Protesters fill London streets. Live stream.

[dewsgirl]

[rainy]

1. Do they have paperless voting machines like we do?

[Sanity Claws]

4. I heard that exit polls showed that Boris and the Tories would win

If exit polls showed that, then there really can't be a question about the vote. At leas that is how I understand things.

[dewsgirl]

5. I tried to look it up and didn't really get a clear answer. Hopefully

someone else comes along that can better answer this.

[2naSalit]

6. Some of our DUers

from there and some who live there said that they vote on paper and that the system is pretty secure including the exit polls.

[dustyscamp]

17. I heard that the Labour party's candidate wasn't that good so most people picked the other guy

Hopefully the person we pick to go against Trump is someone everyone can get behind.

[2naSalit]

19. They certainly should have consdiered

someone else and Corbyn should have stepped aside.

I think it will go differently here.

[stopdiggin]

9. think win was pretty substantial

and Conservative win largely predicted. Also .. has to be one of the more advertised and "informed" votes in UK history.

[moondust]

10. Last night

some British TV channels showed some large rooms the size of gymnasiums with long tables where large numbers of people sat counting ballots by hand. I don't know if that's how it's done everywhere.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. Yes, that is the system for the whole country (nt)

[moondust]

18. Thanks, m_v

[Delphinus]

2. Will this accomplish anything?

Is there indication of vote-rigging? I believe there was in the first Brexit vote ...

[BannonsLiver]

12. No, it won't, and it sort of illustrates the problem

Labour didn’t lose this election because they couldn’t get the vote out in the cities. They lost because they got crushed everywhere else.

[Delphinus]

14. That sounds so very

much like what happens in NE Indiana. We have had a Democratic mayor for many a year (thankfully) but for the past twelve years, our 3rd District representative has been a Republican because Democrats cannot win in the outlying areas.

[BannonsLiver]

16. We made some inroads in the mid terms

In rural areas but those candidates had to to win in a lot of cases. In a big general election campaign it may not be as big of a priority. Whoever the nominee is there has to be some significant rural outreach. Don’t need to win in the rural areas, we just need to shave off 3-5 points where the GOP runs up +30 margins. If that happens Trump wins in places like Wisconsin won’t happen again, and it could open the door into other states that are on the cusp of going blue.

[Sanity Claws]

3. It seems that Russia has won again

Whatever the outcome of the vote, it appears that the division between groups has become starker and more irreconcilable. Tories may have won the vote but Russia won the bigger picture.

[superpatriotman]

7. A little too little, too late methinks

Short of a rebellion or general strike.

[stopdiggin]

8. my thought as well. not doing much good now!

and from what I understand the vote was pretty solid.

[Hoyt]

27. Exactly. Vote or tolerate the results.

[maxsolomon]

11. As in the States, the Urban/Rural divide is strong

and the Rural's political power is privileged over the Urban.

[roamer65]

15. Not in Scotland. SNP performance was very uniform across the country.

[Humanist_Activist]

20. Scotland is going to want a second referendum, and this time, independence is going to win. n/t

[roamer65]

21. A promise was broken to Scotland.

They were told there would be no Brexit in the first referendum and if there was they could have a second referendum.

Independence will win in Scotland.

[Humanist_Activist]

24. Also Ireland and Northern Ireland are going to return to the Troubles if a hard border...

is erected.

Either N.I. gets a special dispensation, or it also gets independence in the future(further out than Scotland), and possible integration into the R.O.I.

[roamer65]

26. I believe there is a clause in the Good Friday Agreement where NI can choose UK or R of I.

Taoiseach Varadkar is being very level headed in this matter. He said today he wants to see NI work in getting power sharing in working order. The EU and UK will solve the border issue, he says. I believe him.

[a la izquierda]

28. This is true from what I've read, regarding the choice that Northern Ireland has.

They can't choose an independence referendum like Scotland, but they can certainly tell Westminster to go fuck itself.
Interesting times here in the UK.

[roamer65]

32. I fully support Scottish independence.

England has broken its promise to Scotland on remaining in the EU.

I will be giving money to the SNP. The Scot in me says help my motherland.

Only hope for Westminster with Scotland now is complete devolution. Giving Scotland complete powers on taxation, budgeting and international treaties may keep it in the U.K.

FM Sturgeon will take a rejection on a Section 30 order to the courts and win.

[Polybius]

30. They never should have voted to stay last time

Independence is always the best choice.

[Blue_true]

22. I wonder how many of them bothered to vote? nt

[Takket]

23. not much to protest. got completely trounced in the election

next time come back with a potential PM at the the helm that isn't hated by voters.

[ripcord]

25. Makes me wonder

How many of those who are protesting actually voted, the vote was pretty one sided. Of course all the accusations of antisemitism couldn't have helped, Corbyn should have stepped aside knowing there was no way he could win.

[Polybius]

29. What good will this do?

The people spoke, and they lost big-time. If Labour wanted to win, they should have nominated a moderate like Tony Blair. You don't win with extremes.

[Binkie The Clown]

31. Eventually, all things fall apart.

All empires fall.
All governments fail.
All civilizations collapse
All species go extinct.
All suns die and take their planets with them.
The heat death of the universe is inevitable.
Nothing is forever.
The only thing you can do about that is to accept that impermanence is the very nature of existence.

Will the last one out the door please turn off the lights.