Published on 12, July, 2020
Well that was a thumping majority, but I think a wide but shallow one. Reform did less well that exit polls predicted, for which I'm glad, but they have quite a high vote share. THe LibDems had a brilliant night.
A nice collection of Tory scalps for new MP's, Rees Mogg and Truss amoung them.
I stayed up until 3am and then had to go to bed, so I didn't see the big scalps taken, I'm tired today though.
It dosen't feel all unicorns and rainbow, frollicking fauns, and splashing mermaids, but I'm glad we've got some change, but it's a poisoned chalice for Starmer and gang, this country has so many problems in need of fixing. But I hope we have a stable government and not all this continual chopping and changing of PM and other ministers, I think part of the problems have been caused by so many reshuffles, ministers don't have time to get on top of their brief before they're moved on. That means any policy objectives they had are discarded by the successor, so nothing gets done and the rot sets deeper.
I'm slightly ashamed of the proportion of our countrymen and women who voted Reform, presumably a mix of the gullible, the disgruntled, the stupid and the fascistic.
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There is absolutely nothing personal in what I said, no one on the forum has said that they have voted for Reform, so, logically, I cannot have aimed my comments at any particular person. I see standing up against any political party or movement that is fundamentally inimical to autistics and other neurodivergent people as an imperative for me, especially here. Hans Asperger allowed 'less useful autistics' to be sent to places where he knew, or could reasonably have suspected, they would be murdered. That type of horror should not be allowed to happen again. Even small stands against that way of thinking are worthwhile.
I have some level of hope in the basic decency of the greater part of the British people to think that whatever name - and Farage's parties have changed theirs more frequently than any other in history - Farage's party goes under it will remain the refuge of a small minority. The disgust of many who were inclined towards Farage after the views of some of his underlings were made public has heartened me.
The Far Right use fear to drum up support, never hope. Fear of foreigners, fear of the poor sods in little inflatable boats who are so desperate to get to this apparently benighted country that they are willing to risk their lives, fear of the EU forcing straight cucumbers on them, fear of ethnic and religious minorities and so on. FEAR, FEAR, FEAR!
I prefer hope.
Trump is a definitely a Fascist, one of the defining features of which is the use of street violence (Blackshirts, SA) towards political ends and the assault on the Capitol fits this perfectly.
Those who openly identify as members of the group "left of centre" repeatly and consitently introduce ultra right wing concepts and symbolism as descriptive of a bloc of U.K. voters. Why is that?
The right wingers tell me it's because you can't meme...
Most voters I notice liek em over teh prevuous advice were clued up enough to stay at home...
Only four million of us stirred our disconsolate selves enough to say "Anything but more of what we've had since the seventies!" but after the next four years (Unless Kier really is a Magician) the reform vote will be substantially bigger, and I think I'd even bet an ounce of slver on it....
Unless "they" can find some serious dirt on Mr Farage of course.
I do not advocate sending Reform voters, or even Farage, to gas chambers. This is the essential distinction. I have German and Austrian relatives, they fled the Red Army to get into the British Zone, walking a lot of the way. I was one of two small boys in my home town who wore lederhosen - very practical wear for small boys.
It's simple, really.
Those of us stuck out on the fringes just want things to get a bit more normal.
Prosperity comes from production. The productive people were quiet, too busy working to produce, leaving the louder voces and idler hands to assume control of what they produced.
THIS is the result.