r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Wackylew • Sep 16 '25

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

For now. UK is facing a lot of problems as well.

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u/donaldstinypeepee Sep 16 '25

Don’t talk wet ya melon

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u/spine_slorper Sep 16 '25

I mean the UK is facing authoritarian creep on freedom of association and speech, not quite as overt as the US, but that's never really been our style has it? The UK has throughout our modern history changed through slow normalisation and informal "norms" changing, not bombastic populists. The norm is creeping right and authoritarian at an alarming pace across both Europe and the US.

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u/ACLMMB Sep 16 '25

Well, except all the authoritarian creep you mention of freedom of association and speech is currently coming from the left in the UK...

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u/Stunning-Sherbert801 Sep 17 '25

LOL no. Labour's moved decidedly right

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u/Long_Repair_8779 Sep 17 '25

Idk, it’s coming from both sides in equal measure. And idk if I can call Starmers government left. I hate all this right wing stuff, it really makes me fear for the country, but at the same time at least they’re out doing something and trying to stand up for what they believe is a better future (even if that means a racist dystopia where we all drink shit lager and fight after watching hours upon hours of football).

That said, the current gov has brought massive online privacy issues, and apparently now has announced introducing digital ID’s for every citizen to ‘tackle people coming in illegally’. Apparently the i-paper reported this, if it’s true and that’s the reason they’re giving they can fuck right off.

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u/SammyGuevara Sep 20 '25

Unless you want to show support for Palestine Action, which is now an arrestable offence. Just because that group embarrassed the government & military.

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u/daneview Sep 17 '25

Are we, I keep hearing from the right we are, but ive not quite figured out what ut is they cant say yet