Snarling orange 'Trump baby' blimp to mock U.S. president in Britain, protesters say

[Becker]

47 minutes ago, Patriot1066 said:

Better if people had respect for those that gave their lives on D Day so they had freedom to post items like yours.

Yes, let's disrespect those that shirked their duty when their country came calling. Agreed?

Edited May 20, 2019 by Becker

[Morch]

1 hour ago, Patriot1066 said:

Better if people had respect for those that gave their lives on D Day so they had freedom to post items like yours.

 

A trump supporter brings up respect for veterans. Funny and sad.

[Chomper Higgot]

What impact this has on Trump has yet to be seen, but it’s certainly got a few of his supporters here on TVF blowing a gasket.

[xylophone]

48 minutes ago, Patriot1066 said:

We need strong leaders like Trump

The UK needs strong leaders period and that's about the long and the short of it. 

 

What it doesn't need is an unintelligent, lying, draft dodging, pussy grabbing, corrupt and self-serving narcissistic idiot like Trump, otherwise the UK would be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.

 

I'm all for strong leaders, but this poor excuse for a human being is not one of them.

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, Patriot1066 said:

Better if people had respect for those that gave their lives on D Day so they had freedom to post items like yours.

What by asking permission from you as to what is acceptable comment?

 

That kind of freedom?!

[Gecko123]

2 hours ago, Patriot1066 said:

Better if people had respect for those that gave their lives on D Day so they had freedom to post items like yours.

Don't conflate disrespect for Trump with disrespect for America or Americans. Many would argue that resisting Trump is in fact an affirmation of American values. Trump constantly tramples on American core values, and regularly undermines just about every American institution whenever it serves his selfish purposes. Showing disrespect towards such a man should be seen as an affirmation of American values, and true patriots, those who love democracy, the rule of law, and the constitution should applaud any and all efforts to thwart his anti-democratic and totalitarian impulses.

 

Edited May 20, 2019 by Gecko123

[yogi100]

2 hours ago, Becker said:

Yes, let's disrespect those that shirked their duty when their country came calling. Agreed?

It's the same the whole world over. Very few UK politicians have ever been in the forces let alone seen active service. After the lessons of the Great War few sons of the privileged elite were placed in danger if it could possibly be avoided.

 

The overwhelming majority of casualties are always suffered by men from working class backgrounds. That's why they're referred to as Cannon Fodder.

 

Our Home Secretary and the Mayor of London were never in the forces either. Neither was Theresa May's husband.

Edited May 20, 2019 by yogi100

[johnnybangkok]

15 minutes ago, yogi100 said:

It's the same the whole world over. Very few UK politicians have ever been in the forces let alone seen active service. After the lessons of the Great War few sons of the privileged elite were placed in danger if it could possibly be avoided.

 

The overwhelming majority of casualties are always suffered by men from working class backgrounds. That's why they're referred to as Cannon Fodder.

 

Our Home Secretary and the Mayor of London were never in the forces either. Neither was Theresa May's husband.

I would never criticise anyone for not going into the armed forces voluntarily but you have to seriously question the character of anyone that dodged the draft through duplicitous and morally abhorrent methods.

Especially if they were then running to be the commander and chief of said armed forces.    

[yogi100]

2 hours ago, xylophone said:

The UK needs strong leaders period and that's about the long and the short of it. 

 

What it doesn't need is an unintelligent, lying, draft dodging, pussy grabbing, corrupt and self-serving narcissistic idiot like Trump, otherwise the UK would be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.

 

I'm all for strong leaders, but this poor excuse for a human being is not one of them.

 

Like over 10 million other young American men at the time he was diagnosed with a medical condition that excused him serving as was the fact that he was still studying at college.

 

In the world wars the British government excused men with flat feet from service.

 

He did not have to go to Vietnam so he did not. Just like you and I would not have done given the chance.

 

It was not exactly a very just and honourable war anyway especially after the atrocity at My Lai and similar incidents were exposed. Many Americans keep quiet about having ever been there if the events depicted in the war museums at HCM City and Hanoi are anything to go by.

 

If Trump had gone to Vietnam the lefties would constantly be referring to him as a baby killer or a war criminal.

[yogi100]

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

What impact this has on Trump has yet to be seen, but it’s certainly got a few of his supporters here on TVF blowing a gasket.

 

What would you have thought had a similar inflatable effigy of the King of Saudi Arabia or the Chinese leader been flown over London when they visited.

