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Doodley

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15. Do you not see that many of those examples are irony or attempts at humor? I actually agree with

Reply to Soph0571 (Reply #14)

Sun May 19, 2019, 08:13 PM

May 2019

the ironic points he is making. He is using allegory to make his points. He acts like a clown, a jester, a fool, but as Shakespeare shows, even a fool can make serious points and be smarter than those around him.

I'm not a fan of Johnson, but he is a lot better than the worst reading of those quotes, and certainly nothing like Trump. Look how he has stood up to Trump and Trump's Islamophobic attacks on London, for example.

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This would be our new Prime Minister? [View all] Soph0571 May 2019 OP

Yep JustAnotherGen May 2019 #1

You are welcome Soph0571 May 2019 #13

Trump's idiot half-brother C_U_L8R May 2019 #2

Comparing Boris Johnson to Trump. Really? Doodley May 2019 #6

Trump actively promoted Boris for PM against May the last time he visited the UK LeftishBrit May 2019 #10

I agree, and I'd say Boris isn't a divider. Look at how he stood up to Trump's Doodley May 2019 #16

Several years ago he did, when he was Mayor of London and specifically dependent on Londoners' votes LeftishBrit May 2019 #18

My favorite Boris moment might just encapsulate his tenure as Prime Minister Siwsan May 2019 #3

Is he buds with Phillip? 3Hotdogs May 2019 #4

No, though they both have foot-in-mouth disease LeftishBrit May 2019 #11

If that is the worst he has said, I don't have a problem at all. Doodley May 2019 #5

You don't have a problem at all with terms like "piccaninnies" and "watermelon smiles" Denzil_DC May 2019 #12

Ok Then. *worried look* Soph0571 May 2019 #14

Do you not see that many of those examples are irony or attempts at humor? I actually agree with Doodley May 2019 #15

Somebody has a weird "sense of humour", and I don't think it's me. Denzil_DC May 2019 #17

ALL OF THAT! Soph0571 May 2019 #20

I suspect that the Tories might not go for Johnson T_i_B May 2019 #7

thy sure have some choices, don't they? rurallib May 2019 #8

Gove is the most likely possibility IMO, but I wouldn't rule out Johnson LeftishBrit May 2019 #19

I want rory Soph0571 May 2019 #21

I'd prefer him to the others, but not a chance LeftishBrit May 2019 #23

No wonder the Lib Dems are enjoying a resurgence. mwooldri May 2019 #9

Lib Dems for me on Thursday Soph0571 May 2019 #22