cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50351339

The ‘yankification’ of British politics continues with Turning Point drawing attention to whatever the hell these people are supposed to be

  • Flax@feddit.uk
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    3 days ago

    Do you have a source on that? I’d like to be proven wrong

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      3 days ago

      a source on what, exactly? not being flippant, i assure you. TPAction is a registered organization with TPUSA, and the way our laws work forces TPUSA to remain “non-political,” so in order to maintain the image of being non-political they spun off a political arm named Turning Point Action. you can look it up, basically. it’s the only way TPUSA can act politically, so any time you are seeing TPUSA organize and move it’s through their “TPAction” group. does that make sense?

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            2 days ago

            That claim is what I’m asking for sources on. What source do you have that says they are being supported by TPUSA? King’s Army’s website says they are non political.

            1000087717

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              2 days ago

              ….what the hell are you talking about lol. hello, this thread is your source? the post you’re responding to? the post that says TPUSA has a branch in the UK that supports King’s Army? i don’t understand what the hell is being questioned lol.

              are you talking about financial funding? i don’t know if TPUSA is funneling money to King’s Army, but that wouldn’t surprise me. TPUSA is supporting them regardless of it being financial or political.

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                2 days ago

                why is it relevant? Hitler supported animal rights, yet I’m not out here calling vegan activists nazis (even the radical ones)

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                    2 days ago

                    It’s unrelated to the King’s Army from what I’ve found.

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              2 days ago

              Their website says they’re non-political, and their actions are organising street protests about “morality” in London’s main gay district.

              A generous interpretation would be that you’re naive.

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                2 days ago

                That wasn’t politically motivated, though. Nor were they advocating political change. It was likely an attempt at exorcism/evangelism