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The Taliban is reportedly "ready and willing" to work with Nigel Farage and accept Afghans deported from Britain under Reform UK's unprecedented new mass deportation plan.

Reform leader Farage announced on Tuesday new plans to deport a staggering 600,000 illegal migrants within five years of a Reform government, which would mean deporting 300 people a day.

Farage said his government would negotiate returns agreements with countries including Iran, Eritrea and Afghanistan, which is governed by the Taliban.

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[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago

The Taliban! The villains from season 1 have returned in season 3 as supporters of the new villain.

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I don't understand how an organisation can be so comically evil and still be polling higher than anyone else.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Free puff pieces from oligarch-owned media.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, it makes perfect sense. All other major parties are either doing nothing about or actively worsening the plight of the working class, so when you have someone saying "I'll help you and here's how insert thing that agrees with their preconceived notions regarding race, gender, etc" they'll flock to them. Everything else becomes secondary.

[–] tabris@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

With that caveat that those preconceived notions were instilled by decades of right wing press that has propped up that same self serving troglodyte.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

*Centuries. The whole concept of race was invented by rich slaveowners to justify their slaveowning.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You mean the Taliban, right?

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sadly not. The Taliban are one of the worst groups to ever exist; but I am, in this case, talking about Reform.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago

The Taliban were also a relatively lightly armed group of bandits who were not stopped by the US-equipped Afghan army at all because the people of Afghanistan actually wanted the Taliban back. That's why I made the connection to your polling remark.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's disgusting to think that that evil, horrible, disgusting entity is still around ...and that the Taliban are willing to team up with him.

[–] Bot@sub.community 5 points 1 day ago

Taliban needs slaves (in any kinds of:)) for sure