What is real life anymore?
It is often said of Armando Iannucci's brilliant
The Thick Of It series that there is simply no point in any fresh episodes, as real life politics is now beyond parody and quite ridiculous enough. After the events of the past few days, we are inclined to agree. It seems that stupidity and nonsense in the realm of modern politics knows no bounds.
Our own pixellated Pisstaker-in-Chief
hrtbps found the faux outrage exhibited by the likes of the Sun and the Express about Jeremy Corbyn's Glastonbury appearance ripe for parody. They were
livid that the Labour leader had somehow
snubbed our brave troops on Armed Forces Day, in favour of larging it at Glasto - despite this tweet:
https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/878493139618586625
Our hrtbps scribed a short but deliciously caustic piece parroting the right-wing rage, and in doing so showed precisely why their mock fury was so idiotic, misleading and misplaced. You can read the piece here:
https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/879256569262768128
Now it was clearly written in jest, but we knew the headline would catch a few bites from the type of people who express their outrage about articles before actually reading them. That said, we were certain that most of those who would actually click through and read the thing would realise it was satire.
The intention was not so much to fish for complaints but to highlight the idiocy of sections of the media.
This was clearly lost of some readers, often to amusing effect. There were passionate Corbynites getting their fair trade underwear in a twist over a piece of satire not aimed at their 'absolute boy'. But far more amusingly, another group took the piece very much on face value - Britain First.
That's right, the very
very far-right outfit that was born of BNP stock and decided to learn photoshop extremely badly, were so enamoured with what they saw as expertly executed Jezzer bashing that they decided to nab it - and stick it on their website as their own work...
Such was the irony of a reactionary group of right-wing morons stealing an article poking fun at a reactionary group of right-wing morons, that our followers couldn't quite believe what was going on. In fact they had to double-check that it was all really happening...
https://twitter.com/SamEyes/status/879449174726643712
Senior members of the essentially neo-fascist outfit were keen to share the plagiarised piece, such was their immense pride in the not-their-own work. Paul Golding, Leader of Britain First and 'lifelong #patriot', was keen to get the message out there...
As was Jayda Fransen, his able deputy and fellow truth-talker...
Of course, rascal that he is, hrtbps found the adoption of his work by exactly the type of opportunistic idiots he was mocking absolutely hilarious, but he felt it his duty to set the record straight and inform both Golding and Fransen that they had been well and truly had...
https://twitter.com/hrtbps/status/879463817020940290
https://twitter.com/hrtbps/status/879472305340133376
Despite the heads up, at the time of writing, the pilfered article and both tweets remain proud and unbowed. Absolute scenes.
https://twitter.com/adambanksdotcom/status/879475405681549312
https://twitter.com/InLiberalism/status/879468686368747520
https://twitter.com/therealsurkov/status/879498671867473920
https://twitter.com/LordMVee/status/879481253359210496
https://twitter.com/c0un7z3r0/status/879480931454771200
