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Nigel Farage has milkshake thrown over him after launching general election campaign (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by GreatAlbatross to c/uk_politics

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[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You're right. We should start throwing things at people we dislike.

I'm sure that will work. 👍

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

You make a good point, throughout history there have been many times where change began or could only be achieved through direct protest action, not by elections and votes alone.

So long as it's harmless and raises awareness for how evil and hated by the people of the nation certain groups or individuals are, throwing milkshake, rotten tomatoes and the like, are an excellent idea.

[–] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You're right, throwing food is not enough and kind of a waste.

Wheel out the guillotines.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

I've looked on Amazon and Ebay and can't even find tumbrils. I'm a bit stuck, here. Plenty of supplies for the tricoteuses on Etsy, at least.