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paleotn

(17,912 posts)

20. Good question. It's not as obvious for the Brits.

Reply to sharedvalues (Reply #18)

Sat Aug 31, 2019, 09:20 AM

Aug 2019

Probably the same reasons as the Americans, since oligarchs love money more than anything else. The conspiratorial side of my brain thinks this is one more step in the rise of the Putin lead global oligarchy and the death of liberal democracy as we know it. The rational side says they're not that smart or organized. Rich people scrounging around to get richer just looks like a conspiracy. But the end result may be the same. An accidental global oligarchy with a thin democratic facade.

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Boris Johnson threatens to SACK Tory Remainer MPs who vote to block No Deal as plot to scupper... [View all] Soph0571 Aug 2019 OP

every time I see your Brexit GIF, it is how I feel Celerity Aug 2019 #1

Soz...But... Soph0571 Aug 2019 #12

+10000 Celerity Aug 2019 #14

What's going on the UK right now is one of the most important Mike 03 Aug 2019 #2

Lol ! If he does that and they stand as independent conservatives, OnDoutside Aug 2019 #3

Either way the Tory & Unionist party splits, by the looks of it. Ghost Dog Aug 2019 #4

Yes there's going to be a realignment in UK politics, just like the GOP in the US. OnDoutside Aug 2019 #6

"Brexit Party" beat the Tories in recent Euro elections sharedvalues Aug 2019 #18

Good question. It's not as obvious for the Brits. paleotn Aug 2019 #20

It's more involved than a simple split. Denzil_DC Aug 2019 #21

Yes UK-US oligarch class a much bigger problem than Putin sharedvalues Aug 2019 #24

Money. Many are betting the collapse of the Pound if they go out on a no deal. OnDoutside Aug 2019 #22

JHC! UK, it is time to stand up to this abolishment of any sense of democracy. hlthe2b Aug 2019 #5

Former PM, John Major True Blue American Aug 2019 #7

Former UK PM John Major joins legal action to block Boris Johnson suspending parliament CottonBear Aug 2019 #8

Thanks, I see my Y!:) True Blue American Aug 2019 #9

They'll have to pursue all strategies simultaneously in order to defeat Boris. CottonBear Aug 2019 #10

From those I post with True Blue American Aug 2019 #11

I'm a US citizen with British friends and relatives. CottonBear Aug 2019 #15

"Go ahead, try and stop us." Grokenstein Aug 2019 #13

Boris is gonna find himself locked in the Tower... Gumboot Aug 2019 #16

Sign at the Stop The Coup rally Mike 03 Aug 2019 #17

Heh. This one says it all.. Soph0571 Aug 2019 #19

Sheer madness. LeftishBrit Aug 2019 #23