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Angela Merkel’s memoir only the second-best book written by a German leader, claims Nigel Farage

newsthump.com Angela Merkel’s memoir only the second-best book written by a German leader, claims Nigel Farage

Despite garnering rave reviews from critics, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has ranked Angela Merkel’s new memoir as only the second-best book written by a German leader, falling short of his person…

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I definitely ate this one!
- Sonofabitch. I did too lol
- Okay, sorry. Context?
  
  From the British TV show IT Crowd. I forget the exact scene but it is the father trying to convince his son he is in heaven and Hitler ruins it.
I'm sure he meant that Willy Brandt's memoirs were a better read.

Right?
British right wingers scoring cheap points against Germans but then getting all butthurt if you bring up, you know, things.
Got damn
You sucking the shit out of the asshole of fascism is not a virtue. Neither is having a tantrum when I call it out..
- I laughed 🤷‍♂️
  
  You! Less reaction memes, more hacking the planet!.
- Did you just claim that a sixteen word satirical headline stretched your patience? Lol
  
  The joke isn’t even about Germany, it’s about Farage being a fascist
  
  It wasn’t the length of that was the problem, I was complaining about the poor construction.
  
  Then again, I have standards. If you don’t, you do you.
  
  Hostility towards any sign of intelligence is always the first step in the downfall of any society.
  
  But, hey, at least you’ve got something to be proud of! Contribute into the downfall of society because you glorify ignorance? What a hero you are!
  
  Blocked
- Wow, you edited down paragraphs showing your absolute lack of sense of humor and subtlety to:
  
  You sucking the shit out of the asshole of fascism is not a virtue. Neither is having a tantrum when I call it out.
  
  That’s just cowardly. You can be wrong, sometimes. It’s ok, you know?
  
  “Standing up to oppression is cowardly”
  
  Clearly, your brain has been washed and rinsed a few hundred times. I pity you.
- You okay mate?
- Oof, there are a few things you might wanna learn:
  
  People have different tastes. What I find funny, you may not like it and vise versa.
  
  Some people consider some things too serious to joke about. Some people don't. I am one of those people that say that there is nothing in this world, that cannot be joked about.
  
  It is absolutely possible to take something serious and at the same time laugh about it.
  
  Tell yourself what you have to to excuse your enablement of fascism.
  
  I feel sorry for you. But more sorry for the people who will be hurt because of your actions and decisions.
  
  Don’t bother replying because I’ve blocked you

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