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[–] [S] 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (11 children)

You posted a YouTube video from some rando account suggesting that it was posted by the newly-elected MP, and then copy/pasted some other rando's lie-ridden opinion. Everything you've shared here is at best irrelevant, and at worst misinformation.

I get that you're sad that Reform lost, but they're the wrong path for this country. Maybe one day you'll understand that. The Greens ran on a platform of hope and community over division and fear and I'm absolutely thrilled that they beat Reform so bad. It renews my faith in humanity that we can make good choices in the face of divisive, hateful demagogues and that's just awesome.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    The YouTube video is a real Green Party campaign video, here's the Bengali version of it. Obviously it's just racist fear-mongering though, putting out political messaging in non-English languages like Urdu and Bengali is fairly normal.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 8 months ago

    Yeah I realised that after watching the TLDR News coverage. I hadn't seen the video myself obviously 'cause I don't watch TV and don't speak Urdu ;-) It was the fact that it felt like racist fear-mongering that made me jump to conclusions. Like, seriously, as a politician, you go to where the people are. If a large portion of your electorate speak a different language, you'd better figure out how to talk to them.

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  • [+] -7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

    You posted a YouTube video created by some rando suggesting that it was posted by the newly-elected MP

    The actual videos are on instagram but I'm not on instagram, so I posted the video that had been copied from instagram

    Here's an article about them:

    Goodwin described the video as “blatant sectarianism” and criticised it for not being in English.

    Green Party sources told TOI: “We produced these videos to reach out to communities who speak these languages.

    ”The Urdu leaflet shows Spencer in front of a mosque and says: “Labour must be punished for Gaza”.

    Just under 40% of Gorton’s population is Muslim.

    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/uk-green-party-accused-of-sectarianism-after-releasing-videos-in-urdu-and-bangla-featuring-pm-modi-and-gaza/articleshow/128826689.cms

    I get that you’re sad that Reform lost

    You think I'm sad? Reform is the worst party in the UK and Farage is one of the biggest jokes in UK politics of all time

    It's pretty clear I've touched a nerve so I'll leave it there

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