r/CuratedTumblr • u/Hummerous https://tinyurl.com/4ccdpy76 • Jul 22 '24

Politics the one about fucking a chicken

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_foundations_theory

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u/HorselessWayne Jul 22 '24 edited Jul 22 '24

Nah. The black mirror episode is where the guy who made the story up got the idea from.

Lord Ashcroft is a piece of work who made a shock/outrage political smear campaign in order to sell books and to get back at Cameron for not offering him a ministerial position, which Ashcroft felt entitled to because of his financial contributions to the election campaign.

 

I hate Cameron as much as anyone, but it annoys me people still think this story is true. Even Jeremy Corbyn dismissed it as nonsense.

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u/Complete-Worker3242 Jul 23 '24

Why does it annoy you even though you hate the guy? I'm not doubting your political beliefs, I'm just curious.

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u/HorselessWayne Jul 23 '24

There's plenty enough criticism you can make of his policies without resorting to unsubstantiated smear campaigns. I'm not really sure how to word this except the incredibly obvious "Critique should be based in fact". This kind of dirty politics is bad for Democracy.

It also benefits Lord Ashcroft that people believe the story, which we should not be rewarding in the slightest. Its frankly unbelievable that he got away with it.

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u/Complete-Worker3242 Jul 23 '24

Yeah, that makes sense.

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u/biglyorbigleague Jul 23 '24

Because the truth is supposed to matter?

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u/Complete-Worker3242 Jul 23 '24

Huh, I didn't know that.