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AIBU to be utterly baffled at how many people are falling for Reform after the Brexit mess?

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TheCoralShaker · 10/06/2025 22:20

I’m not into any political party or ideology – honestly, they all seem like varying shades of grifters to me – but I just can't believe how many people are jumping on the Reform bandwagon like it's some magic fix.

After everything that happened with Brexit – the lies, the infighting, the broken promises, the economic fallout we’re still wading through – how are people still falling for this kind of simplistic, shouty politics? The "common sense" soundbites, the "tell it like it is" nonsense, the constant scapegoating of whatever group is most convenient that week... it's all so transparent.

I'm not saying any of the main parties are perfect (far from it), but Reform seems to be just a bunch of media-savvy populists spouting whatever will get the loudest headlines. What’s worrying is how many people lap it up without even questioning what’s actually being proposed, or whether it’s remotely feasible.

Where are the critical thinking skills? Why are people so easily seduced by these pantomime figures who tap into anger and offer no real substance? It’s like the more outrageous someone is, the more they’re celebrated, and never mind whether any of it makes sense.

I get that people are frustrated, disillusioned, sick of the status quo, so am I. But falling for another bunch of opportunists who thrive on division and offer nothing beyond slogans seems like doubling down on the same mistake.

AIBU to think that we should have learned by now? Or is this just how politics is going to be from now on, performative outrage and no actual plan?

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SummerEve · 10/06/2025 22:38

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 10/06/2025 22:29

YANBU OP. You’d need to be a conspiracy theorist to believe a word they say. Do people actually want an English Trump?

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Yes, I think a lot of them do. One of the real concerns at the moment is the amount of people, despite all that has gone on both here and in the US, that still actively endorse and champion this sort of populist ideology.

TooBigForMyBoots · 10/06/2025 22:37

YANBU.

You'd think voters would have the measure of Farage after Brexit. But no.🤦‍♀️ Some people just have to learn the hard way.🤷‍♀️

TheCoralShaker · 10/06/2025 22:37

edwinbear · 10/06/2025 22:35

They’re disruptors - and we desperately need that in British politics at the moment. Are they capable of running the country? Of course not. Can they get our ‘real’ politicians (across all parties) to sort their shit out? I really hope so.

I agree with this. I think the main parties are complacent but the problem is they try and emulate rather than challenge Reform, allowing Reform to set the agenda which isn't good.

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TheCoralShaker · 10/06/2025 22:36

feelingbleh · 10/06/2025 22:28

It honestly doesn't matter who you vote for they all lie. I voted Labour and what a mistake that was

So did I and it's not been great but Reform would be an utter disaster. Dismantle the NHS, tax breaks for the rich, basically what Trumps doing...and it's not exactly going well there is it

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edwinbear · 10/06/2025 22:35

They’re disruptors - and we desperately need that in British politics at the moment. Are they capable of running the country? Of course not. Can they get our ‘real’ politicians (across all parties) to sort their shit out? I really hope so.

TheCoralShaker · 10/06/2025 22:34

DryDay · 10/06/2025 22:29

I agree with you.
And after Trump!
I dislike a lot of what Labour are all about but I have slightly more confidence in Keir Starmer to represent us on the world stage and handle the tangerine toddler accross the pond than the rest of them.

Yes I'm not mad on Labour but Kier is at least highly qualified and competent. The way he's handled Trump so far seems OK and the deal with th EU is progess. People will complain about the deal but that's the problem with Brexit - no one can agree on anything.

Nigel Farage is just a charlatan in the pockets of corporate American who'll sell us out to the highest bidder if he gets power. Why can't people see him for what he is? Do they honestly think a millionaire right winger represents the working man??

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marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 10/06/2025 22:29

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DryDay · 10/06/2025 22:29

I agree with you.
And after Trump!
I dislike a lot of what Labour are all about but I have slightly more confidence in Keir Starmer to represent us on the world stage and handle the tangerine toddler accross the pond than the rest of them.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 10/06/2025 22:29

YANBU OP. You’d need to be a conspiracy theorist to believe a word they say. Do people actually want an English Trump?

feelingbleh · 10/06/2025 22:28

It honestly doesn't matter who you vote for they all lie. I voted Labour and what a mistake that was

TheCoralShaker · 10/06/2025 22:24

waltzingparrot · 10/06/2025 22:22

Tbh, your second paragraph sums up Labour nicely.

Yes Labour seem to be trying to emulate Reform its disgraceful.

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waltzingparrot · 10/06/2025 22:22

Tbh, your second paragraph sums up Labour nicely.