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If things are just going to get worse... Why bother?


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This going to get political, but I don't a political debate.

So... My country is a shit hole and getting worse. The prospects are bleak and I'm starting to wonder... Why bother?

We (The UK) recently voted to leave the EU. Immediately the economy dropped like a stone... Exchange rates have gone to shit, prices are set to rise, the GBP dropped in value this year more than any other currency... There are a whole bunch of things going on, and this is bearing in mind that we haven't started the process of leaving yet.

Brexit has also brought a wave of intolerance. Racist attacks, attacks on LGBT people... All increasingly dramatically as the country are encouraged to be divided my the media and the people in power. Divided people are easy to keep in check. The public were sold a pile of lies to get the to vote to leave... Better economy? No, More money for things like NHS? No, Turkey joining EU? No.

The NHS is collapsing. Strategically underfunded is stretched to the limit, it is designed to break so that an insurance based system could be implemented. It isn't a case where it is "failing", just a few years ago it had a surplus in its budget, now it is hugely in deficit and that is because the government want to see it collapse.

We have a government who believe cutting spending on everything is helping and yet the poor and disabled are suffering more than ever. Budgets are stretched to the limits, benefits are cut for people who need them, services are cut due to lack of funding.

They are talking about a UK wide firewall which will be used to censor the internet, sure they say it is to stop illegal things, but once it is there it will be used to block more and more. That combined with the idea today to issue "Porn IDs" to people, ostensibly to stop minors, in reality to control people even more.

I also read today that another consequence of Brexit will be the loss of worker's rights. Less holiday, less pay... Good thing we are getting rid of those pesky EU protections so we can fuck over most of the country to line the pockets of those already rich and in power.

The best part? Despite all of this the Conservative government have a 17 point lead in voting intention polls because of ineffective opposition and a media that is completely right wing.

So basically... Why bother? The country is sinking without trace. I have had my identity as a European tarnished by the Brexit vote and now I'm watching as institutions like the BBC and NHS are left so underfunded that they will collapse. I'm watching the poor struggling as the gap in wealth rises and rises. I'm watching a country divided and hateful.

People are voting for all of this (I have always voted for Labour and I voted Remain) and now I wonder why I bother, I am apparently so far removed from the general opinion of the country and I don't know why... I don't know what others see that I'm missing.

I would leave the country in a heartbeat for somewhere else but I know that it is realistically impossible for me to do.

I've seen some people say "Don't worry, the country will recover in 50 years or so..." Well that's great... Basically two generations are consigned to this miserable situation before things improve. By then I shudder to think what the country will look like socially.

So what do I do? I'm trapped in a country I increasingly despise. The country is designed to fail by a government who want it to do just that.

I know I should see a mental health professional... But why bother? They can't fix the country. There is nothing I can do to change this situation.

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I understand that everywhere has problems. It just feels like the UK has gone from a place I could be proud to live to somewhere I am ashamed of... And it happened so quickly that it is a huge shock.

The fact that the countries main institutions are being dismantled and the general public are voting for it to happen saddens me deeply. I really don't know how it can even be turned around at this point, especially considering those in charge don't want it turned around.

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I always looked forward to visiting my company's office in Oxfordshire- the people are were great (love the humor) and the beers top notch. Only one problem- I was truly embarrassed by our idiot president (W). I was constantly having to apologize for that post turtle. Well, that situation eventually resolved itself and we got a president the world could look up to. Now when I talk to anyone in my company in a foreign office, they are worried about Trump becoming our president. They don't mind Hillary- but they are worried about the Orange Crotch Grabber becoming our leader. Genuine worry across many fronts. Economics, trade, climate denial, nuclear WW3... Yes, I could worry about it, but why? Even if that ass clown does get into the white house, he won't be there for long.

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