These Tories are STILL going to vote for Boris Johnson

[@TheTrackRecord]

There’s a Turkish expression which goes “some people are so stupid that if you spit in their face they think it’s raining”. I think that applies quite well to a lot of Tory voters.

[@rosiered2357]

I VE PINCHED THIS FOR A FB STATUS .. it just about sums it up

[@MikkelKjrJensen]

“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them.” is another good Turkish proverb.

[@OneDigitalSoul]

*Correction- British voters.

[@peterdockrill9653]

My father was from North Shropshire,remember asking him when I was a child why the farm labourers vote Tory and he replied because their masters tell them to

[@andrewcooney2387]

They seem to have a very low iq

[@mathieuleader8601]

this Turkish proverb sums up the situation in Northern Shropshire "The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them."

[@trippymchippy8586]

That's a good one ...

[@hanifavaid4918]

Hahaha

[@End-Result]

You said it

[@thankyougod669]

Wow! Impressive one

[@jasonbyrne8487]

That was beautifully put...

[@Daisy-e5q6w]

"The best argument against the Democracy is a 5 minutes chat with an average voter" / Winston Churchill.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I'm by no means the biggest Churchill fan (Though I don't dislike him, just not the biggest fan of all his politics), but by god was he right on that one.

[@malcolmwilkinson4449]

And by god he was correct. The public were asked to name the Antarctic survey vessel and came up with ‘Boaty McBoatface’…. These are the same people who were asked their opinion on major constitutional matters!!!! Wonder why we are in the shit we are in!!! Feed the plebs stupid entertainment and they stop asking questions. A strategy used from Roman times😡😡😡

[@anthonyrybicki1000]

@Historylover Democracy requires a sophisticated grasp of trade offs and juggling of competing priorities ,something beyond the scope of most voters.Unfortunately the alternatives look like China,North Korea,Russia or Belarus, countries that have no universal suffrage or pretend to have free elections.If Britain got more people to use the postal votes that they are entitled to use or even put voting online maybe we would get governments elected with more that the present 41% of the counted vote.

[@alexanderstefanov6474]

@@anthonyrybicki1000 to be fair China is doing pretty great, I can think of much worse places to live

[@alexanderstefanov6474]

Churchill was right about very little, this is one of little

[@greymane4030]

What a sad comment on the voting public. It’s often said that in safe tory seats if you put a blue rosette on a turd they would vote for it. These comments merely confirm that

[@alanmorris1831]

There has been a blue rosette on more than enough turds in the last few years.

[@johnwright9372]

I always said they could put forward a chimp in safe Tory seat and the morons would elect it.

[@AndyPye]

Next Week: The Turd fights back!

[@buggerlugz6753]

A turd would smell better and wouldn't be as corrupt as most tory mp's.

[@karstenwehsner9061]

“The best argument against Democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

[@andreia.salsinha]

The neckbeard "indoor gamer" with a Gregg's pizza slice in his hand killed me. Stereotypes are real!

[@gent3284]

yeah

[@progressivepath1995]

Is he a non voter or a Tory would you think?.

[@martinwyke]

Did he actually say he voted tory?

[@progressivepath1995]

@@martinwyke no that’s what confusing about it.

[@CherDele]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Tory voter, I think!!

[@r__b6095]

"we were all in the same boat" - no we weren't, clearly

[@UnknownUser-by4le]

She is lost and confused

[@michaelarchangel1163]

Apart from the last lot crossing from France.

[@trollop_7]

@@UnknownUser-by4le She was hardly likely to repeat the mistake that led to Allegra's resignation.

[@james6901]

All in the same boat,,,Some first class...rest of us stoking coal below decks

[@trollop_7]

@@james6901 You need your head examined if you think that anyone in this clip is in a first-class boat

[@ljt3084]

None of these people are related to the 480 people who died the day the Tories were laughing about rule breaking..

[@bobble5924]

Actually more than that around 600

[@timsimpson9367]

I fear these people are not human at all.

[@gerryedwards9738]

@@timsimpson9367 Unfortunately, they are. Just misguided.

[@buggerlugz6753]

obviously not.

[@Red-px1fr]

@@timsimpson9367 Troglodytes

[@user-eq3xb9wz6o]

These kind of people are the ones who fall for every scam out there and are left stunned by their own stupidity. Their naivety is absolutely astounding.

[@mickeythompson9537]

That grandfather is crying out for a phone call from a Nigerian prince.

[@buzx1313]

@@mickeythompson9537 😂😂😂😂😂

[@buzx1313]

@@mickeythompson9537 i am still chuckling at that post :)

[@xxcharlotte2006xx]

There the idiots who are surpose to be highly educated yet more like gift of the gab and being forceful...

[@FH-cm1dj]

"They've never had anything to do like this before". I'm sure all governments have had to follow their own laws. People who refuse to recognise their side's shortcomings risk becoming cultists.

