Frustration

I get there’s a lot of resentment from the so called ‘left behind’, but think there’s also a lot of frustration that some people seem to pick the wrong scapegoat for their troubles .... although it’s not without historical precedent.

I know lots of Remain voters in Mansfield (of all places!) who had been hit badly by austerity and the elimination of the coal mining industry, but they didn’t blame the EU and/immigrants or see leaving the EU as a magic solution. They saw that the Leave campaign was funded and led by the really wealthy elites and newspaper owners who were also the ones pedalling austerity and all the cuts it entailed - and who were certainly no friends of the miners. It was a classic dead cat strategy to divert attention from their own capability in screwing us over.

Posted By: Tressells Broadbrush on October 4th 2019 at 09:26:12

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Has Brexit finished yet? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 4, 01:04:48
- By becoming a nation state once again, thrashing out deals will take time (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Oct 4, 12:07:01
- We've only just begun. (n/m) (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Oct 4, 09:33:20
- Ipswich will be a prem team before Brexit is 'done'. Bmtp. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dracula, Oct 4, 07:57:32
- It's politics; it never ends. (General Chat) - paulg, Oct 4, 07:34:54
- barely begun (General Chat) - CWC, Oct 4, 01:24:58
  - All because Cameron wanted to silence the right wing little Englanders in his party. (n/m) (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Oct 4, 10:15:39
  - I've heard people say 10-20 years of Brexit trade talks more likely (General Chat) - ede, Oct 4, 06:12:09
    - Tbf the infamous govt leaflet said 10 years which was dismissed as project fear by leavers (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Oct 4, 10:07:38
  - Sounds like a good use of time energy and money 🤦🏻‍♂️ (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 4, 02:14:20
    - You voted for it (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 4, 08:18:49
    - For the politicians it is perfect. While the populace accepts austerity 2.0 because you (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 4, 07:12:44
      - Oh Steven (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Oct 4, 09:16:35
        
        Is precisely the plan (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 4, 11:11:24
        
        well said (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Oct 4, 09:56:19
      - yep (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Oct 4, 09:06:09
      - Subjective Steve, you are not in their position. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Oct 4, 08:15:01
        
        Frustration (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Oct 4, 09:26:12
        
        Their situation is being stupid (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 4, 08:50:11
        
        And this is why it's so hypocritical to be someone like you (n/m) (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Oct 4, 12:19:33
        
        WAC (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Oct 4, 11:37:07
        
        did you not just read Men without hats post (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 4, 09:28:40
      - *passed* (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 4, 07:13:35

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