[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by Merry Mockmas

I think that you make a lot of good points, Maru.

I personally just want to add that the only way we can get Politics sorted from a UK perspective is to vote for a party that's not apart of the establishment.

No Tories, no Labour, no Farage, and no to Lib Dems and the Greens.

People should vote for someone that the Media and the Political world really doesn't want to win the next general election, it would shake up Politics forever in this country which is what we desperately need.

My hopes are very low for that for a number of reasons. I was literally watching a clip yesterday where a "chad" was being interviewed who said he would only vote for Gavin Newsom because he was more swoll (ie fit) than JD Vance... even though politically he aligned with Vance moreso. And there's apparently some movement around obsessions around appearance, ie viewing politicians based on how they look, how they take care of their own body and any perceived "deformities" genetically. I have seen elements of that type of thinking from some young men... it's great to have some standards, but wow. The clip was apparently from this interview.

My mindset has always been we can't really vote ourselves out of mistakes that we have already made. At some point, the bill becomes due. Things like inflation, for example, are indicative of type of wild west economics that we've allowed to become the norm... it applies to social as well, imo.

On the topic, I don't think that the monarchy is no longer relevant, but I'm not sure what the King, Will can do about that kind of thing. We can only repeat positive platitudes for so long before they just sort of fade into the dust... for lack of a better term.