[@AndyPye]

"They've never had anything to do like this before". Like decide whether to hold a Christmas party in the middle of pandemic after ordering the whole country to lockdown. Jeez

[@mbsscrutinyinsecurityaudit5648]

She also said that in her likely minimum wage overalls

[@tybes99]

I don't think they're risking it, they're already cultists

[@kama3422]

Well said.

[@kanedNunable]

i think you mis spelled cult ;)

[@Clockwork_Planet]

And yet I'll bet they all clapped for the NHS (without seeing the irony), lament the rising crime statistics, bemoan the fall in public services standards, and wish their kids and grand kids could go to decent schools and colleges.

[@AverageJane222]

Exactly!

[@gerryedwards9738]

A very good point.

[@lonniei1606]

Ive said all that but like to add......and they would vote them in AGAIN!!

[@andrewcooney2387]

The NHS can only survive as long as the British economy is doing well, When the government destroys this the money will run out, Results will be no NHS British society will go under, but the tories know this. That is why they are moving so much cash out of the UK into the EU.

[@Qatari2007]

D E F E C I T from labor….

[@AngelicusImmortus]

If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t these people happy?

[@streetinterviewsNews]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXjLl2qFntJ_oM0 public on should Boris resign

[@aragornthebrave]

Wilful ignorance is different than simply not knowing

[@joebloggs8292]

Probably because they’re not lefties who hate themselves and their country and think everything is racist.

[@monkeymox2544]

@@joebloggs8292 wow the tabloids have really got to you haven't they?

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Because they are english, you cant have none of that happiness thing.

[@geecee310]

That first guy is amazing - to be that age and evidently never to have used his brain once.

[@anthonyrybicki1000]

It is sometimes seen as a sterling virtue by some older Britons to demonstrate their stolid ignorance of matters deemed to be beyond their pay grade or station. Boris is milking this perceived ignorance in all ways possible. He may not however get a free ride from the media anymore to judge from the pages of those stalwart Tory press organs like the Mail and Telegraph.

[@beammeup8458]

He represents the country ! Nobody gives a f*ck !

[@geecee310]

@@beammeup8458 He represents idiots and bigots.

[@VPhantom-rf3qo]

You're quite the bingo card. - Two letter name. - Sly remarks. - Mentioning human biology

[@geecee310]

@@VPhantom-rf3qo Yet the comment is still true.

[@alexanderstefanov6474]

"There's nobody that can run the country" I can think of millions who'd do a better job

[@michaeljijus980]

True!!!!! I personally know few dozens of decent Brits... But as you see, public is seriously - 20IQ...

[@buggerlugz6753]

yeah, like me. Even a hamster could do a better job than what we've got now!

[@kevinbarnbrook4728]

@@buggerlugz6753 Not based on your previous post.

[@tybes99]

As dense as tik tok teens can be, they'd still run the country more competently than these fools.

[@justinw6670]

Good God

[@plutoreturns9630]

These people would be the downfall of our society.

[@kaba_me]

too late...

[@internationalrtg5602]

Will be.

[@buggerlugz6753]

Are the downfall.....them and the woke Karen Labour muppets.

[@internationalrtg5602]

@@buggerlugz6753 Grow up and talk about policy, no one in the real world cares about woke outrage. Labour will redistribute wealth that’s been stolen by the rich and give it back to ordinary people.

[@tybes99]

@@internationalrtg5602 and that's exactly what these types of voters don't want. As long as they're living kushty, they don't care about the governments impact on anyone else. But sure "woke Karen's" are the problem.

[@mattd2129]

When people say that nothing could change their mind on an issue then all reason is lost. It’s the same with religious fundamentalists, intellectually absent.

[@WhizzRichardThompson]

Correct. They're tacitly admitting they're impervious to evidence. And that's not a sign of rational thinking.

[@UnknownUser-by4le]

Cognitive dissonance! We’ve been living in that state as a nation for a very long time:

[@mikenotachance3749]

Critical thinking isn't taught in schools - A very deliberate decision by the "ruling" class, I suspect.

[@petedunn795]

Absolutely right. Exactly my thoughts. Some people are as thick as a Whale omelette!

[@darrenchristian4987]

You get the politicians you deserve. If you aren't prepared to hold them to account at the ballot box then they will carry on getting away with it until you are no longer free to vote for anyone. We are entering a time that will go down in history books as one of the darkest times since WWII.

[@Korschtal]

The trouble with the UK's electoral system is that the country is getting the government that 42% of voters deserve.

[@anneinnes5691]

Exactly. It’s terrifying!

[@paulgreen6804]

just 1 name corbyn

[@bernardmcavoy1864]

@Historylover Jeremy Corbyn ought to be more careful about the company he keeps. Rubbing shoulders with the IRA and Hamas is not a good look.

