Post #3710554
2026-07-10 05:58 UTC
I’m enjoying the prospect of Count Binface beating Farage. Brits are wondering what a joke candidate would be like as an actual MP. We've precedent for this in Aarhus. To his own surprise, comedian Jacob Haugaard was elected to Folketinget (parliament) in ‘94 after a campaign intended to parody populist political promises. His Union of Work-Shy Elements promised ‘tailwinds on cycleways’, 'bigger Christmas gifts’ & 'more whales in Randers Fjord’. He turned out to be a good & respected politician.
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@pettter@social.accum.se 2026-07-10 07:23
@CiaraNi@mastodon.green also Zelensky
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@CiaraNi@mastodon.green 2026-07-10 06:00
I believe Count Binface’s campaigns are intended to promote the idea that ‘every vote counts’. Jacob Haugaard had been running joke election campaigns for 15 years before he accidentally got elected. His aim was to satirise the outlandish populist promises of real politicians. Good comedians, making a point, persevering for years, punching up.
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@zoul@boskovice.social 2026-07-10 06:13
@CiaraNi@mastodon.green (Also let’s not forget the former comedian that’s been successfully leading Ukraine against Russians for years.)