= Сообщение: 9174 из 12492 ====================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : David Rance 2:203/2 22 Dec 19 17:49:24 Кому : Ward Dossche 22 Dec 19 17:49:24 Тема : Brexit FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:203/2+5dff9e90 На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:292/854+122e3948 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: ASCII ================================== ============================================================================== On Sun, 22 Dec 2019 15:37:23 Ward Dossche -> David Rance wrote:
DR>> I must confess to getting the mood of the country completely wrong, if DR>> the outcome of the general election is anything to go by. There could be DR>> any number of reasons why BJ got such a big majority:
WD> Could be, but I think you are forgetting something which seems to be WD> becoming more and more a universal trend ...
WD> .. people have had it with traditional politics of the left and the WD> right with rethorics they don't understand. So they'll vote for people WD> who, in their limited reasoning, will listen to the people and get the WD> job done, even if doing the job could be the worst possible scenario.
I think I agree with that. Certainly the commentators are saying that the old loyalties are disappearing, and that is proving to be true even in the die-hard Labour and/or Conservative strongholds. We've seen it in the past here when people have supported the smaller parties but never have we seen Labour supporters coming over to the Conservatives in such large numbers. With our first past the post system (which is iniquitous) it gives the smaller parties no clout whatsoever!
WD> That is what got Trump elected, what got Orban elected, what got that WD> kid in Austria elected, what got the current leadership in Poland WD> elected.
.... and Macron in France?
WD> Elections also have shifted from voting "in favour" of something, to WD> voting "against" irrespective of what the consequences are ... that is WD> Brexit for you in one sentence.
I'm not sure I understand that. Did you mean the Labour voters who voted against their own party?
David
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