[@bernardmcavoy1864]

@Historylover I am aware of this. The difference is that Jeremy Corbyn and his crew are openly sympathetic with the aims and objectives of the IRA and Hamas. The so-called "peace treaty" is a betrayal of the Ulster Protestants.

[@johnwright9372]

John Stuart Mill said I am not saying most Conservatives are stupid, but I am saying most stupid people are conservative.

[@CherDele]

😂 yep!!

[@MartinParnham]

A related quote- and I can’t recall who it’s attributed to- goes “the people get the government they deserve.”

[@colinpoole7653]

You obviously didn’t see any of the Labour Party conference

[@envy99976]

They can’t mention one good thing he’s done lol.

[@buggerlugz6753]

because he hasn't, including breathing daily.

[@CherDele]

Yet they think he is the best man for job. This level of stupidity is beyond comprehension.

[@kanedNunable]

@@CherDele their newspapers tell them who to vote for.

[@Kpot009]

No they want to say “the boarders and nationality bill” but don’t want to seem racist

[@erik-tea-bag]

Remind you of Brexit anyone?

[@kh-19636]

There's only one thing worse than a Tory voter and that's a working class Tory voter.

[@peterdockrill9653]

I actually heard someone quote in a film recently, " there's no bigger snob than the British working man". Said in jest but true.

[@joebloggs8292]

Karen Lol. The most appropriate name I’ve heard!

[@CherDele]

🤣🤣🤣omg, so true.

[@paddymulligan]

They're still thinking of the right to buy their Council houses. Getting on the property ladder elevates their social status 🤣

[@MartinParnham]

I used to think this until recently but it’s an epithet like “champagne socialist” which basically suggests you shouldn’t have certain ideals because of your status or background (which is often not something you have any influence over). I hate the CS insult so I couldn’t really dislike that on the one hand but use the working class Tory line on the other.

[@gerry343]

Chap in red jacket has seen the light, we just need many more to come to the same conclusion.

[@nearlythere9443]

As opposed to the woman in the dark hoodie, she had her brain removed at some time.

[@nearlythere9443]

@@Makmak-yf4dt Until a true centralist party can be established with PR, a labour vote is the only way to bring the current shower under control. PS Centralist party is probably just wishful thinking.

[@alexanderstefanov6474]

@@nearlythere9443 doubt she was born with one

[@J-Vasa]

@@Makmak-yf4dt switching between parties is the best way our current style of government can progress. One party staying in power for too long leads to corruption

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

@@Makmak-yf4dt the only way to make the UK a democracy is for people to join labour and force them to support PR

[@stephenmcnally2590]

And that's why Boris is PM. I'm no Einstein but these people are seriously thick.

[@PrOjEcTBaShMu]

You're not a Socialist Zionist Jew?

[@JoeyDNo3]

🤣😂🤣 nice one , thick doesn't even come close 🤣😂🤣

[@joebloggs8292]

@@PrOjEcTBaShMu ooh more anti Semitic words from the Labour left? Surely not! Racist.

[@PrOjEcTBaShMu]

@@joebloggs8292 So Einstein wasn't a Socialist Zionist Jew?

[@PrOjEcTBaShMu]

@@joebloggs8292 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJqngYmHlM52fbc

[@bt3743]

"stop raking up the past" they say as they scream about a referendum result from 5 years ago that if it were held today would have the opposite outcome due to demographic changes

[@tybes99]

"stop raking up the past" says the person who rambles on about ww2 down the pub every weekday

[@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73]

What do you mean demographic changes

[@chrismurphy6070]

@@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73 The reality of no services no NHS and de regulation for jobs all to fill their own pockets while charging more tax for all of it ,including all the bent contracts for mates and a failed track and trace of 36 billion while quietly turning people against the NHS to seek to sell it off as was disclosed before election and is very much true and in progress ,probably moan when have to sell a house to look after their parents or no ambulance turns up though

[@JohnSmall314]

