In some ways the weirdest thing about this is that the UK and Japan have quite similar cultures! The wacky thought experiment Weetman describes basically happened, and both islands ended up with an emphasis on politeness, a strict class hierarchy, a weak but revered monarchy with religious roles…
@euan.bsky.socialI don’t know if anyone remembers former Labour councillor, change UK defector, and regular Twitter main character Frances Weetman, or her creepy reply guy, occasional Twitter main character and arch-transphobe Alex ‘Rubie’ Rubner but they’ve just had a massive falling out over race science.
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