FelixCress@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoReform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real peoplewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]interestingshare[email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareAdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down52·5 months agoWhat does it mean to be a “real person?” Was Shakespeare a real person? His works have had a real effect on the world, does that make him real?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·5 months agoI’m pretty sure if someone put up Shakespeare as a candidate in a modern UK election, that wouldn’t be allowed.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·5 months agoThis might be peak jaqing off
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoAmazing that you would choose an example person that would absolutely be an issue if he showed up on the ballot.
What does it mean to be a “real person?” Was Shakespeare a real person? His works have had a real effect on the world, does that make him real?
I’m pretty sure if someone put up Shakespeare as a candidate in a modern UK election, that wouldn’t be allowed.
This might be peak jaqing off
Amazing that you would choose an example person that would absolutely be an issue if he showed up on the ballot.