The Trouble with The UK Electorate

MCN · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Karma :

UK Democracy.

Major players elected into power by their party.

Have the audacity to criticise cuntries such as, Norf Kohreeah, China and Russia.

Laughing

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Easy-X · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Karma :

I would suggest governance of country has evolved out of "what can we get away with without triggering a bloody revolution?" We do it via manipulation of the electorate, North Korea does it just the same... 'cept with more guns Smile

How could it be any other way. Far to many people to actually reason with in the modern world Thinking

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Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

I was reading an account of how petrified the elite were in England in the early 1800's that the plebs would turn on them like the French people did to the aristocrats in the French revolution during the 1790's.

An interesting point he made was that the wars with Napoleon allowed them to curtail freedoms under the auspices of the war effort and patriotism that wouldn't have been tolerated otherwise. Perhaps we can blame Napoleon for not being a republic now.

Or more likely even then, same as now, the majority can't be arsed to have a riot let alone a revolution. Laughing

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Diggs · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Karma :

A major difference between us plebs and plebs in 1800 is that we aren't starving...
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Nobby the Bastard · Harley Gaydar Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Karma :

Kawasaki Jimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Oct 2015 Karma :

In a general election you vote for a political party, not the leader.

Nobby the Bastard · Harley Gaydar Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Karma :

No, you vote for an mp who represents your constituency. The leader of the majority party becomes pm.
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Kawasaki Jimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Oct 2015 Karma :

I’d be surprised if many voters could name their local MP, instead they’ll vote for the party with policies they support knowing that the MP will be whipped anyway.

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grr666 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Jun 2014 Karma :

Apathy.

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Kawasaki Jimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Oct 2015 Karma :

Trends in MPs’ professions since 1979 -

Barristers down from 45% to 31%

Manual workers down from 16% to 3%

Misc. (white collar workers, union officials, public relations, charity/voluntary) up from 17% to 30%

Politicians/political organisers up from 3% to 17%

page 24.

I guess that list truly reflects modern Britain, with a decline in manufacturing and more finance/services. I’m just not sure the current crop have the wider experience or the nous to make good judgements. There’s also too many of them.