literally Boris Johnson, conservative MP and Mayor of London, is a MESS
- he as a lovechild and has had multiple affairs
- racist as HELL, uses “piccaninny” and the phrase “watermelon smile” in reference to Black people in his articles
- possibly the most classist elitist snob in the whole world (thinks rich people are heroes for paying taxes)
- thinks the government should focus only on helping people with high IQs
- had a literal tantrum for being made to pay his taxes
- called his annual salary of £250,000 for his weekly column in the Daily Telegraph ‘chicken feed’ despite the fact that the majority of the UK’s population can’t even dream of earning that much
- publicly said women only go to university to get married
- does nOT KNOW how much a pint of MILK costs although he plays an integral role in creating laws addressing the cost of living
- admitted to doing drugs in his youth, primarily cannabis and cocaine, said weed was “jolly nice” but won’t lift a finger to relax drug laws that disproportionately incriminate minority youths in the UK for drugs charges
- gave his approval to “Illegal Immigrant Go Home” vans positioned around areas in London with large minority populations which created unnecessary tension and caused minorities to be harassed.
despite all this – no BECAUSE of all this, he’s revered by the UK public as a friendly loveable buffoon with silly hair. female politicians can’t even look angry in photos without being torn apart by the media as high-strung and too emotional for public office. yet here we have an actually ridiculous politician, who only got his position bc he’s David Cameron’s old Bullingdon buddy, who is problematic and gross in every way and people lap it up as part of his charm.
what makes this all the more infuriating is that boris johnson gets away with all of this without a single scratch to his popularity or reputation whilst Ed Miliband (leader of the Tories main opponent the Labour Party) is scorned and ripped apart by the Conservative owned media for eating a sandwich.
but nah, keep telling me democracy prevailed on the 8th.
#ToriesOutNow