Having engaged with a few people here who are supportive of this mini-budget, I think I've come to a conclusion.
Some people don't really have an interest in truth, fact or whether a policy is good or bad in of itself.
Some people don't really care about the impact something may or may not have on them or anyone else.
Some people don't really want to spend the time or effort to be objective about anything, be it this budget or anything political at all really.
Instead, they treat all of this as though it's a football match... "Blue team good, red team bad" - It really is that simple.
The Conservative Party could have come out with absolutely anything and they would support it; I think because they've allowed all of this to become a significant part of their identity.
If the Tories were to U-turn tomorrow, they would support that too, and if Liz Truss was swapped out with another Tory, they would support them whatever they come out with also, even if it completely contradicts something that they've supported previously.
We probably all know people like this in real life and there's certainly no shortage of them here. But I think that something has them rattled this time.
The Conservative Party's mask has slipped with this budget, and these individuals have noticed that people who have historically aligned with them on many social subjects are all of a sudden furious at what the Tories are doing to the country and its economy.
I suspect that explains why some people here are so desperate to inject social wedge issues and other topics into this thread, and are trying their hardest to avoid actually examining the implications of what the Tories are doing.
Like I said, because I suspect that they realise the Conservative Party's tenure is very likely to be coming to an end soon, and I think it genuinely has them rattled.
Some people don't really have an interest in truth, fact or whether a policy is good or bad in of itself.
Some people don't really care about the impact something may or may not have on them or anyone else.
Some people don't really want to spend the time or effort to be objective about anything, be it this budget or anything political at all really.
Instead, they treat all of this as though it's a football match... "Blue team good, red team bad" - It really is that simple.
The Conservative Party could have come out with absolutely anything and they would support it; I think because they've allowed all of this to become a significant part of their identity.
If the Tories were to U-turn tomorrow, they would support that too, and if Liz Truss was swapped out with another Tory, they would support them whatever they come out with also, even if it completely contradicts something that they've supported previously.
We probably all know people like this in real life and there's certainly no shortage of them here. But I think that something has them rattled this time.
The Conservative Party's mask has slipped with this budget, and these individuals have noticed that people who have historically aligned with them on many social subjects are all of a sudden furious at what the Tories are doing to the country and its economy.
I suspect that explains why some people here are so desperate to inject social wedge issues and other topics into this thread, and are trying their hardest to avoid actually examining the implications of what the Tories are doing.
Like I said, because I suspect that they realise the Conservative Party's tenure is very likely to be coming to an end soon, and I think it genuinely has them rattled.
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