*** OFFICIAL BREXIT SUNLIT UPLANDS and #MEGA THREAD ***

[OngBonga]

Politics in the UK is precisely a TV show. It's how the government interacts with the masses. And the way we do it is basically theatre, it's a bunch of actors playing the role of people who make decisions and have our best interests at heart when really it's all an act. It's like wrestling, where the dumbasses think it's real. Only, there's a lot of dumbasses when it comes to politics.

[Poopadoop]

Politics in the UK is precisely a TV show. It's how the government interacts with the masses. And the way we do it is basically theatre, it's a bunch of actors playing the role of people who make decisions and have our best interests at heart when really it's all an act. It's like wrestling, where the dumbasses think it's real. Only, there's a lot of dumbasses when it comes to politics.

Of course they are putting on a show, trying to make a good impression on the public, because that's who elects them. It's like how people try to impress their employer at work. And yes, just like people who work for a company there are varying levels of competence and yes, some of them are stealing from the company. That doesn't mean everyone is shit and corrupt at their job though.

The evidence this isn't the case in politics everywhere. You don't have to look far to find a country that is much less corrupt than our current gov't, where public money goes to public services and not to line the pockets of donors (or at least not to extent it has been happening here in recent years).

To say "politicians are all equally corrupt and incompetent" is just a lazy copout for people who can't be bothered to pay attention to what's going on. It's like saying 'women are all bitches so it doesn't matter which one I marry, I'll be just as miserable either way.'


More generally, if you can't see the difference between Labour and the Tories you really haven't been paying attention. Tories are there to protect the interests of the wealthy, whereas Labour are there to protect the interests of those who aren't wealthy. The reason the Tories often win is because the media is run by wealthy people who naturally want the party in that will help them become more wealthy, and they use tricks like pointing at dinghies to scare people into thinking they need the Tories to protect them from the lefties.

When Labour were last in power, just before they got voted out, the NHS was rated the number one health service in the world in terms of patient satisfaction. Now there are people sitting outside the hospital in ambulances for 24 hrs + because the Tories don't give a shit about people who can't afford private insurance. That's just one example, but it's the most stark one. But yeah, "they're all the same," right.