UK ambassador trolls Russia and everyone points out her schoolboy error
Here’s the UK’s ambassador to the United Nations, Karen Pierce, giving the pesky Russkies both barrels over the Salisbury chemical attack.
UK Amb. to the UN, @KarenPierceUN:
– “With respect to Karl #Marx, I think he must be turning in his grave to see what has become of his country… in its defense of the use of chemical weapons against the innocent.”
If #Russia wants a criminal investigation we can refer to ICC.” pic.twitter.com/tPmAbjfJ4B
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) April 10, 2018
Go, Karen! Except, er, well, here’s what everyone subsequently pointed out online.
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WTF? Marx was German!
— Thomas C. Theiner (@noclador) April 10, 2018
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Not only that but he thought Russia was a feudal backwater.
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) April 10, 2018
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Marx is not Russian! And you are a representative in UN. OMG
— Zelda (@ZeldaZelda14) April 10, 2018
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Karl from Mars, Engels from Venus
— evalval2 (@evalval2) April 10, 2018
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Karl Marx never set a foot in Russia!
😂😭😭😭😂— Miguel (@Miguel47955661) April 10, 2018
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Karl Marx was German, not Russian LOL :))
— Evvita (@EwaEdyta) April 10, 2018
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…and died in London, and perhaps switched his citizenship also…
— D.I.C. Veritas (@dicVeritas) April 10, 2018
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Marx was German, Jesus this is the level of civil servant in Britain? No wonder the country is Europe’s basket case.
— Karl 🌹 🏳️🌈 (@Craicthewhip_) April 11, 2018
Except some people thought she had been misunderstood.
She didn’t say with respect to Marx ‘his country’, she said the country for which his work laid the foundation for its current government.
— Jack Kessel 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷 (@jackkessl) April 10, 2018
….except modern Russia is heavily capitalist
— DSA Choom Gang Caucus (@shotaconmunism) April 10, 2018
Don’t forget to have your essays with us by Friday. Class dismissed!