@@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73 "What do you mean demographic changes" Very simple concept. Demographic changes come about as old people die and young people reach maturity and replace them. The Brexit vote was mostly old people, but people born after roughly 1980 are 60:40 in favour of being in the EU, and for people born after 1990 it's 70:30. As the Brexit voting generation die off and the younger generation replaces them then support for Brexit is decreasing day by day. If the Brexit referendum had been delayed 5 years and were held today we'd stay in the EU. But, it has been said that as people get older they tend to vote conservative and that therefore as they get old they're more likely to come to support Brexit. There are three problems with that idea. 1) Brexit is not a conservative policy, it's the policy of a small group of radical anarchists who have taken over the conservative party. Dominic Cummings made the point quite clearly, 'we took over a party with only 10% of the vote'. It is no longer the Conservative Party, it's the Johnson Party. Margaret Thatcher fully supported being in the EU and thought creating the EU single market was one of her greatest achievements. Winston Churchill thought there should be a United States of Europe. Brexit is also anti-business, as businesses are finding out, and conservative party policy has traditional been supportive of businesses. 2) It assumes that people will eat a shit sandwich and accept that it is really a nice burger because the Party told them it is. As we see with the people in the video, they'll accept what the Party tells them to think because they're emotionally attached to the Party. But that doesn't apply to people not emotionally attached to the Party. As eating a shit sandwich is not a pleasant experience the number of new converts to the Party will decrease. Brexit is a disaster and that reduces the number of new converts to the Johnson Party (it's not really the Conservative Party) 3) In the past young people became conservative supporters as they got older and accumulated capital. But that's not happening any more. Student debt and house prices and private rental prices mean young people can't accumulate capital. So support for the Tories is at about 10% in people under 35. As time passes, 'demographic change', i.e. old people dying and a new generation replacing them, guarantee that the Johnson Party (previously known as the Conservative Party), will lose support and the UK will rejoin the EU.

[@Daisy-e5q6w]

@@JohnSmall314 That was brilliant, thank you.

[@robro911]

I honestly didn't think gross stupidity was so rife in England, but I do now !!

[@jimmnievans7999]

All hail King Boris!

[@popeyedish]

You should get out more..

[@jasonbyrne8487]

We aren't that far behind the US...

[@unusg1]

There was enough evidence in June 2016 when 17.4million idiots voted for Brexshit.

[@danf430]

Mate its been like this for decades. How many Tory governments since the war? They all the same, utterly self serving, incompetent charlatans. The UK could have had something akin to a Sovereign Wealth Fund, instead its been pissed up the wall

[@FRAZZLAAR96]

The Gamer dude made me smile... "I'm an Online gamer so the past year hasn't really been any different for me" 🤣

[@Nottiy]

He was my fave lol

[@bujin1977]

Poor guy. His pizza was getting cold.

[@madoldbatwoman]

I kinda wish his sort would get their heads into the local politics game though - intelligent, probably has great recall for data, thinks before speaking, likely has debating skills, and some imagination. But yeah, poor guy probably just wanted to have a quiet wander around town and eat his pizza. Shout out to those more introverted, who are winning on the 'day to day' for a change since early 2020!

[@montysmithtyler]

Some of these people are why the country is fucking doomed

[@DamianKingBridgend]

Right Wing Britain

[@robertcatterall438]

The old ' He's shite, but someone else would be worse' get out Clause. And the guy who couldn't come up with a single positive that Johnson has done just sums it up.

[@dean9235]

I know they're such idiots.

[@Serenica272]

The woman in the mask saying "rule this country" then correcting herself to say "run" tells you everything you need to know on her political opinions.

[@Theonevidz]

No it doesn’t it was a mistake.

[@polarbear2335]

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” ― George Carlin

[@tonyfoster5013]

As Plato said, content in their own ignorance.

[@thequeenofspades]

"We we're all in the same boat". Clearly not.

[@buggerlugz6753]

Those coming across in the boats aren't, they don't need to worry themselves with the rising cost of living, passports, covid tests etc....

[@UnknownUser-by4le]

@@buggerlugz6753 no they don’t do they. Think it’s the least this country owes them!

[@emilymorton6510]

Did anyone else notice the Freudian slip that the Tories "Rule the Country"?

[@archvaldor]

2:18 "Who else would have done any better?" Any vaguely intelligent person in the country.

[@tourmelion9221]

She could have done better

[@onelove9339]

Cognitive Dissonance

[@gerryedwards9738]

An excellent two word nut shell.

[@phildarwell655]

I must apologise for my age group. I'm 67 and I am sick if people of my generation thinking Boris is ok and will continue to vote Tory. Some of these people need to be asked if they have any children or grandchildren and, if so, why the fuck are they voting for the destruction of this country. I despair at this stupidity.

[@jimmnievans7999]

All hail King Boris.

[@phildarwell655]

@@jimmnievans7999 I like your humour!

[@shack7631]

I wonder what all the northerns who voted Tory think now? Tories not giving a shite about people and treating people with contempt? Who would have ever thought that....

[@dalehart7238]

I'm sure a lot of them feel the same way as a lot of others who voted Tory. Why do you have an issue with just the northerners who did?

[@shack7631]

@@dalehart7238 I meant those notherns who voted Labour for generations, but voted Tory in the last election. The Tories are just resorting to type. How many times times can Boris tell outright lies and get away with it? Quite a few it seems.

[@dalehart7238]

@@shack7631 it amazes me how some just don't seem to care. The last 5 years have shown the true colours of the country's leaders and it's citizens. Neither have come away looking good.