 

You know it's OK cos there will be no comebacks where Trump is concerned that's why. If there were that would suit Khan down to the ground but he'd be OK on his 150,000 quid a year salary and that's without his wonderful pension and other perks that come the way of any mayor of London.

 

You can't guarantee that that would be the same with the Chinese and the Saudis.

 

He can afford to be the ignorant, rude, insulting pig that he is but those of us who have to produce wealth don't have that luxury.

 

 

[bizboi]

11 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You seem to have a problem with the people of the U.K. exercising their democratic right to peacefully protest.

 

You also seem to have missed the demonstrations with a million plus attendees demonstrating against the UK Government’s current course of action re Brexit.

 

(Admittedly you probably spotted the  10,000 pro-Brexit demonstrators while ignoring the 1,000,000 pro-Remain demonstrators).

 

Peaceful, democratic protest is alive and well in the U.K.

 

Those who protest are not losers, they are participating in democracy.

by not accepting a democratic vote where the majority of voters voted FOR something - you really don’t grasp basic politics do you?

[bizboi]

3 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

I would never criticise anyone for not going into the armed forces voluntarily but you have to seriously question the character of anyone that dodged the draft through duplicitous and morally abhorrent methods.

Especially if they were then running to be the commander and chief of said armed forces.    

Are you talking about Khan?

[bizboi]

6 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

What impact this has on Trump has yet to be seen, but it’s certainly got a few of his supporters here on TVF blowing a gasket.

and a few of his critics posting 4000 posts a day by all account!!

[johnnybangkok]

2 hours ago, yogi100 said:

 

What would you have thought had a similar inflatable effigy of the King of Saudi Arabia or the Chinese leader been flown over London when they visited.

 

You know it's OK cos there will be no comebacks where Trump is concerned that's why. If there were that would suit Khan down to the ground but he'd be OK on his 150,000 quid a year salary and that's without his wonderful pension and other perks that come the way of any mayor of London.

 

You can't guarantee that that would be the same with the Chinese and the Saudis.

 

He can afford to be the ignorant, rude, insulting pig that he is but those of us who have to produce wealth don't have that luxury.

 

 

We don’t discriminate against ANY dictator

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-34580813/xi-jinping-visit-pomp-and-protests-greet-china-s-president

 

and £150k to run London? Bargain. 

[OtinPattaya]

If Brits demand subtlety, wit, irony, sub-text, and refined manners from their leaders, then they should dig up Bernard Shaw, jam a puppeteering pole up his sphincter, and elect him as the new Prime Minister. While highly entertaining, I think, Trump doesn't exist to amuse or edify people. He's there to get things done, period, when none of the rest of the professional politicians have the bullocks to do so. Obama may have all the social graces Trump lacks, but was Obama ever going to do anything about the trade deficit with China? He doesn't have the stomach for it. He'd rather win the popularity contest. If Trump really cared about the vitriol he receives, he'd hide behind his speech writers and image consultants like Hilary did. Brits are more interested in form than they have ever been in function, and this is why British men, once they enter the Kingdom of Thailand, practically fall to their knees in tears, so grateful are they to be able breathe for once in their fatally repressed lives. 

[Jingthing]

Don't conflate disrespect for Trump with disrespect for America or Americans. Many would argue that resisting Trump is in fact an affirmation of American values. Trump constantly tramples on American core values, and regularly undermines just about every American institution whenever it serves his selfish purposes. Showing disrespect towards such a man should be seen as an affirmation of American values, and true patriots, those who love democracy, the rule of law, and the constitution should applaud any and all efforts to thwart his anti-democratic and totalitarian impulses.
 

Yes Brits please make him feel very unwelcome. Whatever it takes. He's an embarrassing disgrace and people of no country should ever accept such an unfit demagogue as a normal American president. He's a very unfortunate aberration.

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[bendejo]

Sock it to him, cousins!

If possible, lock him in a room with Assange, see how long they last.

Two men enter, one man leaves!  (preferably NEITHER leaves!)

 

reason being because it hurts his inflated ego and his narcissistic persona

Balloon?  Inflated?  Love it!  Maybe he'll get Farage to try to sabotage it.

 

 

Edited May 20, 2019 by bendejo

[Traubert]

"The baby always had an element of fun, but we're deadly serious about standing in solidarity with those affected by Trump and the politics he represents across the world," said Sheila Menon, one of the team behind the blimp. "

 

Should get a few quid in from China and Venezuela, and a huuugggee donation from Iran then. Few roubles too.

