Brwned
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They are widely supported, the caf’s view is very unrepresentative of the general population. Most people support them in situations like this on the basis that “yeah they’re bad, but that do you expect, they’re politicians” or “alright they’re bad but at least they’re not those other guys”. The level of political apathy combined with political tribalism is really astounding. It’s a completely different world to your politics where you have basic expectations of your politicians.Why aren't you guys protesting, why do you accept these assholes as your leaders?
And there’s a big dose of deference to the aristocracy too, British monarchical history plays a big role in shaping those expectations. Which is why you get people like @P-Ro saying of course senior politicians should act like they’re above the law, we shouldn’t expect them to adhere to these basic standards of ethics without a hint of irony. It’s just ingrained in the culture. The elite - the Etonians etc. - are different and that’s just how it is.
So I don’t protest because I don’t expect results, I don’t believe it has popular support, and I don’t think the population has any appetite to hold political leaders to account. First and foremost they just want to beat the other side. Everything afterwards is just politics.