If the U.K.'s 2016 Brexit vote was a foreshadow of Donald Trump’s 2016 victory, yesterday's landslide for Boris Johnson could be very well a warning sign for America's liberal, pogessive Democrats in 2020.
Boris Johnson ran on one issue, “Get Brexit Done!” To me, Brexit represents two things, Nationalism and racism.
Labour, led by Socialist Jeremy Corbyn offered the kitchen sink, free everything!
Sound familiar? It should, and it scares me, big time:
This loss will certainly force some deep soul searching within the Labour Party. Its leader Jeremy Corbyn opted to fight this election on an ambitious platform of reform, pledging to nationalise utilities and even offering free internet access for all. He proposed a radical green agenda that would have put the UK miles out ahead of other nations while Johnson didn’t even bother turning up to a debate on climate change. So how could such a bumper package deliver such a dismal return?
Labour will need to look particularly closely at the working class voters it has lost in the country’s former industrial bases. David Etherington, professor of local and regional economic development at Staffordshire University explored the party’s recent history with these supporters and found its approach lacking. Years of decline, followed by the financial crash of 2008 left many people in these “left behind” regions wanting change. And many saw their opportunity in 2016:
At least Bernie, is not an anti-Semite, I hope, being Jewish, but he is running on a Socialist, give away platform, as is Elizabeth Warren.
To Bernie and Elizabeth’s supporters doesn’t the UK election at least give you reason to think it over.
If Bernie or Elizabeth don’t get the Democratic nomination will you be able to leave your idealism, no matter how well intention, at the door, and vote our nominee, whomever?
The future of the Supreme Court, woman’s rights, voting rights, healthcare, Social Security, the environment, etc, etc, is in your hands...