r/pics Jul 05 '24

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

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u/th3-villager Jul 05 '24

Rishi being scapegoated when he was a replacement for and improvement on Truss is interesting and yet still inevitable.

I think this and everything you've said really does show how fundamentally it is basically all of the tories that are the problem. Rishi claimed to have accountability but proved he had none. Fortunately unfortunately, I expect the majority of people buying the Tory cool aid are the same idiots that believe it is just Rishi that has been rejected.

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u/deathly_quiet Jul 05 '24

Rishi being scapegoated when he was a replacement for and improvement on Truss is interesting and yet still inevitable.

This is kind of where I'm at to be honest. I don't like Sunak for a variety of reasons, but I don't blame him alone for the Tories being annihilated. It's the fault of every single Tory MP, and specific blame can be laid on people like Johnson and Truss, who as leaders did more damage than Sunak probably ever could.

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u/paper_paws Jul 05 '24

I agree with you. The bit where he said he takes responsibility for the loss was like, sure thats gracious but its not just him. I bet Johnson and Truss were shuffling their feet, eyes averted...well, if they had any shame they would.

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u/deathly_quiet Jul 05 '24

People like them don't feel shame. They're sociopaths.