Lily wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:35 am
I was thinking about this and why voting for the party not the man made sense for Labourites. I came up with that I trusted the rest of Labour more than I trusted the rest of the Conservatives, ie I can understand people voting for Corbyn even if they didn't trust him.
I don't feel that way about the Tories and am surprised anyone did but I know people did and from what I've gathered they thought they would provide some stability which the country needs. A couple said it was the hardest decision they've had to make.
I wonder if it's because Rees-Mogg, Johnson et al are almost cartoon characters? They're funny so they must be harmless. They have fun and are entertaining. Labour are very dry in comparison. (Not my views btw!)
My god, a bout of e-coli is funnier than JRM. I get the Johnson cartoon buffoon thing, I probably fell for that myself when he used to appear on HIGNFY way back when (although even then, remember saying to my dad 'And he's an actual MP?' because I was bemused people would vote for him.
I'd have thought the relentless news about child poverty, food bank use, etc would kill any humour stone dead anyway, but I guess you've got to be willing to listen to that and a weigh it up against what you want to be true.
I suppose when I think about it the 'best' justification for voting Tory this time is that it seems like the quickest way to resolve the Brexit issue. It isn't any quick way to anything, in reality (even the vaguest bit of insight into what needs to happen next would reveal that), but I can see that backing a second referendum or unilateral revoke, or aiming for a hung parliament could seem like a step backwards into more uncertainty.
ETA: I think people are convinced by JRM because he's an incredibly posh man and that = a high IQ in people's minds.