Right wing student group Turning Point UK’s Twitter launch was sabotaged to glorious effect
The UK launch branch of Turning Point, a right-wing student movement for “free markets, limited government and public responsibility”, has just launched on Twitter but it hasn’t gone entirely to plan.
Turning Point, which has the backing of Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg (so it must be good) launched as @TPointUK on Twitter and is keen to reassure its followers that young people can be right wing too.
The Left believes they have a monopoly over young people. It's time us young people fought back. We are so excited to announce the social media launch of Turning Point UK, which will be launching across UK campuses soon. #TPUK #TimeforaTurningPoint pic.twitter.com/xb62JN539Z
— Turning Point UK (@TPointUK) February 1, 2019
Except you might struggle to find it because a whole bunch of spoof accounts shot up at the same time, Spartacus-style, all claiming to be Turning Point UK. And it’s glorious.
turning point UK’s twitter launch is a fucking mess, I love it pic.twitter.com/5VHWBJeO9S
— Andrea (@Neeerts) February 2, 2019
With lots of spoof feeds like this.
Very wise words from our founder, god rest his soul pic.twitter.com/9UDp2BunFC
— Turning Point UK (@TurningPointUK2) February 3, 2019
— John Varley (@JohnTomVarley) February 3, 2019
And these.
And just general trolling like this.
from left to right:
has never eaten ass
has never eaten ass
refuses to eat ass
has never eaten ass
will begrudgingly eat ass post shower
has never even had sex pic.twitter.com/dUUdkSwa6f— a a dril (@demarionunn) February 3, 2019
'Guys, do you think this caption could be taken out of context?'
'No, it's fine, run it.' pic.twitter.com/P5pTxqExSO
— Henry Dyer (@Direthoughts) February 4, 2019
ur ma and da after a bad parent's evening pic.twitter.com/SRaucTbwUG
— Josh Salisbury (@josh_salisbury) February 2, 2019
So the real Turning Point UK – at least, we think they’re the real ones, felt the need to clarify matters.
Down the rabbit hole! pic.twitter.com/v51Qjqvzvg
— don mackeen (@donmackeen) February 3, 2019
To conclude …
lovely to see the left, centrists, liberals and the moderate right coming together to rinse Turning Point UK
— James (@Gilofthepeople) February 2, 2019
And …
https://twitter.com/MikeStuchbery_/status/1092342665239248897
