Because we’re becoming increasingly like the US, where half of the country (or at least those who actually turn out to vote) are hellbent on voting for a party that doesn’t give a single shit about their needs, just as long as they drivel out some racist shit now and again.
As @breadsmasher said, “Torys fucking the country? Better vote for them again!”
Most of the country are change hating small c conservatives who genuinely believe the state knows best and is totally trustworthy. They get their news from the Daily Mail or The Sun because Britain is the best country ever. Its the mindset that ensures we still have a class system, a monarchy and brexit.
You guys are walking the line of being prisoners. I was in NSW a couple years ago, beautiful country. Too bad its run by nutobs. After seeing the shit during COVID when the thought police were showing up at peoples houses for Facebook posts, I felt for you guys bad!
Govt’s are always corrupt, but when it makes it down to the police at that 1984 level, that’s when its time to pack the bags! Might as well be in China at that point.
Spot on. My wife and I are actually making plans to move overseas. I’m ready to get out of here, but she wants to wait until the next federal election to get a guage on where things will be heading. In the meantime, we’re saving as much money as we possibly can, because Australia isn’t the country it used to be, and it’s clear that we’re both deeply-incompatible with the general culture of apathy, government trust, and rules, rules, rules. It’s suffocating.
Exactly. The government isn’t your friend. To your government you’re a cog in the machine and nothing more - misbehave and they’ll rip you out and replace you with another
Dark business. Why are the Brits so happy to just sit back and let this happen.
am british. its infuriating. a mass of the uninformed voting against the self interest for over a decade at this point.
“Torys fucking the country? Better vote for them again!”
Because we’re becoming increasingly like the US, where half of the country (or at least those who actually turn out to vote) are hellbent on voting for a party that doesn’t give a single shit about their needs, just as long as they drivel out some racist shit now and again.
As @breadsmasher said, “Torys fucking the country? Better vote for them again!”
Hopefully Reform split the brainless idiot vote in cause chaos.
Thing is: I really, really, really do want voting reform but… I don’t think I can bring myself to support Nigel Fárage.
They still have their monarchy
The recent article about kids getting arrested for words and it’s positive reception should give you a hint.
Most of the country are change hating small c conservatives who genuinely believe the state knows best and is totally trustworthy. They get their news from the Daily Mail or The Sun because Britain is the best country ever. Its the mindset that ensures we still have a class system, a monarchy and brexit.
I’ve found its very common for Europeans to be under the dillusion that the govt is their friend, and has their best intentions in mind…
Australia too. I’ll never understand it, and I live here.
Definitely Australians. We’re the most apathetic country in the world. Love to be controlled. Love being told what we can’t do. I’m not even joking
You guys are walking the line of being prisoners. I was in NSW a couple years ago, beautiful country. Too bad its run by nutobs. After seeing the shit during COVID when the thought police were showing up at peoples houses for Facebook posts, I felt for you guys bad!
Govt’s are always corrupt, but when it makes it down to the police at that 1984 level, that’s when its time to pack the bags! Might as well be in China at that point.
Spot on. My wife and I are actually making plans to move overseas. I’m ready to get out of here, but she wants to wait until the next federal election to get a guage on where things will be heading. In the meantime, we’re saving as much money as we possibly can, because Australia isn’t the country it used to be, and it’s clear that we’re both deeply-incompatible with the general culture of apathy, government trust, and rules, rules, rules. It’s suffocating.
Exactly. The government isn’t your friend. To your government you’re a cog in the machine and nothing more - misbehave and they’ll rip you out and replace you with another
A large portion of
Americanseveryone too.