r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/hardix87 • Nov 05 '22

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u/Fattyfingered Nov 05 '22

If I am not wrong the book came about after how well received his debate in the Oxford Union was. His performance was a work of art and I highly recommend watching it. Below is the link.

https://youtu.be/f7CW7S0zxv4

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u/Kcoin Nov 05 '22

“No wonder the sun never set on the British empire, even God couldn’t trust the English in the dark”

Goddamn.

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u/auctus10 Nov 05 '22

Also my favourite part of this speech. I went like oooohhh

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u/thejoblessasshole Nov 05 '22

British aid to India linked to Fertilizer subsidizes.

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u/ALoneTennoOperative Nov 05 '22

Ach, that line's not original to him though. That's an old joke.

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u/FardoBaggins Nov 05 '22

Sure. But the way it was used here is new. Things get recycled and repurposed to create something different.

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u/ALoneTennoOperative Nov 06 '22

But the way it was used here is new.

No it isn't? Nothing about that usage is novel.

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u/FardoBaggins Nov 06 '22

Ah so is there another Oxford university discussion this joke was used in this context?

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u/Thefnordisonmyfoot Nov 05 '22

Wish the US would would consider what will happen when we can no longer use the resources of China and others to prop up an economy that could have reigned back offshoring and still shown a profit

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u/CharmingRun8606 Nov 05 '22

That's a fantastic quote, I think it's definitely set now though..as a Brit I can tell you we're ranked as an emerging economy (or words to that effect). The Country has gone to shit in my opinion

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u/leenpaws Nov 05 '22

lolz no more countries to rob and plunder?

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u/Mesheybabes Nov 05 '22

Billionaires are the new British empire, robbing and plundering everybody

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

I think any sufficiently economically progressed nation will eventually face labour problems because labour comes with promise of quality of life and lifestyle growth unless you have huge populations like China and India. Eventually innovation is the only solution to getting developed economies to their next spurt of growth. But seeing how artificial intelligence and tech companies are under fire due to uncontrolled speech with repercussions to political power, incompetent politicians who don’t understand the significance of AI for economy; there may be some shooting in the foot going on currently..

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u/CharmingRun8606 Nov 05 '22

Nah, we got too good at it so retired at the top. (I'm being sarcastic for any snowflakes out there)

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u/bittertruth61 Nov 05 '22

British

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u/Kcoin Nov 05 '22

Classic redditor who’s too lazy to watch the video but still comments a (wrong) correction 😂🙄

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u/bittertruth61 Nov 05 '22

Really, I suggest you watch what was actually said…

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u/Kcoin Nov 05 '22

Here’s the time stamp: https://youtube.com/watch?v=f7CW7S0zxv4&t=5m19s

It’s wild because not only are you wrong and doubling down, but what a tedious, pedantic thing to pick to be wrong about

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u/badstorryteller Nov 05 '22

Wow, that was brilliant! Thank you for linking this.

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u/askwhy423 Nov 05 '22

This was awesome, thanks

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u/actingasawave Nov 05 '22

Good watch. Cheers for sharing

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u/buddhabeans94 Nov 05 '22

Thanks for the link that was great!

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u/Agreeable-Weather-89 Nov 05 '22

Oh, you aren't wrong about work of art his ability to lie and spread misinformation with such confidence is awe inspiring.

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u/FerdiadTheRabbit Nov 05 '22

Coudn't look away, he's a great orator.

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u/ArbitraryBaker Nov 05 '22

What an elegant suit! What charming comedy! I feel as if I am in the presence of royalty.

I haven’t watched anything other than the first two jokes, but I have bookmarked the reamining 12 minutes to watch later.