When done right, they're open to everyone and they take questions from the crowd. You're right that the UK don't need echochamber speeches and doesn't do whooping.I'm not sure how useful a skill bullshitting thousands of people who already support you is anyway, but it's a nice bit of razzmatazz for the telly I guess. The Americans do it much better than we ever could.
No, there's an attitude that this kind of thing is good because it's open to everyone and they take questions from the crowd.Liveinadive wrote:There is an attitude that this kind of thing is good because it gets the non-voters interested but that is horse shit.
Exactly!IanHamlett wrote:Trump has been turning thousands away at his so they're probably all going to be huge from now on, some of them are tiny.
LarryDavid wrote:I'm not sure it would work in Britain, there's a lot less whooping and hollering in British society and a more cynical attitude, especially towards politicians. I'm not sure how useful a skill bullshitting thousands of people who already support you is anyway, but it's a nice bit of razzmatazz for the telly I guess. The Americans do it much better than we ever could.
It should be a game show where every time an audience member spots a lie they get to kick the chair.Diluted Dante wrote:I like the idea of Cameron having to stand on a chair and shout to a bunch of people in a room who aren't necessarily in agreement with him.
acemuzzy wrote:We have hustings, don't we?
Diluted Dante wrote:I've only been to a Green Party hustings. That was for standing as a Parliamentary candidates. I don't believe any MP faces reselection do they? Once you are in, you are in, which is shit.acemuzzy wrote:We have hustings, don't we?
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