[@georgieboy5388]

@@dalehart7238 they’re normally considered labour voters is why

[@anthonyrybicki1000]

Northern Tory voters have been bought off very cheaply with a mere £1bn to spread around the entire North when Crossrail has cost £16bn and is still not ready.

[@tomclementsmusic1654]

The woman in the rain was clearly a barrel of laughs... if she actually educated herself on seeing out of the hood she may understand why our current tory Government is the worst. Alot of people think the Tories came up with the furlough scheme, they didn't. It's been around for years that if any government in power stops the country from going to work than the government have to provide to look after the people of this country

[@jimmnievans7999]

Furlough and UC uplift thanks to the kind caring Tories. Dole and brutal stealth taxes... thanks to nasty Labour and Calamity Broon. Remember?

[@tomclementsmusic1654]

@@jimmnievans7999 not the the extend the tories are doing now!

[@benjacques26]

@Lister Of Smeg imagine hating on someone for having a different political view than you....

[@carlt9265]

They didnt have to pay the 80% i bet you didnt turn it down 🤷‍♂️

[@tomclementsmusic1654]

@@carlt9265 any Government would have had to have done the scheme. 1, to provide and 2, keep the economy moving. I had to apply for the SISS grants. Being a musician and guitar teacher I have to admit the phone wasn't ringing off the hook, and just to add, I did go and find other work. I worked as an entertainer/companion in a care home. I didn't apply for the most recent SISS grant, as I was back in schools teaching guitar & live work had come back, although not to what it was but it's still better than last year by a clear mile

[@tobyclayton2597]

Despite their calmness it's frightening to see how much Johnson supporters are like Trump supporters. Although I am heartened to see the scales fall from some eye's.

[@CherDele]

👏🏽👏🏽Talking my language. I made a similar comment on another podcast.

[@UnknownUser-by4le]

It’s a cult. And Johnson is their leader They’re drinking the kool-aid

[@yl1101]

what has this to do with trump? didn't Boris said it himself about biden "he's a breath of fresh air"? there is no strong contender, or viable alternative, which is why these folks would still vote for boris.

[@bruce1049]

@@yl1101 Boris was what I call the joke vote people were just bored with the same old thing a bit like trump in the states no one actually expected them to get in apart from the party Faithfull that would vote for the same party if you put a chimp at the head

[@venividi8523]

@@bruce1049 No, they voted for Johnson cause Corbyn was a toxic idiot. If anything, Labour are more like the Republicans, both lead us into Iraq, both get terrible vote totals, last time Labour even won over 40% of the vote was 2001, at least the Republicans won their country's popular vote more recently in 2004, and Labour do practice cult of personality. Last time it was Corbyn who was basically their Trump, now they're stuck with Starmer who can't devise a policy proposal if he had a gun to his head, but if anyone with any a hint more charisma stepped up you better believe Labour would rally behind them.

[@AngSco30]

'If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders.'' - George Carlin

[@kenw1742]

These people obviously like being lied to

[@UnknownUser-by4le]

Most people then

[@jimmnievans7999]

What lies?

[@kenw1742]

@@jimmnievans7999 so far I’ve only had you to ask that question but lots of thumbs up from others with ears 👂

[@ian436]

This lot are like sheep, a perfect example of what happens when close relatives marry. There is no hope for them

[@gerryedwards9738]

Haha! Well funny!

[@bluebob81]

You can't account for how selfish and/or ignorant some (52%) people are.

[@Xighor]

You're still Mad about losing Brexit? Lol

[@kevinbarnbrook4728]

@@Xighor Whereas you are just mad now it is won, but wished the opposite.

[@Xighor]

@@kevinbarnbrook4728 what? Lol

[@RoadRashSpirit]

You do realise we could of had a Brexit that kept us in the customs union. The Nordic option was floated. Many of the remain campaign are just as guility for the result as the staunch brexiteers. But I agree a lot of people are stupid, I just disagree in that they are stupid for not being able to see the middle ground and share a sence of fair play.

[@Pablobrown111]

@@kevinbarnbrook4728 I'm not mad, I'd still vote for Brexit. I never thought for one minute it would be an easy ride.

[@Dmorris96]

I'm so ashamed to be from Oswestry. This place truly is the Tory wet dream of people who can't think for themselves, just voting for the same people their parents voted for. This town is vile.

[@jimmnievans7999]

Vote King Boris.

[@Yimello]

Yeah lots of blind tory voters around but I'm sure you can take solace in the fact that the town most likely just voted majority Lib Dem and that Greens have now taken a two-thirds majority on the Oswestry town council, so a Green councillor will be mayor next year.

[@MrLUXUK]

"Is there anything any party could do to win your vote" Lady: "ermmm no not really" What about demonstrating honesty, integrity and making positive decisions that improve the lives of the majority rather then appease the small elite. Her answer showed the problem is not with British politics, but more so the mentality of the British voter- expect better from your leaders and you will get better. My issue is not that she would vote for Tories (that of course is her right), but more so if there is a better option she would still vote for Tories, that's just being a sheep.

