Originally posted by Scribble
After doing some research I've realised that a lot of my political views actually lean way more towards conservatism (with some notable exceptions), so although I think the Tories are doing a bad job of managing the country as well as their incompetence with Brexit so far, I simply don't think Labour would do any better of a job, not enough to consider me voting for them, anyway.Plus I just disagree with them on lots of core issues, especially under Corbyn's attempts to delve further left than I am personally comfortable with.
I don't like any of the parties, so I'll probably just start going to the polling booth on voting day and putting a strike through my vote instead.
I think as people get older they just get conservative.
Originally posted by walshyNo, I'd never vote for those pricks, they're barely even an ideology-fuelled party and more one fuelled on personal greed. Less a party than a gang.
So you're a stinking Tory
Originally posted by RobtardWell, that was Blair's fault for going to war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bad moves that damaged the country. The economic crash of 08/09 also plays a big part. Then the Tories stroll in and start spewing their cruelty juice everywhere.
Understandable with the debacle going on. But ask yourself, who is mainly responsible for the current shitshow.
All of these things suck, but getting in a socialist to 'sort everything out' 'because he's such a nice guy' is a dangerous remedy to a complex situation, one that I'm not willing to try.
Until there is a decent opposition party to the Tories, or until the Tories start representing actual Conservative ideals without using them as a way of lining their own pockets, they can all get stuffed, and my Abstain vote will be my way of showing disappointment and disillusion with the current system.
Originally posted by SurturI've always held conservative beliefs, I was just never taught what the differences between left and right were. I essentially thought, long ago (but the ethos stuck for the longest time, even subconsciously) that Left and Right = Right and Wrong, Good and Evil. Which is ridiculous.
I think as people get older they just get conservative.
I did a bit of research and realised all of these incongruous views and principles I hold and have kind of always held are actually decent, sensible Conservative ideals.
Still by no means 'a' Conservative, putting a label on my set of complex political beliefs is difficult even just from a practical point of view – lots of my beliefs could be either Social Liberal, Classic Liberal, or else Libertarian.
When you stop seeing life as a huge Marxist power struggle and stop being so pessimistic about Western civilisation, it tends to wake you up a bit socially and politically, imo.