Of course it isnāt true that anyone who voted Brexit is a thick racist. But loads of them are. Silly to try and pretend otherwise.
Doesnāt stop people making the generalisation though
''It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other wayāin short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only"
Fuck me Dickens was goodā¦
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Right, itās the eve of the general election. As people know, I am both on the left and in favour of leaving the European Union. Therefore, no option is entirely good for me.
That said, I wonāt be voting for the Conservative Party. They remind me of a Richard Pryor joke, except theyāre not funny.
In the joke, Pryor is caught playing away by his wife. Trying to get out of it, he cracks the line āWho you gonna believe, bitch? Me? Or your lying eyes?ā
We live in an age where we are saturated with opinions and fake news. As someone on the left, I am particularly ashamed by the left when they try shaming potential Tory voters Itās counter-productive. It doesnāt change minds.
It can be difficult to make an assessment based on what you see on social media.
Weāve got more than that.
We visit our town centres and see the increase in homelessness. We rely on the NHS, but have seen it depleted, sued and set up for sale to more private interests. We see the verified reports that weāve more foodbanks than McDonalds in this country.
We know that the Tories borrowed more in nine years than Labour managed in thirteen, and weāve got less to show for it.
We see all that, but the Tories are telling us that most of the same people that have presided over this clusterfuck are going to be the ones to sort it out.
So weāre back to the Pryor joke.
āWho are you going to believe, bitches. The Tories, or your lying eyes?ā
Heās not a bit of a rascal, that is a carefully crafted image that has fooled millions. You included it would appear, sadly. Johnson is a pathological, compulsive liar, a sociopathic narcissiist. Your list comes straight from the Daily Mail. You got sent it? Perlease! Next you will be telling us that Corbyn is a Jew hater who, if he became Prime Minister would open the gates to every terrorist under the sun. Itās all bollocks, this is a straight choice between a racist homophobic liar, and a man who has spent his whole political life fighting racism and discrimination in all itās forms, all on record. The establishment of this country, the BBC, the overwhelming majority of the MSM, are terrified of a decent man, taking over the reigns and running this country for the benefit of the 95% who, for years have been ignored and treated like shit. Terrified. The fact of the matter is that people who are doing very nicely thank you, earning over 80 grand a year, a sum that 90% of people can only dream about, are so selfish that they are prepared to turn a blind eye to food banks, people sleeping on the streets, the underclass dying in hospitals, just as long as they donāt have to pay an extra 20 quid a month in tax. They will go into the polling booth and put their cross for a cunt like Boris Johnson and all he stands for, and then come out denying it. Shameful, greedy cunts.
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Not quite the same power outside the full film butā¦
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She is a fucking disgrace.
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Laura K is a Tory stooge, desperate to get her man Boris elected. She is finished at the BBC, just watch her walk into a job at CCHQ when the dust settles. Sheās done her job.
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Absolute nonsense.
Latest poll for The Telegraph.
Probably made close to scare the blue to the queue.
Youāll be lucky.
I would like to say that tomorrow I will be votingā¦
Labourā¦
ā¦in Canterbury!
A tactical vote through SwapMyVote and Ed W.
The Lib Dems will be getting my vote in Eastleigh.
I have agonised over this and had many long Twitter discussions with Sam Jordan the local Labour PPC, but despite his confidence he hasnāt been able to point me at any polling that puts the Labour party closer to the Tories than the Lib Dems are. I feel that, whilst Eastleigh is unlikely to return anything other than a Tory, it is more likely that a Lib Dem will win than Labour.
Hopefully my vote long wasted Labour vote will no longer go to waste in Canterbury.
How fucked is our system that I feel the need to do that?
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From your fave media, no idea how true:
āAt this election, polls suggest that while the Conservatives are weaker among Remain voters than in 2017, they are stronger among Leave supporters. So, the party might again perform relatively well in Leave-inclined seats.ā
Of course not all Brexit voters were racists, that is just silly. But all racists were Brexit voters, you can take that to the bank.
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I am in a different boatā¦ NE Fife is pretty much a 50:50 between SNP and Lib Dems ā¦ only around 14 votes in at last election ā¦ but both are pro EU, but SNP would be a better fit for a Labour coalition given the Lb Dems previous, and Sansongās voting habitsā¦ and whilst I voted NO in the Indy Refā¦ I would vote YES in a future one if it meant a realistic possibility of EU membershipā¦ so will probably vote SNP tomorrow
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Aye
Fantastic points. Very well made.
found the counter point of view. Funnily enough from an old mate on Facebook.
"I donāt like Corbyn. Give me one good reason why I should vote for Labour!ā
2010-2019, in case you missed itā¦
1,000 sure start centres closed.
780 libraries closed.
700 football pitches closed.
Food bank use up 2,400%.
Homelessness up 1,000%.
Rough sleeping up 1,200%
Bedroom tax caused mass evictions.
Evictions are running at record highs.
35% of U.K. kids live in poverty.
Student fees up 300%.
Student debt has risen 150%.
Eradication of EMA (education maintenance allowance).
National debt has risen from Ā£850billion to Ā£2.25trillion.
Emergency Brexit stimulus from BoE in June 2016 of Ā£175b.
Brexit related fall in national revenue Ā£500b.
GDP fallen to -0.1%.
GBP fallen by circa 15% versus EUR and USD.
Manufacturing in recession.
Construction in recession.
Services close to recession.
25-30% cuts to all govt departments.
25-30% cuts to all councils, mainly centred on Labour councils.
Half of councils facing effective bankruptcy.
185k extra deaths attached to the political ideology of austerity.
25,000 less police.
20,000 less prison officers.
10,000 less border officials.
10,000 less firefighters.
10,000 less medical professionals.
25,000 less bed spaces for mental illness.
OECD calculate 3 million hidden unemployed, rate is really 13%.
Creation of 1.3m jobs, mainly temporary, self employed, gig economy and ZHC.
Only 30k full time work positions created.
Close on 50% of workers are self employed, ZHC, or part time precariat.
80% of the 5.3 million self employed live below the poverty line.
35% of self employed only earn Ā£100 a month.
25% cuts for our disabled community.
80% cuts to Mobility allowance.
Closing Remploy.
40% of working households have practically no savings.
70% of households have less than 10k savings.
60% of households can only survive 2 months without a wage.
Household debt reaches new peak, despite emergency base rates.
Increase of 50% in hate crimes.
Increase of knife crime by 150% to 22,000 per year.
Increase in teenage suicide by 70%.
Suicide up 12% in the year 2018.
Self harm among young women up 70%.
Life expectancy down 3 years.
NHS satisfaction level at lowest recorded rate.
Council home building down 90%.
200k social homes lost since 2010.
Zero starter homes built, despite Tory flagship programme.
Council home building down 90%.
200k social homes lost since 2010.
One million families on council home waiting list.
100,000 increase on the council home waiting list since 2010.
36,000 teachers have left teaching.
You donāt have to like him! Heās not coming for tea! Heās not moving next door! I donāt like Strawberry creams but I still buy Quality Street!"
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A bit of Brian Eno and Amanda Palmer
Vote done. Come on Magic Grandpa!
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