I sat up last night watching the UK election results coming in ushering in a new era of Labour leadership. It was strange to me because I had become convinced that this country I have come to love was doing its damndest to become United States 2.0; the farther right the US went, the more the UK tried to catch up. The prospect of a Trumpian type leader was realized when Boris Johnson took over some time ago and I was sure the UK had caught up with the US in terms of batshittery on the political scene.
Seriously, how the fuck did we ever allow those two assclowns the keys to their respective kingdoms?
When the US regained something resembling sanity in 2020 - January 6th not withstanding - I was sure the UK would take the lead in crazy. For awhile it seemed like I might be right. I mean, c’mon Brits, Liz Truss was boss lady for like what? Ten, maybe twenty minutes?
After last night I am thinking you Brits may have walked back from the ledge a bit. I am not going to pretend that I understa…
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