A Boring Dystopia

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In 6 hours it will be illegal to say "I support Palestine Action" in the UK, with a sentence of up to 14 years in prison. (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I love these kinds of stories, but I think that specific example is just a misunderstanding of idioms, rather than an example of pretending something isn't happening, though.

[–] mriswith@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It is representative of how British people often avoid the truth or confrontations and instead use sarcasm, idioms, etc. that understate the situation.

The English are also a worldwide example of people who go "Oh no, everything is fine." when everything is wrong.

There are even famous British comedies like Fawlty Towers, that have a lot of jokes about how they don't like to be honest or confrontational.