An American suggested it was illegal to insult politicians in the UK and this Brit’s A++ comeback was a glorious home run
Time now to return to the transatlantic cultural chasm between the UK and the US after this particular American took to Twitter to suggest it was somehow illegal to dare insult a politician.
No, us neither.
It’s someone called @CyberPunkCortes, a self-described ‘global change observer, cyberpunk dystopia resident, food ration enjoyer [and] OCP Junior Executive’ on Twitter.
How it feels to freely harass and insult British politicians in ways that would get a normal UK citizen arrested. pic.twitter.com/bVNcxtLDs6
— Hernan Cortes (@CyberPunkCortes) January 4, 2025
And they went viral – really viral – as all those likes would suggest.
Fortunately for us – and everyone else – there was no shortage of Brits around to help them out, with totally on-point responses like this,
1.
Wrong, we can do that all we want. No one goes to jail for hurty words unless it’s violent. I’m afraid you’ve been sold a lie.
— Big Serge (@AmBigSerge) January 5, 2025
2.
Yanks piping up like we haven’t got a rich, continuous history of political satire and derision that’s literally older than their country. https://t.co/5Xu4GKEWI4 pic.twitter.com/jYMUQxiNZf
— James (@JamesFl) January 5, 2025
3.
Just when you think Americans couldn’t make themselves look any more cringey, this one says “hold my coat”
— FreebieBean (@FreebieBean) January 6, 2025
4.
The propaganda online yanks fall for never fails to amaze me https://t.co/JzDvVyzxlk
— Ty (@cylertarter) January 5, 2025
5.
There needs to be some really thorough studies into far-right Americans’ obsession with the UK. https://t.co/BsYzv1cED7
— Alex MacDonald (@AlexJayMac) January 5, 2025
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has elon musk actually successfully convinced his army of fucking moronic horsewankers that people in Britain have been arrested over insulting the government? This literally never ever happens. https://t.co/rOAfPkZxHf
— Sam Proxy (@PR0XlMITY) January 6, 2025
But surely no-one put it better than this particular Brit.
Americans buy into British right wing propaganda so much it’s a joke, we insult politicians all the time you stupid cunt. I’ll do it now. Keir Starmer is a prick and his dad made shit tools. No one’s getting arrested you absolute moron https://t.co/pC6JRyVJur
— Tom Nestor (@tomnestorcomic) January 4, 2025
Bravo.
Hilarious isn’t it? Insulting our politicians is practically our national sport
— Robert Rea (@robertrea) January 5, 2025
Americans don’t really get banter and sarcasm though do they.
— Cpt Spooner McFrizzle (@SPMcFrizzle) January 5, 2025
We have multiple programs that air regularly that almost every episode makes fun of if not flat out insults our politicians. It’s like them getting insulted on a regular basis is part of their job.
— Scott (@ScottMackie1993) January 6, 2025
Ask any Brit about any political leader and they probably use a swear word about all of them.
In the US they will say one side is Hitler/Stalin and say the one they support is the second coming of Jesus and will worship them like a god
— Tom Lawrence (@TLawJourno) January 5, 2025
And if you were wondering where that clip was from …
Great movie btw, Another Round (2020)
— Man Fred (@man_fredX) January 4, 2025
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Source @CyberPunkCortes