7 favourite takedowns of people who didn’t like Burger King’s tweet ‘inciting violence against Nigel Farage’

John Plunkett. Updated May 19th, 2019

It’s fair to say that Burger King caused a bit of a kerfuffle after it tweeted this in the wake of McDonald’s decision to stop ice cream and milkshake sales in the area of Nigel Farage’s rally in Edinburgh on Friday.

Dear people of Scotland.

We’re selling milkshakes all weekend.

Have fun.

Love BK #justsaying

— Burger King (@BurgerKingUK) May 18, 2019

Milkshakes, you’ll remember, have become people’s favourite thing to throw at Tommy Robinson and his ilk, and people went as far to suggest Burger King was ‘inciting violence’ against Farage.

Absolutely disgusting that @BurgerKingUK is promoting violence. I’m stunned.

— Carlo N (@carloantonio21) May 19, 2019

And here are our favourite takedowns of these very people.

Endorsing political violence. Interesting.

— Konrad Dobson (@konraddobson) May 18, 2019

Snowflake

— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) May 18, 2019

I can only assume the relevance of this is that Tommy Robinson is on tour up there?

After all, why would you buy a milkshake in Scotland when there's Irn Bru?

— Michael Morgan🍷⚽🎸 (@HeikoMo) May 18, 2019

Aye but you wouldn't throw Irn-Bru…..

— Messgorough (@Messgorough) May 18, 2019

The left claiming for tolerance except when it doesn't suit them. Nice

— Kevin Tanza (@KevinGregorioTF) May 18, 2019

Tolerance doesn’t mean tolerating the intolerant.

— Paul Boxall (@pboxall86) May 18, 2019

Very edgy. The problem is, the moment you legitimise physical attacks of any kind on political opponents, you are on a slippery slope. Milkshakes today. Stones and bricks tomorrow.

— Paul Embery (@PaulEmbery) May 18, 2019

burger king doesn't sell stones

— ana™ (アナベル) (@cheetahsweater) May 18, 2019

Encouraging political violence is not a good look and should be condemned by all sides@burgerking

— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) May 18, 2019

And that's where the milkshakes come in

— Gertjan Sameinuð sem eitt (@sumdumnut) May 18, 2019

This is just incredibly out of touch. . .

— Daniel Fitzpatrick (@BeardedNomad51) May 18, 2019

If by out of touch you mean anti-fascist and awesome!

— Mark (@cultofbednar) May 18, 2019

Why don't you stick to flipping burgers.

— BanTheBBC (@BanTheBBC) May 18, 2019

I don't think the social media account manager does that.

— Pᴇᴛᴇʀ Mac Ciarraí (@PeterMacCiarrai) May 18, 2019

Although, to be fair, this was pretty good too.

He will be after that tweet.

— BanTheBBC (@BanTheBBC) May 18, 2019

Last word should probably go to Burger King.

We’d never endorse violence – or wasting our delicious milkshakes!

So enjoy the weekend and please drink responsibly people.

🍔👑

— Burger King (@BurgerKingUK) May 18, 2019

In conclusion …

This has made a lot of right wing people rather shaken. https://t.co/KXQTkHHw72

— Limmy (@DaftLimmy) May 18, 2019