People will vote Tory because the left ensured there is no alternative. Corbyn supporters and Trump supporters may be opposite ends of the spectrum politically but they have the same grasp of reality. Defending utter, breathtaking competence and insisting on blaming it on "fake/biased" media. The two men also have grey beards, the difference is one isn't called Mike Pence.
It feels like we've been tied on a track with the train coming. Everyone saw the dangers of Corbyn/the train coming. Everyone said his leadership would be absolute fecking disaster. What gets me now is people who purposely pretended that wasn't the case and denied reality when it was putting its cock in its face and thrusting hard, will, on 9th June, pretend that somehow the massive shit show that will be a Tory majority of Thatcher/Blair like proportions was somehow unforeseeable.
If you look at the two great heroins of the hard left in terms of the Labour party of the past 50 years - Foot and Corbyn, have (will) both lead to among the biggest Tory wins in modern political history at some point the left have to ask themselves: "Am I dumb as feck?"
This constant battle for reality is also aping what we're seeing in America with Trump. You present the facts that Corbyn's mere presence does more to secure the long-term future of Tory rule in Britain than anything any Tory has or possibly could do in the next couple of weeks of the campaign, and all you get is memes about Laura Kuenssberg. Rome burns and Trump supporters say: "But her emails!", Corbynites post images of Kuenssberg on Twitter insinuating she's a Tory. Meanwhile the rest of us have to live in a one party state. It's infuriating but it's the story of this election and of the Labour party, taken over by dipshits who think that you can dismiss the introduction of the minimum wage, workers rights, lifting millions of pensioners and children out of poverty, record investment in public services - as nothing. But unnecessarily sitting on the floor of a train? That, my friends is a working class hero! If you disagree with me then I'm going to Tweet a picture of BBC journalists and imply they're all Tories and that'll really make you look stupid.
Just kill me now.
It feels like my house is on fire and the council have decided to replace the fire brigade with ducks. I'm screaming "The ducks are fecking useless!!" but the left are telling me I should give ducks a chance, because they're kind, honest, and decent ducks. And yes, my house may burn down, my kids perish and my possessions be lost forever, but what's they'd rather have; principles over water.
What a load of complete and utter bollocks.
You really want to know what it is like living as a working class man in Tory Britain? You want to know my reality?
I worked as hard as i could, pulling 60-80 hour weeks for years to build my career, I wasn't in debt, I had bought my home and i was happy enough. That was 8 years ago, since the Tory government have been in power I have seen my savings completely disappear, not through my own negligence, but through the fact that my wages have not gone up at all, yet income tax and national insurance have increased. The cost of living has steadily risen since 2010, meaning that i could no longer afford to drive a car and instead I buy a monthly bus pass to get to work. I could no longer afford to pay the bills so i ended up losing my flat and have had to move back in with my parents.
I currently earn the same as i did 4 years ago and as a parent and those added costs, once my bills are paid at the end of each month, i have roughly £17 left at the end of the month and that is working full time. I am currently thinking about trying to find a second job to ease the burden.
My teeth are fecked, the bottom 2 are rotten as feck and guess what? I can't afford a dentist and I earn slightly more than the threshold to receive any help.
The tory manifesto will be taking away my daughters free school lunches that at the moment is a fecking massive help to my ex partner and I. They will more than likely privatise the NHS meaning i am more than likely to need health insurance going forward which will be another massive monthly cost. My parents are nearly in their 70s and my dads memory is getting so bad that he might need care soon, need i say more?
This for me is about what the Tories are pledging in their manifesto, it's about what they are going to take away from me someone who has never shied away from work and have always paid my way.
This isn't about media bias, it isn't even about loyalty to one party. I have taken the time to carefully read all party manifestos and i took the decision to vote Labour based on it being 100% in my best interests, in my families best interests.
So the next time that you accuse people of only choosing Corbyn because he is the left wings choice (i am paraphrasing) remember this post.
