Post 9mZpLQXP7eCp7mYJBw by garfiald@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #9mZoyfkkO1UHeYwXaq by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T10:59:26Z
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americans love to pretend the uk is silly because the house of commons is complete chaos, when in fact parliament being rowdy as hell is, across the world, the norm rather than the exception
(DIR) Post #9mZp0oEloTw2Xu0NiS by cute@deadinsi.de
2019-09-04T10:59:48Z
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@garfiald damn imagine having a government that does things
(DIR) Post #9mZp2oexDKYgR1D2kC by radicalrobit@radical.town
2019-09-04T11:00:11Z
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@garfiald east asian parliaments are where all the real action is at anyways
(DIR) Post #9mZp327RAk4CB7dTRg by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T11:00:13Z
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unbeknownst to them, it is the americans that are boring
(DIR) Post #9mZpD6l2mQWBSexuoS by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T11:02:03Z
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that said, there are plenty of uk specific things to laugh at, such as the giant mace they like to wave around
(DIR) Post #9mZpGKjXH89FftnXEG by wintgenstein@radical.town
2019-09-04T11:02:37Z
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@garfiald im waiting for parliament to turn into a street brawl like what happened in turkey a few years ago
(DIR) Post #9mZpHJ7ikL92yHZhFw by Caelyn@bibeogaem.zone
2019-09-04T11:02:47Z
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@garfiald Pft, that's the best bit!
(DIR) Post #9mZpK3R5WreFBZwZ2u by friskywhiskers@seacow.social
2019-09-04T11:03:15Z
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@garfiald seriously u ever watch cspan it's like watching the walking dead but instead of zombies eating people it's zombies repeating media talking points
(DIR) Post #9mZpLQXP7eCp7mYJBw by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T11:03:33Z
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@wintgenstein not unlikely
(DIR) Post #9mZpLrujL1uK1wfonY by marie_joseph@eldritch.cafe
2019-09-04T11:03:36Z
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@garfiald I've often said we would be closer to democracy if our representatives still fistfought on the House floor
(DIR) Post #9mZpS2CfzlExgE0Xo0 by SanfordianPhil@radical.town
2019-09-04T11:04:40Z
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@garfiald US politicians are all roman statue avis, taking it all very serious without realizing that the culture they are trying to roleplay consisted of arguing heatedly then wrasslin' in the afternoon to get over any bad blood
(DIR) Post #9mZq4oYQfz3UdqfrTE by radicalrobit@radical.town
2019-09-04T11:11:44Z
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@garfiald what's the point of the giant mace if it isn't used to smash boris johnson's head open like a watermelon?
(DIR) Post #9mZq6h3HXaexx808fI by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T11:12:05Z
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@radicalrobit this is an excellent point that i shall raise with my local MP
(DIR) Post #9mZq80vf7jHttF4DAm by radicalrobit@radical.town
2019-09-04T11:12:20Z
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@garfiald thank you
(DIR) Post #9mZqgaigYqpojrU7bk by gasp@girlcock.club
2019-09-04T11:18:33Z
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@garfiald but garf what about ~~decorum
(DIR) Post #9mZqvm36ilIQDhHDaC by sexybenfranklin@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T11:21:19Z
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@garfiald or the fact that its illegal to use recordings of Parliament in a comedy program
(DIR) Post #9mZsALH4eQ3JTfJttw by raekh@girlcock.club
2019-09-04T11:35:06Z
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@garfiald the WHAT
(DIR) Post #9mZt2vvUb164myFxia by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T11:45:01Z
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@gasp *blocking legislation by talking nonstop for 48 hours straight, pissing and shitting myself* this is so decorous right now
(DIR) Post #9mZt853K5luAXdNDiC by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T11:45:57Z
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@raekh yeah they have a big old mace in the middle of parliament, occasionally someone who wants to cause a scene will pick it up and swing
(DIR) Post #9mZu0koJ3OAhgkQ5xI by raekh@girlcock.club
2019-09-04T11:55:49Z
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@garfiald awesome
(DIR) Post #9mZvDSgfqWJtCQTP8q by raekh@girlcock.club
2019-09-04T11:56:09Z
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@garfiald i want that mace
(DIR) Post #9mZvDT1aal3AFIG6k4 by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T12:09:19Z
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@raekh its big
(DIR) Post #9mZvgaVnpiiXrhHDvs by raekh@girlcock.club
2019-09-04T12:14:35Z
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@garfiald Even Better
(DIR) Post #9maPFPEPMnRl2LpJCK by bryn@godforsaken.website
2019-09-04T14:11:00Z
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@garfiald my friend's mum's former landlord in macedonia(?) was a famous opera singer who got arrested for being part of a group who burst into parliament and beat up a load of MPs
(DIR) Post #9maPHbivtKfkMP9beq by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T15:08:44Z
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@bryn this may either be good or bad. seeing as they are a landlord, probably bad
(DIR) Post #9maPLdaOuQORIL5K4G by snakeboy@godforsaken.website
2019-09-04T14:16:40Z
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@garfiald if anything we're too civil, have some passion about things that actually matter. Bring a knife
(DIR) Post #9maQ6c3UPzvA9p5fhA by cuttlefish@cryptids.online
2019-09-04T15:15:23Z
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@garfiald https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_Rules_of_the_United_States_Senate
(DIR) Post #9maQxZMTAGnv9ODgZc by Ethancdavenport@retro.social
2019-09-04T18:04:59Z
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@garfiald also worth noting that us congress can afford to be friendly and complacent bc they’re all funded by the same corporations lol
(DIR) Post #9maSQBk89jqeFeUuQa by bryn@godforsaken.website
2019-09-04T15:43:01Z
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@garfiald hmm I'm gonna ask him what it was about
(DIR) Post #9maSmQDX1Q9LVsqqZM by _ampersand@radical.town
2019-09-04T15:45:15Z
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@garfiald Americans don't even riot for elections, which like, what the fuck, if your supporters won't even torch cars then you're not a real political party
(DIR) Post #9maUIcYilr7p0lgEOO by whiskeysailor@radical.town
2019-09-04T14:13:57Z
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@garfiald we use to have a good rowdy place then they got rid of the spatoons and it was all downhill from there
(DIR) Post #9maZG1C1E4UQJWdiYi by bryn@godforsaken.website
2019-09-04T19:21:05Z
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@garfiald turns out the landlord was a supporter of the former fash govt and when that former govt got caught doing corrupt stuff they had their supporters storm parliament??? then this guy gave a speech. anyway now he's in jail for terrorism
(DIR) Post #9maZG1Ksh7Zwl0mnNA by garfiald@mastodon.social
2019-09-04T19:37:59Z
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@bryn the question is, why not put all landlords in prison
(DIR) Post #9maZQMlHt8ZY6X4R1c by bryn@godforsaken.website
2019-09-04T19:39:51Z
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@garfiald and it's a damn good question