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Why do people say ‘all the parties are as bad as each other’ ?

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Diefrausagtnein · 07/06/2024 08:38

‘I can’t choose between them’
’Lesser of two evils’
It’s just so flipping cynical and pessimistic. And also lets the current lot off the hook who really have been terrible. Ed Davey and Keir Starmer for example seem fairly sensible and above all honest. Current lot haven’t been. Brexit, Covid corruption, austerity. Really how can other parties that haven’t been in power for 14 years, or ever for that matter, be as bad.

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Rumballs · 07/06/2024 08:50

They are all as bad as each other, though. I'd love to be proven wrong, but I've been voting long enough to see both Labour and the Conservatives (and partially the lib dem) bugger things up. I can't wait to see the back of the tories, but I can't see Labour being any better at all. In fact in some areas they will be worse. And if you think Keir Starmer is honest then you are very, very naive indeed. I'll be voting independent I think.

Maddy70 · 07/06/2024 08:47

Because some people don't understand politics and or economics

Bluevelvetsofa · 07/06/2024 08:47

It really is a question of which you feel is the least likely to inflict more damage on the country though and it’s hard to say. I don’t vote Tory, but there are many things about other parties that concern me and which I can’t get on board with. I’ll be voting in a constituency that has been subject to boundary changes and will always be Tory, so it does feel as though we’re disenfranchised.

Temporaryanonymity · 07/06/2024 08:45

Because some people don’t have the intellectual capacity to read and distinguish between the parties. It’s easier to whinge and complain.

frankentall · 07/06/2024 08:44

Shinyandnew1 · 07/06/2024 08:40

It’s usually said by Conservatives who are trying to minimise all of the vile things that previous Tory MPs have done!

Yeah generally an excuse made by Tory apologists.

PeopleGetSoAngry · 07/06/2024 08:44

I think it's generally just said by people who can't be bothered to find out what the differences are, eg find out what current policies are or read a manifesto.....or just read some news once in a while.

Houseplanter · 07/06/2024 08:42

They've lived through decades hearing the same rubbish recycled and have learnt they really are all the same.

redskydarknight · 07/06/2024 08:40

They generally mean they are having to pick the least bad rather than one that they actively agree with a large proportion of their policies.

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr · 07/06/2024 08:40

They are actually bored by politics so they don’t give it proper attention and actually listen. They just hear what’s filtered through social media. Beige brains.

Shinyandnew1 · 07/06/2024 08:40

It’s usually said by Conservatives who are trying to minimise all of the vile things that previous Tory MPs have done!

Coffeerum · 07/06/2024 08:39

It’s only ever used one way too. It’s a way to vote conservative while wanting to distance themselves from the party at the same time.

SpringerFall · 07/06/2024 08:39

Name the good in each one

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