your dumb ass.
ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 2 months ago
4chan?
primemagnus@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
For the love of god… don’t.
CrowyTech@feddit.uk 2 months ago
I think I’ll join the platform that the lettuce launches, it’ll likely last longer