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by saraid216 5049 days ago
> the British authorities don’t want to look like idiots in front of the whole world

...they're looking like idiots right now.
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arrrg 5049 days ago
Maybe they are misguided. But the publicity of this whole thing makes their (possible?) overreaction completely explainable without any conspiracy theories.
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saraid216 5049 days ago
Calling them idiots is not a conspiracy theory.
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arrrg 5048 days ago
No, but it seemed to me you were suggesting my explanation didn’t make sense because they look like idiots.
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saraid216 5047 days ago
Saying that your explanation doesn't make sense is also not a conspiracy theory.
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