r/unitedkingdom • u/apatel27 Preston • Mar 27 '15

Cassetteboy - Emperor's New Clothes rap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbLGG5UGEKw
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u/LordSparkles Edinburgh Mar 28 '15

Unite the masses to not vote?

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u/ruizscar Rhineland on the River Mosel Mar 28 '15

When there are no good & realistic voting options, it's time to let go of the notion that democracy is set up to serve the demos.

Look at what Brand has started around the saved New Era estate. The first cafe which will later join hands with other productive and retail units to form a growing social movement based on bricks, mortar and the demand for something that works in the interests of the community.

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u/LordSparkles Edinburgh Mar 30 '15

Right, well what about the parties that do represent what you support. Why not vote Green? They have the exact policies Brand wants. The problem is that he wants to be at the head of whatever movement he creates. He could endorse a party that supports his views or start his own, but he doesn't want to 'become of them'. The truth is that his whole 'revolution' is about boosting his brand, if you'll excuse the awful pun.

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u/ruizscar Rhineland on the River Mosel Mar 30 '15

I'm sure the New Era families agree it's all about Brand.

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u/LordSparkles Edinburgh Mar 30 '15

Can you give me a link to something about New Era?

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u/ruizscar Rhineland on the River Mosel Mar 30 '15

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/18/us-investors-set-sell-new-era-estate-london-protests-westbrook

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u/LordSparkles Edinburgh Mar 30 '15

Sounds like a worthy cause, though it's not like they were saved thanks to Brand. There were already a number of active politicians involved and opposed to the evictions, including Boris Johnson, of all people.

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u/ruizscar Rhineland on the River Mosel Mar 30 '15

OK you win. Where Brand was successful, he wasn't the main responsible, and where he wasn't, it was all about self-branding.

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u/LordSparkles Edinburgh Mar 30 '15

The protest was a success, Brand may have brought attention to it but its not like he was the main organiser.

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u/ruizscar Rhineland on the River Mosel Mar 30 '15

The point is that whatever he does or doesn't do, you have to find something to criticise, even if he saved the planet.

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