[@sarkybugger5009]

Even sheep are smart enough to recognise greener pastures. She's obviously happy with mildewed hay.

[@MrLUXUK]

@@sarkybugger5009 🤣, I retract my comparison to sheep.

[@sarkybugger5009]

@@MrLUXUK 👍

[@dean9235]

I don't think the woman in the furry hat has much between her ears. I think she's daft.

[@ianhall702]

Never considered myself a nationalist, but with English people dead set on Conservative rule it time now for an independent Wales and Scotland. #yescymru

[@stephenmurray2851]

Aye and then get the SNP who are worse

[@misteroz]

I think you’d find many right-leaning English people agreeing with you 😂

[@tybes99]

Tory apologists are the only people Boris references when he says "what the British public care about" to detract from an obvious scandal.

[@paulgee1952]

Getting younger voters actually voting , the general apathy towards government allows the status quo to fester in power. Long overdue a shake up.

[@RoadRashSpirit]

I think I'd be right in saying the last election had a massive voter turnout for young people, for many of those the conslusion will be that until the Yuppie generation are to old to vote, they are outnumbered.

[@paulgee1952]

@@RoadRashSpirit 2 in 4 under 45 y/o voted in 2019. 3 in 4 over 45 y/o. 2 half truths don't make a whole truth? Unless going into politics ?

[@RoadRashSpirit]

@@paulgee1952 well if those stats are correct the there's certainly wiggle room, but 50% turnout for an election is pretty good, I'm also sure I saw some stats though that the 18 to mod 30s are still outnumbered by the 40 to 55 year old by a good margin.

[@paulgee1952]

@@RoadRashSpirit Was about a 67% total turnout , if even numbers a 75% turnout would make a huge difference in the voting trends, with more over 45 tending to vote tory, it would still significantly affect election results. In all elected seats Local and national Tories hold power over 2-1 of all opposition combined , an 8% swing would drastically change that. So standing by what have said . Even with as you point out, an aging population.

[@RoadRashSpirit]

@@paulgee1952 its hyperthetical without all of the voting figures for every age group and eleigble voter, I agree the election result would have looked different if an extra 25% of youth had turned out, but to actually swing it to labour there would have had to have been more over 40's turning out aswell. Even though I belive the majority of the youth vote went for Labour, there was still a good chunk that would have gone tory and lib dem. I'm pretty sure many of the non show youth voters would have gone tory due to immigration and work place attitudes. I really don't beleive there was much apathy in regards to youth Labour voters, momentum was a very stong movement. On the other hand there is definatley a lot of apathy now. The establishment and older population have made it abundantly clear they will not stand for social reform in this country, despite the fact that they have benefited from many reforms that came after WW2. The millenial generation will now be stuck biding there time given that there are no real options left to vote for. Labour are now another conservative party again, Lib dems dont represent the working class, leaving only the greens as a viable option. The greens are unlikeley to get in without forming a coalition. Out of all the people I know from my age group, only one probably didnt vote.

[@JoshAFC]

If anyone knows these people... Have a word for gods sake.

[@purpleheadedmountain7299]

Unfortunately I doubt it would make a difference. A lot of them appear to have no more sense than what they were born with.

[@gio-oz8gf]

Waste of time.

[@CharlieTheSupersaurus]

@@purpleheadedmountain7299 A good way to put it is that common sense is rather rare these days.

[@georgedoorley5628]

might as well be talking to a brick wall ..............!

[@adampeters7947]

Theres a wonderful Spitting Image sketch from the 90's in which the PM cannot believe how stupid people are in voting for the Tory's. On the doorstep canvassing, the persons house gets repossessed 'We did that to you....who are you going to vote for?' 'Well... conservative I guess' 'Stupid stupid stupid...'

[@apkk5594]

The one thing in the video I did believe is that there really isn't anyone in the tory party that could take over as PM. It's got to the point when none of them are viable leaders.

[@stevewilliamsbiz1080]

The guy should have said, "I don't think!" 'So' was superfluous

[@MarkPMus]

“We were all in the same boat…” - except the Tories. They’ve got a good deal more money than me. That flat cost more to decorate than I earn in 3 years.

[@Skylark_Jones]

Tory voters shown in this video seem not to care that the Tory govt is walking all over them, laughing at them, & making fools of them too! I expect these voters won't mind that the government has removed (or is about to remove): Freedom to peaceful protest, Human rights Citizenship for many The right to vote for many & Freedom of movement.

[@lindamacey6559]

What's wrong with these people ?

[@pancakingon]

If I was the interviewer, I dont think I'd be able to hold it together like this guy!

[@buggerlugz6753]

I'd have lamped everyone of them.

