What Have We Become?

I think too many of those that are standing down are doing so because they know they will not be reelected, due to betraying the majority of thier constituents, and they claim victimhood because they can't admit to the real reason.

I agree there is too much hate and animosity, but that has always been a tactic of the left, and it has only increased and intensified in recent years as a method of shutting down debate and silencing opposing opinions. Labour and the left continually use identity politics of race, gender, religion, or any other attribute to try to attack people and silence them.

A prime example...

 

I agree with you mate, there are actually a few good MP's who are genuinely engaged with their constituency and generally work hard to get the best for their constituents. They tend to be people who have come to politics after a successful career elsewhere and just do their job without jumping all over all the different media outlets.
However, regardless of how you feel about them or their politics, it is absolutely unacceptable to hound them out of their positions with vile and unwarranted threats. Keyboard warriors need to be called out and given harsh sentences and only when that happens can this ridiculous situation be changed, but even with the death an MP it seems there is no appetite to upset the liberal applecart and "violate" their rights.....the rights of those really trying to work for the betterment of their area however appears unimportant

 

Got to agree mate. Our local MP went against her constituents who voted leave, lost the whip following the brexit vote against the deal and has now defected to the Liberal's. WTF is that all about.

 

Oh no more politics

 

there is a lot of very nasty cyber bullying these days, beyond believe just how vile some of it is, it has driven some younger people to suicide. I am not surprised so many politicians are leaving this election without standing again, death threats and threats of rape for their wives and daughters is I believe commonplace.

Glad we don't get that here on this forum...

 

Basically the abusers are cowards and are brave because they are anonymous. If they knew you could identify them and come round theirs with a few mates then there would be a helluva a lot less abuse online.

 

Wow. I thought we in the US had cornered the political craziness market.

 

Wow. I thought we in the US had cornered the political craziness market.

 

No chance this bunch over here take the biscuit when it comes to crazy..

 

Sad indictment how the UK is, violence is the new currency, until the judiciary impose meaningful sentencing it will continue. I was filling up my car a few weeks back, around 25 scum on scooters pull in pop in the petrol station shop taking whatever they fancied. Rightly so the minimum wage assistant left them to it. The undercurrent of a generation who do what they want without fear or consequence.