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yardwork

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1. I have two immediate thoughts.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 02:28 PM

Oct 14

1. No MAGA will be able to migrate to Britain. Most of them can't manage basic English, much less anything advanced.

2. That definition of reactionary centrism is an excellent take on what's happened in the U.S. for the past 40 years or so. Retreat, get bullied more, retreat more and whine, get bullied more, retreat much further in effort to placate, get bullied more...

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Migrants to UK will be required to pass A Level standard of English - WTF? [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 14 OP

I have two immediate thoughts. yardwork Oct 14 #1

Yes, the test would be beyond most MAGA - especially Trump muriel_volestrangler Oct 14 #2

Having met a few hundred MAGAs as a poll worker, I can confirm that many wouldn't pass such a test. progressoid Oct 14 #3

This paragraph is right on target: yardwork Oct 14 #4

Points off if you spell words without the extraneous "u"? tanyev Oct 14 #5

Has the A-level English curriculum changed since I took it in the 1970s? Emrys Oct 14 #6

I think you're right in calling it an "arbitrary bar" muriel_volestrangler Oct 15 #7

I'm sure I recall also taking an AS-level exam in English language Emrys Oct 15 #8

This would rule out many native British people! LeftishBrit Thursday #9