Never Vote for a Right-Wing Politician - Part 2

One day after publishing my previous post on how you should never vote for a right-wing politician, one of the biggest conmen in the history of politics, Nigel Farage, announced that he will be a candidate for Parliament in the United Kingdom. Farage's lies during the Brexit campaign are a perfect example of why you should never trust candidates on the far-right.

As you may recall, Nigel Farage was a pivotal voice in scaring and angering Britons into believing that leaving the Europe Union (EU) was a good idea. Of course, it wasn't a good idea, and the majority of UK citizens (and probably politicians) realize that in retrospect. To further convince voters that leaving the EU was in their benefit, Farage stated that money that would normally be funneled to the EU would instead be redirected to the National Health Service (NHS). At the time, the NHS in the midst of a financial crisis, and was in need of assistance. On the face of it, Farage's statement on funding sounded like a positive for the Leave option. Too bad it had no basis in reality.

The morning following the Brexit referendum in which the citizens of the UK narrowly opted to leave the EU, Farage appeared on a morning television show in which he was asked about his statements regarding the funding of the NHS post-Brexit. To the utter shock of the TV presenters, and probably the viewing public at home, Farage stated that he didn't actually know if leaving the EU would help to fund the NHS. In other words, he had made it all up. He had lied. And the public believed the lie, and now they were stuck with the result. 

To the credit of the morning show's hosts, they highlighted the fact that Farage had lied to the British public to get what he wanted. They should have shamed and embarrassed him more than they did. But the damage was done. Farage, like most right-wing politicians, will say whatever he needs to in order to manipulate votes in his favor. And that's what he did. He was never looking out for the average UK citizen. He only cared about himself and his powerful friends.

I don't know how the average citizen could trust this man again. He'll lie and use the same dirty tricks that he used during Brexit. He literally doesn't give a shit about Britain or the average citizen. He just wants to maintain the status quo for elites, and make it easier for them to steal your money. And to do that, he'll say anything to get your vote. Don't believe him - ever. Please.