[@pancakingon]

@@buggerlugz6753 Even the chap in the red jacket and the gamer guy?

[@joebloggs8292]

Some really lefty tough lefty snowflakes here… I’m quaking!!!

[@pancakingon]

@@joebloggs8292 I wasnt talking about violence. I was saying that I would have argued more and perhaps with a bit of flair. Your comment really stung, especially when you put "lefty" twice, just in case I had not seen it the first time!

[@chrislaw9574]

The man in red fleece is a free thinker and has educated himself on current events. He is not stuck in that “I have always voted…” category which is great to see. We should all be willing to hold politicians to account and vote them out. The lady in the rain is the type of person who allows the current sleaze to go unchecked. She is a parties perfect voter. Sadly still too many of them.

[@themutterer4503]

Isn't the apathy towards / ignorance of, Johnson's serial lying utterly depressing?

[@paulharrion3398]

"Who else would do any better?" "He's made a lot of gaffes!" "Nothing they can do would stop me from voting Tory!" 🤪Absolute Pilchards...

[@indricotherium4802]

Johnson is a standard bearer for the 'who gives a shit' and the 'middle finger' mindset. It lurked and brewed in the background of English culture for decades but brexit was the platform which gave it loud voice and confidence. I think we're stuck with it as a permanent reality and the only way to defeat this nihilistic brand of Toryism is by combined weight of numbers at the ballot box.

[@CharlieTheSupersaurus]

I'm here to represent the nihilist club (there isn't one for obvious reasons.), there is no want for the Tories here and no connection to them. They run for government, care about money and have values which promote selfishness, greed and hoarding money at the expense of others, therefore aren't nihilistic. Toryism fights to keep the rich richer and the poor even poorer, valuing money and power at all costs above all else rather than nothing. Give them to the MAGA club instead, given Boris Johnson is just an English version of Trump.

[@alex_n8863]

Yep, same as Trumpies, they applaud Boris for being an a.hole; because they would themselves, if they could get away with it!

[@CharlieTheSupersaurus]

@@alex_n8863 Couldn't have said it better myself. Boris could start an insurrection just like Trump did, the Tories could all falsely claim the elections in the UK were rigged if they ever lose like the Republicans did and these people'd still vote for the Tories. Boris and Trump could nearly compete for the amount of blatant lies they've publicly and/or privately told while in power. England may as well be Diet USA now.

[@indricotherium4802]

@@CharlieTheSupersaurus : assuming a fair election - we hope - those fighting to get the Tories out need to be realistic. Probably 40% of the English voting electorate will stick with a Johnson brand of Tory political nihilism or the one that his successor modifies slightly. Unless the opposition parties understand this, they are destined to remain in opposition until 2028, minimum.

[@alex_n8863]

@@indricotherium4802 Yep, need a progressive coalition. The one thing that farage was good for was dividing the right wingers.

[@fasteddie6806]

Q : Would anything turn you against Boris Johnson? A : Uuh..such as? Q: Well what if he shat on your head? A: He did last year! But that was in the past!!!

[@vvDUCKMANvv]

Cognitive dissonance in full swing

[@FreakinSweet86]

"I mean, they ordered them on to the trains but how were we to know where they were going? The Government said they were moving everyone to live elsewhere"

[@angussoutter7824]

Well you found the thickest people in England in one town and they can’t even point to one thing his Government has done 😞

[@dean9235]

I know it is laughable.

[@ianlloyd100]

@1:15 she entirely missed the point. We are NOT all in it together are we?. THEY don't follow the same rules as us..................

[@royboy565]

Tories have a solid block of about 35% of the voting public no matter what the party or govt in this case do. Labour have about 30% What wins an election is the floating voters of about 10%. A lot of the UK public are of the "I'm alright Jack" brigade.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Whoever is asking the questions does a great job. Never sounds condescending, knows how to ask tough questions without being combative. I certainly couldnt do it. I would be screaming at them.

[@MichaelAlexanderKingdom1997]

I live in the North Shropshire constituency and I definitely think the tories will lose this seat for the first time in decades

[@johnsonrob]

When it's about the past, they say "Stop raking up the past...". When it's about the present, they say "Now isn't the time to be discussing this...".

[@megazenn22]

She has absolutely no interest in politics, and she votes Tory 🙄

[@dean9235]

Thick as school custard.

[@adamgrimsley2900]

Failure to change your views when contradictory superior information is discovered is the hallmark of a weak mind.

[@7BearBrown]

You could put a blue ribbon on a turd and some people would vote for it.

[@bearnecessity3242]

Thank goodness North Shropshire didn't mirror some of these people and actually held the government accountable

[@jamescoughlan8193]

That lady saying we were all in the same boat last Xmas has totally missed the point, the tory Party animals were not in the same boat were they? They were on the fun party boat while thousands were dying alone without the close comfort of loved ones. Still she will vote tory the mind boggles it really does.

