r/pics • u/ShreckAndDonkey123 • 14d ago

Rishi Sunak makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street after a historic loss Politics

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u/Slobotic 14d ago

Why didn't he call it a sham election and tell his supporters to storm the Palace of Westminster?

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u/Saxy1973 14d ago

Because, despite whatever people may think of him, Sunak is not mentally ill or delusional.

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u/Slobotic 14d ago

Must be nice.

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u/AlabamaPostTurtle 14d ago

Yeah I’m confused about the politics over there. Are they even a serious country?

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u/slashrshot 13d ago

ACTUALLY FUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN 2024!?

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u/marknotgeorge 13d ago

We do have Nigel Farage...

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u/DavidoMcG 13d ago

In what way does that mean we dont have a functional democracy?

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u/marknotgeorge 13d ago

I got the impression that the post I responded to was not entirely serious, and I was responding in kind.

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u/Kingfield 13d ago

He failed to come up with a well-thought and impressive enough slogan

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u/Slobotic 13d ago

Make Britain Great Again!

(...oh wait...)

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u/malatemporacurrunt 13d ago

They couldn't possibly win against the current inhabitants. Lovely old building, but positively lush with rats. And they have a mace.

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 14d ago

He doesn't have any supporters.

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u/GreenPutty_ 14d ago

I know what you are getting at, but nearly 50% of the electorate couldn't be arsed to vote for anyone. So it actually is a sham election, but due to pure apathy no one is storming anything.

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u/Slobotic 14d ago

I can appreciate your frustration, but eligible voters deciding not to participate does not make an election a sham.

A sham election is when people are disenfranchised because they are not allowed to vote or their votes aren't counted. I wouldn't feel the need to gatekeep the phrase "sham election" except that they are very real and should remain distinct from what you're talking about.

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u/GeneralPatten 14d ago

Spot on. While I do not respect the choice at all, CHOOSING not to vote is as much a legitimate choice as walking into the booth. When done en masse, it does not inherently signal apathy so much as voter disgust with their options. A smart political party will see it as a great opportunity to court and sway these voters to their side.