The Trouble With Politics

I don’t know if you’ve really noticed this before, but there are an incredibly large amount of thick people in Britain. How many times have you asked, “Did you see the debates?” only to be met with a dismissive look and “I’m not really interested in politics, they’re all the same aren’t they?” Well, no dickhead, they’re not.

And is it just me or have you found yourself biting your tongue when friends of friends have commented on facebook statuses? This is my favourite so far: “Have not got a clue who to vote for - want labour out – dont[sic] want conservatives in....mmmm rock and hard place” Last time I checked there were many more than 2 parties in UK politics?! On reading this I got that overwhelming numb feeling I can only describe as literal flabbergastation.

And on the subject of mass non-compliance, another moron commented “Are you sure they would notice, us all not voting, I'm sure most of the time the results are fixed anyway.” Ex-fucking-cuse me?! Turns out they were genuinely suggesting that democracy in England has ceased to exist, but without any evidence or anything of real substance to add to the debate after that statement.I got a bit personal, had to be done.

So, a lot of people think that all politicians are lying, cheating scum bags who are completely out of touch with the people they are voted to represent, and that all the main political parties are the same. Assuming that the latter example isn’t isolated, a large amount of people in the UK also believe that corruption is rife. If this is the case then why the fuck aren’t they doing anything about it? Where’s the revolution?

The fact is we have the luxury of living in a country where, in comparisson to the majority of the world, there’s not really anything wrong. Politics is boring. No flashing lights, no glamour, no reality TV ‘celebrities’ and until there are some major issues that affect the day to day lives of the proletariat, many feel that there’s no point in paying attention. It’s this lack of knowledge, combined with the natural urge for a sense of belonging (religion/football/gang culture) that political movements such as the BNP can really capitalise on. Not good.

Thankfully, politicians seem to be wising up to the way that 'bitesize' politics, the debates for example, attract a broader audience into the direct political arena. I'm absolutely loving these debates, and really hope that apathy gets progressively more and more frowned upon... as seems to be the current trend. Informed political debate inspires. Fact.