• fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    T̶o̶m̶m̶y̶ ̶R̶o̶b̶i̶n̶s̶o̶n̶ Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

    “Tommy Robinson” is his LARPing name, where he roleplays a common football hooligan who doesn’t have numerous previous convictions for assault and various types of fraud.

    [Edit] I had written “Steven” instead of “Stephen”.

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      The guy picked a stage name because his supporters wouldnt respond well to Yaxley-Lennon. And the simpletons are like “ees wun ov uz”.

      Bitch, he had to change who he was so you would even accept him. He’s as much one of them as reece-mog is. It’s all an act put on to grab power, and those thick cunts are the easiest to manipulate

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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        The guy picked a stage name because his supporters wouldnt respond well to Yaxley-Lennon.

        It’s more likely it helped him avoid being linked to his long criminal record.

        If the Brexiteers could accept Farrage, I think “my mum remarried” is sufficient to hand-wave his surname away for the right-wing nutters.