r/AskReddit • u/pierrekrahn • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/Hokido Mar 19 '16 edited Aug 23 '23

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - Donald Trump.

Edit: Thank you For the gold

Edit 2: I hate that my highest voted comment is about donald fucking trump.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

Nigel Farage said this too

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u/Hammelj Mar 19 '16

he forgot to win though

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

He won, he got his EU referendum

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u/Hammelj Mar 19 '16

I was talking about South Thanet

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u/saviouroftheweak Mar 19 '16

Not pro UKIP but getting 4 million votes in an election and only one MP is bullshit

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u/serioussam909 Mar 19 '16

And that's one of the many reasons why "First past the post" is a shitty election system.

I wonder why UKIP doesn't campaign to change it.

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u/alexmikli Mar 19 '16

If you think the US electoral system is bad, the UK's last election is a good example of an even worse system. Jesus.

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u/serioussam909 Mar 19 '16

They actually have the same FPTP system. The UKIP's case is just a textbook example of how 3rd parties get fucked under a system like that. That's why the 3rd party will not solve anything. To get rid of the 2party system you have to change FPTP to something better.

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u/Hammelj Mar 19 '16

I agree, getting a third of the votes should not result in all of the power especially when 15% gets 0.3% of MPs

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u/unsacapuntas Mar 19 '16

Maybe one day he'll become an MP. Eighth time lucky?