 

All from a  balloon. Well done lads.

[yogi100]

2 hours ago, bizboi said:

by not accepting a democratic vote where the majority of voters voted FOR something - you really don’t grasp basic politics do you?

And you don't don't grasp that remainers refuse to accept the democratic  vote in which the majority voters voted against that same 'something' and would do so again if the rise of the support for Farage's Brexit party is anything to go by.

[Scott]

Off-topic post removed.  

 

[yogi100]

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Yes Brits please make him feel very unwelcome. Whatever it takes. He's an embarrassing disgrace and people of no country should ever accept such an unfit demagogue as a normal American president. He's a very unfortunate aberration.

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Whether you or the left wing luvvies like it or not us ordinary 'Brits' as you call us who have seen through the left wing propaganda and the multicultural agenda of the BBC and their pals and will welcome Trump because we admire him because of his attitude towards Islamic immigration.

 

We 'Brits' have not forgot the slaughter we witnessed during the London Bombings, the Manchester Arena attack and then the London Bridge terrorist attacks. We're also sick of their demands that impinge on our traditional way of life as well.

 

Just like Trump and his supporters over the Atlantic cannot possibly have forgotten 9/11. 

[Jingthing]

25 minutes ago, yogi100 said:

Whether you or the left wing luvvies like it or not us ordinary 'Brits' as you call us who have seen through the left wing propaganda and the multicultural agenda of the BBC and their pals and will welcome Trump because we admire him because of his attitude towards Islamic immigration.

 

We 'Brits' have not forgot the slaughter we witnessed during the London Bombings, the Manchester Arena attack and then the London Bridge terrorist attacks. We're also sick of their demands that impinge on our traditional way of life as well.

 

Just like Trump and his supporters over the Atlantic cannot possibly have forgotten 9/11. 

There are not nearly as many "ordinary" "trump" loving Brits as you think!

 

Quote

According to YouGov’s polling, 11 percent of Britons believe Trump is a great or good president. But 67 percent, a vast majority, believe he is a poor or terrible president.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-popular-britain-heres-what-polling-says-1016136

[yogi100]

8 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

There are not nearly as many "ordinary" "trump" loving Brits as you think!

 

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-popular-britain-heres-what-polling-says-1016136

And who conduced that poll. YouGov! I'm surprised that it was not 97% or even 100% that found him 'a poor or terrible president'.

 

Did the same people at YouGov carry out the POTUS polls or the Brexit polls before the actual votes came in?

 

Is it the same people from that same organisation, that same British government who lied to us three years ago about how the result of the referendum would be 'final and binding'. We're still in the EU!

 

I was never consulted in this or any other YouGov 'poll' and neither was a single person I know. They probably conducted them at the London School of Economics or some other emporium of further 'education'. 

 

They've conducted such polls exclusively at universities and colleges in the past. They totally dismiss what Joe Bloggs has to say about such matters considering him to be naturally stupid, bigoted, uneducated and racist so his opinions don't count.

 

This is despite the fact that he's just as entitled to vote as any left wing champagne socialist who's learned what he thinks he knows about life at some college and was taught it by a left wing or communist lecturer or professor who's never done a real day's work in his life.

 

But it was American Joe Bloggses who put Trump in the White House, it's British Joe Bloggses who will be supporting Farage in the coming elections and the European Joe Bloggses who are driving the populous movement all over continental Europe.

 

The fact that Trump ever got to be POTUS in the first place is solely down to the half baked, politically correct agenda of Amercan liberals. And it will be again when he gets re elected in 2020.

[Tug]

My apologies to the great English people for having to let Donald foul your shores take heart he is a temp soon he will be like a bad memory and Jonny Bangkok spot on fits Donald to a tee

[DoctorG]

15 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

Your post is silly beyond description.

 

Of course social protest  can bring about changes.      It's happened all across the planet.

 

Didn't you ever notice? 

What changes do you think they will achieve?

Do you think a few Brits are going to affect the outcome of the next POTUS election?

If so, doesn't this smack of foreign interference? Maybe we will need a 2 year investigation afterwards.

Yes, now I am just being silly.

[attrayant]

4 hours ago, yogi100 said:

us ordinary 'Brits' as you call us

 

Is there something derogatory about "Brits"?  You seem to take offense at the remark.

[xylophone]

11 hours ago, yogi100 said:

It was not exactly a very just and honourable war

Maybe not, but what wars are?

