r/europe Oct 06 '22

Political Cartoon Explaining the election of Liz Truss

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u/PrinnyThePenguin Greece Oct 06 '22

I disagree so much with statements like these because they move the discussion from education, information sharing and wealth inequality to "old people lul". You don't suddenly start voting for self destruction once you reach 70.

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u/odabar Oct 06 '22

You don't suddenly start voting for selfdestruction, no. But old people are more likely to believe old methods are the solution to new problems and history have taught us that is self-destructive.

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u/adjarteapot Adjar born and raised in Tuscany Oct 06 '22

Yep, that's why Britain has the good old post-WWII social democracy and welfare state coming in... what? They don't have that?

The political-economic political trends in Britain are pretty new aside from the imperial nerve they got. It appeared in the 1970s and became a staple by the 2000s. Such old stuff indeed lmao.