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Citizens of dictatorships react to The Sun front page, saying even their state-sponsored newspapers would be “subtler” than that

"Even Ceausescu’s Scinteia would be subtler than this".

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2019-07-26 09:34
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Citizens living under dictatorships have reacted with disbelief to today’s front page in The Sun.

Rupert Murdoch’s red top ran a full page homage to new Conservative leader Boris Johnson in today’s edition.

Featuring him in a ball of sun to coincide with the hottest July day ever they trumpeted Johnson’s promise of a ‘golden age’ under his premiership, saying he gave opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn “a roasting” too.

But Twitter users were quick to point out the propaganda-esque nature of Britain’s best-selling daily rag.

Owen Jones posted: “I genuinely think that the official newspaper of a dictatorship would have been too embarassed to print this”.

And those living under authoritarian regimes seemed to agree.

Romanian Bogdan Cristea posted that even Nicolae Ceaușescu “Scinteia” – known as the official voice of the Communist Party – would run more understated messaging.

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He said: “For all its disgusting sycophancy, would have somewhat struggled with this front page: they were a bit subtler than this.”

I genuinely think that the official newspaper of a dictatorship would have been too embarrassed to print this pic.twitter.com/CPxpbKZ8H7

— Owen Jones? (@OwenJones84) July 25, 2019

pic.twitter.com/UaqQGfDviH

— Mccrackers (@vehasrez) July 26, 2019

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