Brexit: It's Good As Done

It was guessed that maybe Brexit wouldn't go through, that the Conservatives wouldn't be able to muster the electorate after the calamity of former PM Theresa May's inability to finalize the Brexit negotiations.

Alas, after her resignation, the new PM Boris Johnson mobilized the party, ousted possible defectors, and rallied the electorate as a show of force in response to Labour's attempts to quash Brexit and force another referendum to undo it all.

The political implications of such a electoral landslide are many, some with more outlier views of the impact itself of the effectiveness of the European Union and some with international implications. One of these is the upcoming U.S. 2020 Presidential/General election, which is fiercely polarized the nation with bombastic language from both sides, such so culminating in an attempt by House Democrat majority to formally impeach and attempt to remove President Donald Trump from office (see future post: Impeachment Isn't The Way Forward).

Election Info By 2019

The main question for this issue is how it effects global Conservative movements in geopolitics. I compiled this information from various sources about the composition of the political makeup of each European Union country as of this date, including the UK since it has not officially left the EU. The picture shown does not include the attitudes of like and dislike to the EU as a whole. The picture shows a stark contrast to political views among Americans who would say that Europe is a complete socialist region. It, therefore; begs the question, if political conservatism is on the rise, especially in the UK, could it be that Socialist ideology and programs aren't favorable anymore? It's possible, but not completely. The next question we need consider is: why is this impact so great that Democrats seem worried about 2020 electoral prospects?

First, let's consider that Progressive politics had been on a steep rise after the Bush Era ended in 2008 with the election of President Barack Obama and a filibuster proof Congress. Enacting policies that are Progressive, in relation to the policies of Bush, were the cornerstone of Obama's election, promising vast changes to make America more in line with European socialist policies of Universal Healthcare, immigration, taxation, etc. While President Obama had a clear mandate of power, his decision to focus solely on Healthcare overhaul cost him his only political capital he had. After his midterms, Congress was divided. Then after his reelection, the Congress switched to Republican majorities. This swift reversal of political persuasion can be attributed many ways from Obama not maximizing his political capital across multiple fronts, to risky ventures on foreign policy, to high risk domestic policies. The election of Trump is one of the most surprising changes of political power. The dynamic of politics around 2016 became more polarized in policy division and increased calls for more "radical" policies of both the Left and Right.

Through this galvanizing of radical policies, we've reached our central concern for the USA: will this aid in Trump's reelection of 2020? In many ways It is very possible that a resurgence of Conservative politics could make it more prominent. Influx of immigration, coupled with the stagnation of the economy, heightened taxation, mandated healthcare penalties if you chose to not use it, and other various issues made Conservative politics more upfront. However, it also gave rise to many far Left policies. In this struggle, it will be important to understand the effects of how European Conservative movements have made some of the most prominently Leftist countries to fall to more populist Conservative ideologies. Radical immigration and taxation are two of the most important for Europe. For America, it also includes immigration but also the largest issue, is Freedom of Speech and how it will play an integral role in the election. Americans must decide whether or not the party they want in power will actually be for true Freedom of Speech, or a version of Freedom of Speech.

Within these issues, these policies, Far Right policies have also surfaced, such as strict bans on illegal immigration and changing current forms of allowable entry to be tougher or near impossible to achieve to allow someone in. Hyper vigilance in some respect isn't always good. The main factor to me, is that are the policies of the Far Left coming up going to supercede the policies of common sense or moderate plans of action; further, are the policies of the Far Right going to supercede the policies of common sense or moderate plans of action? That's what is going to be more difficult to understand. It should be noted that these policies in Europe are currently not boding well for many Progressive Left parties in the EU, their grasp on power is slowly turning away from Leftist politics as one can easily see in the most recent general election in Great Britain, who now will effectively leave the EU on Jan 31st. It will be an interesting election cycle in the USA as we begin to see the primary for the Democrats begin shortly. My prediction is if they pick a Far Left, it may not go well for their efforts to unseat President Trump.