@annbauerwriter@GBNEWS Trite. We are free. You are less free than you think you are.
In the USA your freedom is defined by how much money you have in the bank, and by being lucky.
@annbauerwriter@GBNEWS How is the UK an authoritarian country?
Anyone would think we elected a glorified Mafia boss to the highest office in the land whose idea of international relations starts and ends with bullying and blackmailing people for what he can put in his pocket.
@rokketronz @Horseshit_McKay@TyasTerry@zarahussain999 Why would a ex pat crypto currency investor living in Thailand bankroll a nationalist party in the UK? He gave nigel £5m quid but also gave the largest political donation by a living person to the Reform party.
Why would he do that?
@TyasTerry@zarahussain999 Should you not care that someone who wants to lead our country on a platform of nationalism and sovereignty is taking large sums of money from financiers overseas?
@RaheemKassam Because he was given £5m quid and didn't declare it.
Why would someone running on a message of national sovereignty accept money from a shady overseas financier? What's that about the?
@PurpleCarsons@adamndsmith@elonmusk ...than translation services.
4) social equality. If people are paying taxes and don't speak the dominant language they are effectively excluded from accessing services they may be entitled to.
5) Diplomacy. Kind essential for that...
@PurpleCarsons@adamndsmith@elonmusk Why?
1) The courts: people have a legal right to understand legal proceedings even if they don't speak the dominant language.
2) Healthcare: not being able to communicate with patients to understand their symptoms means treatments could be wrong. Medical lawsuits cost more...