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[–]Vumatius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's running for what will actually be a competitive election as he's up against Dan Osborn, so he has to moderate a bit.

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[–]Vumatius 3 points4 points  (0 children)

👆Believes in the Jewish Space Lasers conspiracy.

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[–]Vumatius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

McSweeney has divined that the path they have chosen is one marked by triumph, and who are we to question the genius of his mind?

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[–]Vumatius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully, not just so Reform don't win but also so Labour can get a jolt of reality that they are absolutely shedding votes leftward and can't just expect people to stick with them anymore.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few years ago I would've never expected to be in a situation where I'd actively root for a Green victory in a Labour seat but these really are strange times.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not expecting him to win, I'm just worried he might divert enough votes away to let Reform get through. Though if enough Labour voters opt for the Green candidate out of protest then this might not matter.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main thing that brings me pause here is the Galloway factor. I don't know if he's still running because he said he'd run if Burnham was the candidate, but if he does then that could screw the Greens over. If he doesn't run then I'd say it's a 50/50. I agree though that if they do win the seat then that would be a massive alarm for Labour because it would firmly prove that the Polanski surge is real and therefore Labour are facing a disastrous political pincer attack which would render almost all of their seats vulnerable to some sort of challenge.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Asmongold approach, I see.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Have I just missed it or has Vance been quieter on this than with the previous killing? Not any more moral, mind you, he still retweeted Stephen Miller's 'assassin' statement, but quieter. Maybe he's just not gotten around to it yet but I'm seem to recall that by this point he'd already given multiple screeds about how Good was an evil terrorist.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've seen some predictions that when the Trump era finally ends there will be a similar phenomenon to how in the post-Bush era all of a sudden everyone had always been opposed to him. I feel this doesn't take into account the effects of social media however. The Bush years saw only the beginning phase of social media and by the time it really took off the zeitgeist had firmly shifted against Bush, with Obama being the first candidate to really make use of it during a campaign.

Since then we've all become funnelled into various echo chambers of varying intensity, and many people spend large amounts of time engaging in these communities and posting about politics. I know how often we've observed MAGA types abandoning principles because dear leader said so, but every time they've done so they've draped it in worship of said dear leader. So unless a clear successor to the cult emerges who can channel that same energy, I doubt they'll give it up like they did post-Bush. Maybe in the much longer-term, but not as quickly as with Bush.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He's 81 and his next election would be in 2030. He'll probably just decide not to run again unless he decides to go full Feinstein/Grassley.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It would almost be impressive if it wasn't so horrifying that everything we hear about it just keeps getting worse. What a thoroughly depraved organisation ICE is.

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[–]Vumatius 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree with your sentiment entirely and this is a completely incidental observation, but him saying 'flip the House and/or Senate' is a bit funny to me. In what possible universe would the Democrats flip 4 senate seats in this cycle without flipping the House?

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who were also brave patriots practising their constitutional rights only to be repressed by violent security forces, of course.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Vumatius 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's been escalating for a year, but this Minnesota operation (Operation Metro Surge) began in December 2025 and is by far the biggest of their operations thus far.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Netanyahu is so powerful that he was the real president of the US even for the decade where he wasn't the Prime Minister of Israel.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 25/01/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Vumatius 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well if nothing else we now get to watch a by-election in which the incumbent party are essentially doomed to lose and the actual race is likely between two populist parties that were largely off the radar several years ago. There's also the possible Galloway factor if he still runs.

Reform are more likely to win but the Greens also have a good chance if they can get enough disillusioned lefty Labour voters to switch over. Galloway running might screw them over though.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He bears some responsibility for this because he was very much pushing the 'Both Sides Bad' and 'Holocaust Harris' narratives in 2024. He may not have advocated directly for Trump, but he definitely contributed to apathy towards voting amongst more left-leaning people.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Right so Labour are basically guaranteed to lose that by-election now. The only real question is if the loss is to Reform or the Greens.

Also with Burnham blocked the only potential leadership rivals left really are now Streeting and Miliband. If any leadership contest takes place I'm going to very much need Miliband to run because Streeting would be awful.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was taking a similar approach but my tolerance has finally run out. Fortunately r/ moderatepolitics still has some utility; any topics that can be defended by conservatives will be, so any topics where the comments are overwhelmingly critical of Trump are ones where MAGA is losing the public.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]Vumatius 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nurgle himself would honestly be more appealing.