Boris Johnson has an alarming track record of technology stunts
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#2I haven't kept up with British politics, because- as a Canadian- it's hard enough to keep up with my own and the American's.
What's the appeal of this guy? He seems like a buffoon. Is he the British Donald Trump?
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#3I haven't kept up with British politics, because- as a Canadian- it's hard enough to keep up with my own and the American's. What's the appeal of this guy? He seems like a buffoon. Is he the British Donald Trump?
He backed brexit and now he's going to deliver.
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#4I haven't kept up with British politics, because- as a Canadian- it's hard enough to keep up with my own and the American's. What's the appeal of this guy? He seems like a buffoon. Is he the British Donald Trump?
There is no appeal, really. He wasn't elected by the general public, he was elected by 0.35% of the population in the form of the Conservative party members.
This is worth a read if you're trying to understand Boris Johnson: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/08/15/boris-johnson-ha...
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#5I haven't kept up with British politics, because- as a Canadian- it's hard enough to keep up with my own and the American's. What's the appeal of this guy? He seems like a buffoon. Is he the British Donald Trump?
He backed brexit and now he's going to deliver.
So the sentiment is that May "didn't try hard enough"?
There are advantages to having a sociopathic buffoon in power willing to push through tough legislation, like Trump and immigration reform...provided they don't tear the society apart.
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#6I haven't kept up with British politics, because- as a Canadian- it's hard enough to keep up with my own and the American's. What's the appeal of this guy? He seems like a buffoon. Is he the British Donald Trump?
He comes across as an affable buffoon, and total failure dealing with everyone on the international stage, including the EU, during his stint as Foreign Secretary.
He's a racist liar with a track record of causing problems every time he opens his mouth.
Appeal? Bear in mind neither MPs or electorate got to choose him to lead the Tory party, and hence become PM. Just paid up members of the Tory party, who are well to the extreme right even compared to the parliamentary party.
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#7I haven't kept up with British politics, because- as a Canadian- it's hard enough to keep up with my own and the American's. What's the appeal of this guy? He seems like a buffoon. Is he the British Donald Trump?
There is no appeal, really. He wasn't elected by the general public, he was elected by 0.35% of the population in the form of the Conservative party members. This is worth a read if you're trying to understand Boris Johnson: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/08/15/boris-johnson-ha...
>This is worth a read
Perfect, thanks.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
He backed brexit and now he's going to deliver.
So the sentiment is that May "didn't try hard enough"? There are advantages to having a sociopathic buffoon in power willing to push through tough legislation, like Trump and immigration reform...provided they don't tear the society apart.
There's an equal chance his own party will help bring down the government, and force an election, to help prevent that catastrophic outcome (no-deal exit).
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#9I haven't kept up with British politics, because- as a Canadian- it's hard enough to keep up with my own and the American's. What's the appeal of this guy? He seems like a buffoon. Is he the British Donald Trump?
He's seen as a populist, and a buffoon, yes, but he occasionally exhibits flashes of an intelligence rarely found in a politician.
Unfortunately though, he does appear to hold some rather elitist views, has more than once, made racist comments in public, and has been found to lie on numerous occasions, about a countless range of topics.
Even a number of his own supporters acknowledge these issues.
So it's very hard to believe his appointment will be a good thing for the UK.
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#10I haven't kept up with British politics, because- as a Canadian- it's hard enough to keep up with my own and the American's. What's the appeal of this guy? He seems like a buffoon. Is he the British Donald Trump?
He comes across as an affable buffoon, and total failure dealing with everyone on the international stage, including the EU, during his stint as Foreign Secretary. He's a racist liar with a track record of causing problems every time he opens his mouth. Appeal? Bear in mind neither MPs or electorate got to choose him to lead the Tory party, and hence become PM. Just paid up members of the Tory party, who are well to…
> Bear in mind neither MPs or electorate got to choose him to lead the Tory party
It's worth pointing out that Tory MPs absolutely voted for him before Tory party members got the chance to, and that if MPs in general don't like him then they can vote to bring down the government whenever they like. Quite why non-Tory MPs should get to pick who leads the Tory party I have no idea.