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Sanity Claws

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3. It seems that Russia has won again

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2019, 03:30 PM

Dec 2019

Whatever the outcome of the vote, it appears that the division between groups has become starker and more irreconcilable. Tories may have won the vote but Russia won the bigger picture.

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Protesters fill London streets. Live stream. [View all] dewsgirl Dec 2019 OP

Do they have paperless voting machines like we do? rainy Dec 2019 #1

I heard that exit polls showed that Boris and the Tories would win Sanity Claws Dec 2019 #4

I tried to look it up and didn't really get a clear answer. Hopefully dewsgirl Dec 2019 #5

Some of our DUers 2naSalit Dec 2019 #6

I heard that the Labour party's candidate wasn't that good so most people picked the other guy dustyscamp Dec 2019 #17

They certainly should have consdiered 2naSalit Dec 2019 #19

think win was pretty substantial stopdiggin Dec 2019 #9

Last night moondust Dec 2019 #10

Yes, that is the system for the whole country (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #13

Thanks, m_v moondust Dec 2019 #18

Will this accomplish anything? Delphinus Dec 2019 #2

No, it won't, and it sort of illustrates the problem BannonsLiver Dec 2019 #12

That sounds so very Delphinus Dec 2019 #14

We made some inroads in the mid terms BannonsLiver Dec 2019 #16

It seems that Russia has won again Sanity Claws Dec 2019 #3

A little too little, too late methinks superpatriotman Dec 2019 #7

my thought as well. not doing much good now! stopdiggin Dec 2019 #8

Exactly. Vote or tolerate the results. Hoyt Dec 2019 #27

As in the States, the Urban/Rural divide is strong maxsolomon Dec 2019 #11

Not in Scotland. SNP performance was very uniform across the country. roamer65 Dec 2019 #15

Scotland is going to want a second referendum, and this time, independence is going to win. n/t Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #20

A promise was broken to Scotland. roamer65 Dec 2019 #21

Also Ireland and Northern Ireland are going to return to the Troubles if a hard border... Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #24

I believe there is a clause in the Good Friday Agreement where NI can choose UK or R of I. roamer65 Dec 2019 #26

This is true from what I've read, regarding the choice that Northern Ireland has. a la izquierda Dec 2019 #28

I fully support Scottish independence. roamer65 Dec 2019 #32

They never should have voted to stay last time Polybius Dec 2019 #30

I wonder how many of them bothered to vote? nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #22

not much to protest. got completely trounced in the election Takket Dec 2019 #23

Makes me wonder ripcord Dec 2019 #25

What good will this do? Polybius Dec 2019 #29

Eventually, all things fall apart. Binkie The Clown Dec 2019 #31