They are literally going for a far-right coup in front of our eyes...

[Soph0571]

Reports this morning suggest that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, 'will dare the Queen to sack him and refuse to leave No 10 unless police arrive with warrants' if parliament tries to exert their lawful authority and prevent this administration from leaving the European Union without a deal by the current deadline for leaving of the 31st October.

Who the hell does Boris Johnson and his far right enablers think they are? The United Kingdom is a nation of laws. The highest office in the land does not get to ignore laws because they do not like them. What kind of precedent would it set if this was allowed to stand? Any old fucker at any old time could just refuse to bugger off when their time was up just because.

He is quoted as saying he would refuse to leave unless the police arrived with a warrant… Well then, what is to stop that happening?

I am more than sure Trump is watching this with great interest. From one democracy hi-jacker to another the outcome of this coup attempt will have consequences well outside United Kingdom's shores.

We live in dangerous times.

[beachbumbob]

1. people say a lot of things, but in the end they are still accountable to a higher power whether if

its a Queen or the people. People are forgetting the Queen has a lot to say concerning England's parliament

[onetexan]

18. Laughable. He dares defy the queen and get the police dragging his arse to jail.

If theres one person Brits are protective of its their queen.

[beachbumbob]

20. that could turn this into a british comedy real time

[onetexan]

21. Yup. I can see the queen "off with his head!"

[Vinca]

2. Why do I think Boris has Trump pictures next to his bed?

And in his office, his living room, his kitchen and his loo.

[woodsprite]

3. It's England. Sounds like Elizabeth may

Need to channel some of her ancestors. Lock his ass up in the Tower of London. From there, there are other options.

[Soph0571]

4. I was thinking if he refuses to go they may well send in the Queens Guard...

Who knows? Nothing like this has ever happened before.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

7. All for it!! Maybe Dolt45 could have Boris as a bunkmate?!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!! or
Elizabeth & Bernie 2020!!
Either way, welcome to the revolution!!!

[Myrddin]

24. Maybe the Serjeant-at Arms?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serjeant-at-Arms_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)

Like you say - who knows?

Never thought I'd see the day - shite like this in UK!

[barbtries]

5. i actually expected your post to be about the US

the abuses of power and disregard for the law by trump etc is just as blatant.

[patricia92243]

6. I don't believe the Queen would hesitate a minute. She has always had the good of

the country - not some political party - as her duty.

Wish we had someone like that to get rid of Trump.

[Sogo]

17. "Wish we had someone like that to get rid of Trump."

Exactly!

Trump has driven Americans to long for a monarch to set us straight....

LOL!

[Demsrule86]

8. I am shocked...I can't believe this is happening...all those folks who want multiple

parties...this is what minority rule looks like. Brexit will destroy England...no EU jobs...they don't even have the ability to feed themselves and they destroyed their manufacturing...Boris is working for Russia no doubt who hates the EU.

[Mike 03]

9. Simply Incredible...

The British people aren't shy about protesting. This will bring them out for certain.

[dalton99a]

10. 'Filthy piece of toerag': Boris Johnson constituent speaks her mind

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2019/oct/06/filthy-piece-of-toerag-boris-johnson-constituent-speaks-her-mind-video

There was no mincing of words when a resident of Boris Johnson's Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency in west London was asked how she felt about Britain's prime minister: she called him a 'filthy piece of toerag'.

The woman was being questioned by the Sky News presenter Sophy Ridge, and began her response: 'Don't you ever mention that name in front of me.'

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. I want to buy her a pint or a thousand.

[gordianot]

11. If you are going to do a real Right Wing Coup you need thugs.

Are you going to get Military support? Nope
No military support then no Police support.
Do you have a private army that will challenge the existing Military and Police? No that one is really too stupid to ponder. So you have more followers than the other guy for a good old fashioned street brawl. Oops have you thought about where the Military and Police when that happens.

So your election may have got hacked and politicians got played or planted. You may have even been invaded by foreign money.

In the UK’s case they have a huge advantage which we rejected. Whose portrait hangs in every Government Office? That lion has been sleeping for a long time it may still have teeth. In our circumstance we settled for a piece of parchment and then elected ignorant assholes who cannot read or want something else.

[sharedvalues]

15. In modern times you just need propaganda media

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Is Boris middle name "Charles I"? Perhaps he sees himself as "Oliver Cromwell"?

Ironic, because he must have forgotten Cromwell's genocidal/near genocidal actions in Ireland.

[Kablooie]

26. I think he sees himself as Fagin.

[sharedvalues]

14. Possible because of rightwing propaganda media

This is only possible today because 40 years ago, Rupert Murdoch built a rightwing propaganda media machine that is now lying to its followers every single day to protect Trump and Johnson and their parties.

The Sun: Murdoch
The Times (UK): Murdoch
WSJ: Murdoch
Fox: Murdoch
Daily Caller: Koches
Daily Wire: Wilkses
Limbaugh: supported by unknown rightwing billionaires through Heritage
Sinclair: Sinclair Smith family
Free Beacon: Paul Singer
Breitbart: Bob Mercer
Prager: Wilkses
Newsmax: Scaife with Rees-Mogg connections
Washignton Examiner: Phil Anschutz

All of these are run by billionaires, designed to feed America and the UK poisonous propaganda to get uneducated white voters to vote for billionaires’ tax cuts. And they’re protecting Trump and Johnson because their conservative parties are pushing the billionaires’ agenda.


The real problem: billionaire-funded propaganda in media.

THIS is what we need to fight if we want to fix our countries.

[rainin]

19. This, plus election security, plus campaign finance reform.

Without all three of these, the will of the people will never be enacted.

[usaf-vet]

16. Maybe if we are lucky the Queen will dust of the guillotine and put and end to RW nut jobs in UK.

[bluecollar2]

25. Beheading isn't in vogue these days

Especially with French equipment.

Hanging by the neck on the bank of the Thames is the preferred method of dispatch for treason I believe.

[Initech]

22. Brought to you by News Corporation.

I'm convinced that they are not a news network, they are a foreign intelligence agency with hostile intentions

[Maraya1969]

23. Someone please tell the Queen that it would really help the US is she goes after Boris because we

might need to do the same and we fear no one will be brave enough to do it.

It takes a women.