Of course, our political system here in the UK differs significantly from yours, but the argument still holds. Large swathes of our population feel utterly disenfranchised by what amounts to a two party system and we have seen that "voting for the lesser evil" has largely pushed political discourse ever further to the right, so that very…
Of course, our political system here in the UK differs significantly from yours, but the argument still holds. Large swathes of our population feel utterly disenfranchised by what amounts to a two party system and we have seen that "voting for the lesser evil" has largely pushed political discourse ever further to the right, so that very mildly centre left social democratic views are portrayed as loony left extremism. None of this has been helped by the media focus on the far-right Farage and his succession of populist parties. Many of the disenfranchised see him as the only viable alternative to "business as usual", much as those in the US turned to Trump.
That's why so many here are calling for people to vote for independent candidates on July 4th - which has spawned the hashtag #IndependentsDay. I don't expect to see many such candidates actually win, but hope that giving both both major parties something to really worry about can force some sort of change. Though it's certainly possible things are going to get even worse before they can start getting better.
Of course, our political system here in the UK differs significantly from yours, but the argument still holds. Large swathes of our population feel utterly disenfranchised by what amounts to a two party system and we have seen that "voting for the lesser evil" has largely pushed political discourse ever further to the right, so that very mildly centre left social democratic views are portrayed as loony left extremism. None of this has been helped by the media focus on the far-right Farage and his succession of populist parties. Many of the disenfranchised see him as the only viable alternative to "business as usual", much as those in the US turned to Trump.
That's why so many here are calling for people to vote for independent candidates on July 4th - which has spawned the hashtag #IndependentsDay. I don't expect to see many such candidates actually win, but hope that giving both both major parties something to really worry about can force some sort of change. Though it's certainly possible things are going to get even worse before they can start getting better.