Is the average British person very far to the left? Are the conservatives in Britain not far-right enough as the MAGAs in the US?

[Anonymous]

And can somebody answer these questions?

1) Do British vets and young British men in active duty drive basically monster wheel trucks with multiple right-wing flags and bumper stickers on them (St George flags, Trump 2024 flags, Confederate flags, Trump bumper stickers, etc)?

2) Do Brits idolize their police? And are British police officers far-left or conservative?

3) Have English, Scottish and Welsh people ever tried to violently overturn an election when they didn't like the results? Like stormed Parliament in London?

4) Are there native Brits in the UK who actually like Donald Trump and think he's incredible?

5) Do British men wear Oakley sunglasses and have ZZTop style beards?

[Gwendoline]

To be honest the conservative party is more left wing than the Democrats are.

1. British vets usually settle down all range of jobs after the military. Trucks and jeeps are very expensive in the UK compared to America. Most people that drive trucks in the UK are farmers or buisness owners and buying a new truck is a tax write off, you guy buy a £50,000 truck or give it to the government. Trucks are smaller too, Americans and Canadians often joke about the size of the Trucks in the UK. Most vets I knew of usually drove a diesel BMW 5 series or Audi A5. They tend to be very patriotic espicially when the British legion marches.

2. Police in Britain are generally respected. Remember Police aren't armed. Wasn't to long ago that two female officers responding to an incident were shot to death.

3. US catholics on the UK once tried to blow up parliament. There was also a civil war fought.

4. The UK is facing similar issues to America with ilegal immigration, joblessness and taxes. The UK Reform party got 16% of the vote and only got 6 seats, while the Liberal Democrats got 12% and got 60 seats. The Labour part got 30% of the vote yet ended up with 300 something seats so clearly something wrong with the UK election process.

5. Don't know what Oakley sunglasses are but beards are becoming very trendy among men globally. It's actually very manly.

[purplepoppy]

Unlike the USA most people in the UK are neither far right or far left. Most dislike extremists and will have friends and family on both sides.

You will see national flags flying but this doesn't mean the person is far right. You may see American flags flying if the householder is an American (we don't mind) but we just don't do political flags here or worship politicians like Americans do.

The British generally respect the police unless they're holding a speed gun. Police aren't political in the UK but are often accused of being by criminals on both sides.

We've never violently tried to overturn an election. However regardless of who won both sides like to tear them down and force a new election, I doubt Starmer will survive a year. British PMs are held far more accountable than presidents.

Some Brits like Trump, but then again some Brits liked Hitler

[Anonymous]

Donald Trump isn't particularly right-wing, so I'm not quite sure what you're even trying to understand. Maybe let's just start there.

[DryGermanGuy]

That goes not only for Great Britain but pretty much for every European country.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

1. No, because the roads are not typically large enough for military-grade vehicles, but there are those that enjoy them


2. The UK is not a police state in the same way the US is, their politics are about as varied as those of the US.


3. I’m sure an attempt has happened at least once in over the 1000 years of monarchy of the British empire


4. Yes, there are


5. Yes, there are

[Reijen]

OP has been drinking a bit too much of the kool-aid.

[Anonymous]

Far right.