General Discussion

I thought things would get worse, this is a black day for 'Great'  Britain.

If I had to sum up the Tories surprise majority, which I definitely didn't expect. Then I'd use a military/war analogy.

it's as if the Liberal democrats decided to fight for the wrong side for 5 years against Labour, then hand the Tories all their arms, then attempt to attack the Tories (a little bit but not so much to jeapardize another coalition) and Labour.

Then realize they had nothing to fight with, apart from a suicide vest which they subsequently donned while standing next to a Tory armoured vehicle with Cameron and co safely inside and next to Labour who don't have any protection from the blast but instead have stupidly also donned a suicide vest which both parties detonate at the same time leaving David Cameron in a situation he could only have dreampt of..

Will these two parties survive the 2015 election?

Will the next 5 years signal the end of the Tories too, with Scotland likely to seek to leave the union given the Conservative dominance and Labour failure.

What about the EU? Will UKIP pressure on the Tories mean that vots that could've gone to farage and co, now lead us out of Europe with the Tories and if he backtracks, could the right wing be resurgent?

Would a three party Britain without Scotland and dominayted by the Tories push the population to the brink with deeper austerity and a greater divide between rich and poor?

Would this lead to an exodus? Would we be the emigrants searching for work in a foreign land?

Or do we begin to engage in this facade of a democracy as part of our social responsibility and actually take an interest in who has the power to decide how our country is run?

Do we observe, critique and put pressure on our representatives and seek positive change such as proportional representation?

Or do we just sit back and hope that all the crap happens to someone else in someone else's town and allow corrupt politicians, bankers, corporations, etc to undermine community, society and the environment we and all species depend upon?

I don't feel guilty for not voting tactially for the Lib dems in a misguided belief that it would keep the Tories out of power.

2010 shows me that making that choice once before was the wrong one.

2015 demonstrates that Lib Dem kingmaking over a 5 year period will have devastating effects for a generation at least.

But maybe the Tories need to completely ruin this nation, alone not behind a 'moderating' entity as the Lib dems saw themselves, before we see them for what they really are.

That may only happen when those already in dire straits are pushed to the brink and those who have comfortable lifestyles can no longer maintain them, or when the day comes when you cannot access medical aid because you are not in credit. Or when you actually see human suffering and environmental devastation first hand and then realize it's not just about you, your pension, your job, your mortgage, car, etc.

And when you realize that the only ones who are doing more than just okay, but lording it over us all are a rich clique with links to the nobility going back centuries and who control so many of our institutions from banks to government and multinational companies that we pay for but work for them and not us, then maybe something will change.

Would PR make any difference, I mean would the Tories still win? Is it a true reflection of over half of the country and is the other 49% so much different or any better? Does the most selfish, least community spirited, least caring and least empathetic and greediest party win because it reflects who we realy are as a nation?

A black day but maybe the overall picture isn't hard to work out, it just depends if you're willing to go there.