Reality beating Satire again: UK version

[selenak]

Can't decide whether I want this to be true or not. I mean, obviously I don't want Farage in my country: we've got our own blustery bigots, you can keep yours, Britain. But there's no danger of him actually getting German citizenship - married to a German or not, he'd have to prove several years of residency -, and the utter shamelessness of applying for it in order to keep the benefits of being an EU member after doing his best to ruin it for the rest of Britain makes for a good narrative. Also, I have fun imagining him trapped in endless bureaucracy, with every civil servant on whose desk his application for citizenship lands taking a special pleasure in flinging yet more red tape at Farage.

Comments

[legionseagle]

It is infinitely better for my country if yours has him as a citizen.

I mean, I agree entirely that he is a fascistic shit of the worst sort and no sane country would want him.

But Brexit was achieved by shameless lies from shameless liars. If we want to stop Brexit becoming effective the only hope is not merely to expose their lies, but to flay them for all to see.

Nigel Farage campainging for Brexit and then taking German citizenship to avoid the effects is the one thing that cautious, pragmatic Remainer Teresa May (whom I dislike on almost every axis) could use to cancel Leave.

I agree he's a horrible person and I wouldn't (didn't, don't) want him as a fellow countryman either. But if it could turn back Brexit...

[selenak]

Alas (for the UK and Europe in general, given the Brexit fallout), it seems someone must have told him this, for he's now bothered with a denial...

[wee_warrior]

*wrong thread, my mistake!*