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Re:Sunak’s family firm signed deal with BP before opening ne... by rayiner on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @02:47PM (#36960558)
So only unsuccessful people—or in this case, people married to people from unsuccessful families—should be in government?
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Re:Sunak’s family firm signed deal with BP before opening ne... by olddustytrail on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @03:00PM (#36960820)
It's astonishing that you think that ordinary people in first world countries are "unsuccessful".
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Re:Sunak’s family firm signed deal with BP before opening ne... by Valodim on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @03:13PM (#36961028)
It seems fair to compare to folks from the same country in this context, no?
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Re:Sunak’s family firm signed deal with BP before opening ne... by olddustytrail on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @03:22PM (#36961197)
Yes, that's fair and the complete opposite of what the person I responded to was doing. What's your point?
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Re:Sunak’s family firm signed deal with BP before opening ne... by rayiner on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @03:52PM (#36961699)
“Unremarkable” then? Maybe “undistinguished?” Or “unexceptional?”
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Re:Sunak’s family firm signed deal with BP before opening ne... by olddustytrail on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @04:49PM (#36962644)
"ordinary"? "common"? "working class"? "not fitting with the gentry"?

A basic slob like you, you mean?

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Re:Sunak’s family firm signed deal with BP before opening ne... by tptacek on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @06:31PM (#36964140)
There are a variety of ways to distinguish oneself, and not all of them are qualifying.
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