 

However to openly criticise an American war hero who did have the guts to go and fight, when Trump didn't, shows the character of this pathetic individual.

[yogi100]

1 hour ago, attrayant said:

 

Is there something derogatory about "Brits"?  You seem to take offense at the remark.

 

Can't you be bothered to write Britons, it's only two letters longer.

 

I bet you don't use the shortened term for Pakistanis nor the shortened version of Filipinos because doing so is not considered respectful nor adequately politically correct.

 

I'm an Englishman so therefore a Briton and it's my choice and my right to consider the shorten term for my people to also be disrespectful and politically incorrect. What's good for the goose is also good for the gander. I do hope that's OK with you.

 

 

[johnnybangkok]

16 hours ago, yogi100 said:

 

It shows the depths to which Britain has plummeted.

 

A level at which a US president is allowed to be mocked by a Muslim mayor of a city which used to be one of the greatest in the world and which is now the crime capital of Europe and one that has more fatal stabbing incidents than New York, Chicago and Detroit combined.

 

And it shows the quality of a weak, pathetic government who can't even get us out of the EU along with a totally ineffective police force that allow it if not actively encourage it to happen.

 

These left wing creeps do not speak for any Britons I know. Many of us wish we had a leader just like Trump and we'd welcome him to our country if only the liberal MSM such as the BBC gave us half a chance.

 

That excuse for a mayor along with the creeps who support him are a major embarrassment to all decent British people.

 

He only got elected because internationalist liberal politicians have allowed the native population of London to be ethnically cleansed and replaced by third worlders who have come to expect everything to be handed to them on a plate by socialist Labour councils who now run the vast majority of London's boroughs.

 

Truth be known the Home Secretary who is also a Muslim and the most powerful politician in the country after the Prime Minister probably supports this so called mayor lock, stock and barrel.

 

If I was Trump I would not even consider visiting London. It's bad enough having to live there.

What absolute nonsense. If you are going to argue anything to support your Islamophobia then at least get your facts straight.

Although violent crime in London (as a percentage of the population ) was at it's highest for a decade in 2018, it had been steadily falling from it's peak in the 80's to an all time low in 2014 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_London). You also don't have more murders in London than New York, Chicago and Detroit combined; this has been debunked as fake news perpetuated by the likes of Katie Hopkins and other erstwhile right wing nutters. I won't even use Chicago and Detroit (don't need them) but for a very small time period (two months) in 2018 murders in London outpaced New York but this was only for 2 months in 2018. In the whole of 2017 there were 116 murders in London which was fewer than half New York’s total of 290.  In 2016 there were 334 murders in New York compared to 102 in London. In 2015 New York had 352 murders compared to London's 109. The situation for January to March 2019 shows an even starker difference with New York having 53 murders against London's 16.  I could go on (and will again emphasise I haven't even had to use Chicago's and Detroit's figures) but I think you get the point (by the way a 5 minute Google search gets you all these stats, but then that would not be adding to your echo chamber would it).

Also - I lived in London for 25 years, in places such as Croydon, East Ham, Brixton, and Whitechapel (I still have a flat there) so don't try and tell me I 'don't know what I'm talking about' when it comes to London and it's mayor. You're just trying desperately to prove what can clearly be seen as right wing views with ill thought out rhetoric and cherry picked news.

And if by 'liberal' you mean someone who looks ahead rather than behind, someone who cares about the welfare of others and is not just all about themselves, someone who understands that fanatics don't represent a race or a religion and someone who believes in equality (sexual, economic, LGBT) and someone who doesn't blame everyone else for their own self inflicted problems, then I'm proud to call myself a liberal.

[yogi100]

1 hour ago, xylophone said:

Maybe not, but what wars are?

 

However to openly criticise an American war hero who did have the guts to go and fight, when Trump didn't, shows the character of this pathetic individual.

"Maybe not"

 

Are you for real. Even some members of the American public castigated US troops when they returned to US soil. Which although it was none of my business I admittedly did not consider that fair nor acceptable behaviour.

 

But try justifying to older SE Asians the need for the estimated two million fatalities of their neighbouring people that perished because of US involvement in Vietnam. The Thais were only too disgusted by what took place at My Lai because like everyone else they also had a comprehensive media service back then. The whole world knew.

 

The US wanted the UK to get involved but at least to his credit unlike Tony Bliar our PM Harold Wilson kept us out of it.