Quote (Black XistenZ @ 6 Jun 2017 16:04)
usually, but maybe not this time. corbyn/labour so far have been pretty effective at blaming the cuts to the police which were conducted during May's time as minister of the interior as a big contributing factor to this terror attack. "If May hadnt cut the police so hard, they would have had enough staff to keep an closer eye on those guys who pose a potential threat."
corbyn winning would be the worst thing ever. he would run GB into the ground within a couple of years. this would be a disaster not only for GB but also for the rest of europe. IMHO, the political leaders of most european countries are secretly working towards "United States of Europe" while trying to hide this very fact from their domestic voters, with which these 'USE' are highly unpopular. a successful brexit would be a huge and undeniable blow to this plan. therefore, continental european leaders have an interest in making brexit flop for GB, in making May fail.
if corbyn gets elected, they could blame all the economic downturn, all the increases in unemployment and debt which his policies inevitably bring, to brexit. essentially, the continental european socialists could blame the failure of the british socialist on those who voted against socialism (ie the leavers). and they would point out this failure of socialism as an example for the necessity of the socialist project of USE to their domestic voters. a total travesty, but I'm afraid it might work.
So what you're saying is that Corbyn's election would be a disaster for your isolationist, nationalist, capitalist ideology. I agree.
I see no reason why Corbyn's policies would create the economic downturn you describe however. Plenty of things that could cause trouble if implemented without care but the same can be said for any party's policies. Under the conservatives living standards have fallen drastically. I see no reason why they wouldn't continue to do so with brexit looming and May being abrasive and unrealistic enough in negotiations that Junkers described her as 'on another planet'. If she's that far off an amicable agreement then her promise of 'no deal' over what she considers a 'bad deal' becomes extremely worrying. No deal IS a bad deal.
So things under May are pretty much guaranteed to get worse. With Corbyn you have a leader who genuinely cares about people and whose radical policies reflect that. I think it's worth letting him try knowing that he will do whatever he can to ensure living standards are improved. I'm sure it'll be a bumpy ride but better a bumpy ride upwards than a slow, consistent slope downward.
I also think the eu will negotiate better with Corbyn than someone who has already alienated herself from them by being such a 'bloody difficult woman'.
This post was edited by Scaly on Jun 6 2017 12:09pm