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    Are you happy that this is how government works in our country? I'm not. The referendum for the EU was an example of how I prefer government to work... put ideas to the people and let them decide. To then reject that will is worse than outright dictatorship. It's pretending we're democratic when we're not. I'd rather just know we're in a dictatorship.

    Our entire political system needs an overhaul. There is no party that represents me. Most people feel this way. Most people vote for the least worst option, according to their blinkered view of what each party represents. No party truly represents the people, though each party pretends to. Politicians are only interested in their career, which mans they will say whatever it takes to secure votes.

    The opposition provides critique
    It shouldn't. It should oppose bad plans, and support good plans. But this isn't how it works. When the Tories say something, it's Labour's reflex to say the opposite. And vice versa. The result is a shitshow that causes division amongst the people and harms everyone.

    Had Labour said "we oppose leaving the EU, however we have voted for it so we will reluctantly support it" then they'd have my vote. One day, maybe this is how politics will work in this country. I'm not holding my breath.
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    ongies gonna ong
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    Quote Originally Posted by OngBonga View Post

    Had Labour said "we oppose leaving the EU, however we have voted for it so we will reluctantly support it" then they'd have my vote. One day, maybe this is how politics will work in this country. I'm not holding my breath.
    If the Tories had all said that we'd be fucked now.
  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Poopadoop View Post
    If the Tories had all said that we'd be fucked now.
    Yeah, we'd all be dead and the country would be on fire. Proper fucked.

    This idea we'd be "fucked" is ludicrous. Two world wars didn't fuck us. Brexit certainly won't.
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    ongies gonna ong
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    Quote Originally Posted by OngBonga View Post
    Yeah, we'd all be dead and the country would be on fire. Proper fucked.

    This idea we'd be "fucked" is ludicrous. Two world wars didn't fuck us. Brexit certainly won't.
    Lol. The UK definitely got fucked in both WW. They were worse off after both than before. So unless you want to argue that fucked == armageddon, then yeah if any of those Brexit deals had gone through we'd have been fucked.
  5. #5
    Quote Originally Posted by Poopadoop View Post
    Lol. The UK definitely got fucked in both WW. They were worse off after both than before. So unless you want to argue that fucked == armageddon, then yeah if any of those Brexit deals had gone through we'd have been fucked.
    I guess we have different ideas what it means to be "fucked".

    By the way, the roaring 20s happened just after WWI, so we clearly weren't that fucked. I guess you can argue that our empire was fucked after WWII, but that's hardly something to cry about.

    Brexit doesn't have nearly the potential to cause the same kind of hardship that war does. If you really believe that, you're on another planet.
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    ongies gonna ong
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    Quote Originally Posted by OngBonga View Post
    Brexit doesn't have nearly the potential to cause the same kind of hardship that war does. If you really believe that, you're on another planet.
    It fascinates me that the arguments of those of a pro-Brexit persuasion have become so desperate that they are actually saying things like, "it won't be as bad as being at war".

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