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Others said the campaign had a darker side and stirred up fear of newcomers. Some backers of the Piddington referendum compared their fight against the asylum accommodation to the 1940 Battle of Britain against Nazi Germany.

Villager Herbert Owen, 76, said after voting on Tuesday that the independence referendum "isn't just about Piddington," adding: "It means everything our grandparents, our parents fought for. Today is the Battle of Britain."

Comparing unauthorized immigration to an invasion has become increasingly common among politicians including Nigel Farage of Reform UK, and far-right groups that have been active in organizing and attending anti-immigrant protests.

What a bunch of assholes. From earlier in the article:

Residents of Piddington, which has a population of about 350…

That makes sense. Small town people need to have no say over issues pertaining to classes of people who are "different" from themselves. They're too insulated and lack exposure to those who aren't like them to properly recognize that they're human beings in all the ways that they'd recognize if they knew someone from said class.

Brief story: decades ago, while I was on excellent drugs at a rave, my homophobia (thanks, Mom!) instantly disappeared when I realized the hilarious gay guy, in a group of us smoking cigarettes, was no different from me. "He just wants to take his drugs and have a good time on Saturday night," I realized. He was no different from me!

Small town people need drugs and a good time with people unlike themselves.

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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Villager Herbert Owen, 76, said after voting on Tuesday that the independence referendum "isn't just about Piddington," adding: "It means everything our grandparents, our parents fought for. Today is the Battle of Britain."

Herbert, Britain took hundreds of thousands of refugees when Nazi Germany invaded all of Europe. Many of those refugees fought for the Allies during the Battle of Britain when UK was left standing alone. You shame your grandparents and parents who fought during the war and tarnishing the name of the battle that fought for everything that is right.

No wonder the Scots and Welsh are right to push for independence. I would not want to be associated with England-- an old man yelling at clouds.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -1 points 3 hours ago

was no different from me. "He just wants to take his drugs and have a good time on Saturday night"' realized. He was no different from me!

How can you be sure that these illegal immigrants are no different than you? For example, are you sure they have the same respect for women as you? I met a Pakistani fella once (wasn't an illegal immigrant, but was an international student). He was boasting about how he had two marriages lined up. I think from there it was quite well established that different cultures have different levels of acceptability for behaviour.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

If the rest of the country is being raped and beheaded, they need to do their patriotic duty and be raped and beheaded, too 🇬🇧

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 3 points 50 minutes ago

Oh, cool. I don't often see an unabashed racist in Lemmy comments. Nice to see one who isn't pussyfooting around, so I know I can cleanly block you.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I am in agreeance with the comments basically telling those people that they would need to basically build up their "country" but definitely under a time constraint before being kicked out of the country.

Hell, I was thinking similar things like that for certain parts of my country. Could easily apply to both. Simple things like them having to draft their own laws, create their own currency and then when that is created hand over basically all the foreign money back, government from the part of the country that didn't secede still keeps control over the military bases and other government things of importance still in the new country. Things like other have said about disconnecting from nationwide utilities and having to have their own passports.

I bet in both situations they wouldn't even last more than a few years before collapsing inder their own ineptitude.

[–] quack@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

Years? They'd be reliant on foreign aid from the UK within weeks.

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 6 points 14 hours ago

What a bunch of wankers

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

So wait are they actually independent then?...

Because if so, that technically means it's perfectly fine for anyone to declare war on them and just take over the area. I mean, they're calling it a battle, so why not give them a taste of what they want then? Considering it's about 300 people, most elderly, it's probably not hard for the internet to gather a 100 who have just some basic combat training. Then they can be given the choice to surrender, and once they do, their land can be sold been to Britain or turned into an anarchist commune, with them being kicked out. /s

Unfortunately, even with such a direct drastic action, the irony would be entirely lost on them.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 14 points 22 hours ago (5 children)

The migrants are coming regardless, the only choice you have is whether to be humane or cruel.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just let them get their independence. Build a razorwire fence around the village, invalidate their passports, and cut off water, power, and phones. And just in case they have boats, place a coast guard boat in front of their harbour (or whatever they have).

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

Well, how much use would it be, behind razor wire, no way to get out by boat, either, and no airport?

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[–] hissingmeerkat@sh.itjust.works 69 points 1 day ago (12 children)

They say that "Today is the Battle of Britain" yet for some reason they switched sides and joined the fascists

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago

Send a couple of Spitfires to strafe them, see how they like that.

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[–] garth@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Town expects to be taken seriously

It's named Piddington

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[–] Setiyeti93@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago (5 children)

There is there classic film called passport to pimlico.

The story of how technically speaking pimlico belonged to some foreign prince. At the time because the post war rationing was making life difficult... They all decided to secede the UK. Only to find the actually rationing wasn't that bad when faced with all of the other issues that came from being isolationist.

It was relevant then. It was relevant during the brexit referendum. And it is relevant today.

Although this shouldn't be confused for the cases Scotland Ireland and Wales make for independence.

[–] tzrlk@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

How funny would it be for them to instead vote to kick England out of the UK? "We're mostly fine with maintaining our unification under a monarchy, but (and we can't stress this enough) fuck England's politicians with an unlubed rake."

[–] wieson@feddit.org 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just a heads up: Ireland has independence. Maybe you're thinking of unification or independence of Northern Ireland.

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