[@jimmnievans7999]

These are clever, intelligent civil servants. Guaranteed to enjoy a quiet drink and keep a safe distance. I happily trust them.

[@sheilamashali6426]

These people obviously are fans of a clown running the country. Except the Gentleman in the red Jacket.. Hats of to him.

[@briangunn2278]

Not one of those Tory Voters was able to manage a single coherent sentence between them to explain why they would vote that way. Gormless...

[@DerekF-u7e]

35% vote share that will, unquestionably, vote Tory no matter what. It's the swing voters and new/young voters that need to be persuaded. These morons will never change their mind because they think Labour are going to take their homes and put brown people in them and send them to the gulag.

[@JamesMurphy1984]

“Is there anything that would change your mind about Boris Johnson” “Can you think of anything Boris Johnson has accomplished” Not really…… It says it all!

[@lmg7503]

A government must be seen to be upstanding. We must have pride in our country. To watch those interviewed most appeared too complacent.

[@HistoryonYouTube]

We were all in the same boat - except for them of course.

[@rbbm454]

To the lady who said she didn't know who would fill Johnson's shoes...a clown would do it.

[@moonmoggyjohn5227]

Sadly we just have to wait until that generation has died out

[@oldstatueface6317]

To be fair to those still supporting Johnson, he did hold two thumbs up and promise everything will be better at some unspecified point in the future, so...

[@chrismurphy6070]

Promise is a comfort to a fool

[@urbanimage]

Well, that's even more depressing than I expected. No wonder Johnson and Co. laugh at their own supporters.

[@robertfmorton]

There is a Joe Walsh album called, "You Can't Argue With a Sick Mind". Speaks volumes.

[@priscillaroberts7945]

So are these" just move on people" saying that instead of calling the police the couple who battered ,starved and tortured that little lad should have wrapped his body and put it in the freezer for a year and then would they say well it,s been a year let's move on?

[@bujin1977]

"Stop raking up the past", says a woman who almost certainly would not vote for Labour because of what Tony Blair did in 2003.

[@coppershark1973]

They can’t think for themselves. The older generation have lost the capacity for critical thinking. They’re broken.

[@jimmnievans7999]

They are not keen on Labour Marxism and far left media propaganda.

[@k.jamescarters9557]

You have to admire the Tory machine. Look at how those people parrot drip fed lies and slogans: “who could have done better”, “the opposition just oppose and don’t suggest things”, “nothing is proven”, “it’s unprecedented” etc etc etc.

[@andrewreid1437]

He dosent care his pizza getting cold leave him alone he just wants his munches and his ps5

[@SI-vb7hd]

These people just show how hopeless the UK is. Roll on Scottish independence.

[@gabrielcotton4353]

I think this is more about them not knowing how privileged they are than the rest of the British people who are suffering under years of a corrupt Tory government. I also think they're quite ignorant, and that's fucking depressing.

[@FatNormanCoathanger]

These people are the reason the world is in the condition it is.

[@jayr9952]

I never want to hear from Conservatives about British Values ever again! These people are truly the enemy.

[@raybandana]

Really feel for that guy and his now-cold slice of pizza

[@gio-oz8gf]

So do I, he was somehow overlooked when they were dishing out the fully functioning brains.

[@raybandana]

@@gio-oz8gf I mean, I was just saying his pizza went cold....

[@PeterPete]

​@@raybandana yes but because he was overlooked when they were dishing out the fully functioning brains he was more interested in getting some attention in his life from a complete stranger than eating his hot pizza. The guy isn't the sharpest tool in the box!!!

[@raybandana]

@@PeterPete yeah, I get it. I just wasn't unnecessarily piling on the guy for chatting to someone while his pizza went cold.

[@raybandana]

But it is the internet, so I guess it's on me that I decided not to hurl abuse at someone.

[@stephen4716]

Y’all talking about the first man but that about the lady at the very end? She’s the thickest of them all

[@George-nv1ri]

The saddest part is the people who think Labour are a genuine alternative. We're stuck in this two party system forever going from one terrible party to the other with zero chance of a viable alternative to ever break through. Neither have this countries best interest at heart otherwise the first thing they'd do is change the voting system. Look at France and Germany, its possible to get actual new parties in the running in a short amount of time.

[@seanpeters3286]

Boris could literally boil a kitten live on TV, and call it a Business Meeting, and get away with it.

[@johngorton5468]

Delusional

[@shadwelthames9416]

There's no cure for stupidity.

[@martinwyke]

Do you think any of them have watched this and realised how stupid their responses are?

[@shamanahaboolist]

Never underestimate an idiot's willingness to double down on their idiocy.

[@Believe-you-me-]

Me thinks the EU won the vote…

[@tskuhac]

The last woman is the prime example of why we will be stuck with the tories for a long time.