I don’t really feel too bad about having difficulty understanding what the hell is going on in the United Kingdom because I don’t think the British really have a clue either. I mean, I think I’ve learned what I need to know at this point, but since it possibly involves something unprecedented in British history and another thing that hasn’t happened since the 18th-Century, I can be forgiven for being slow on the uptake. Right?

A parliamentary system where the prime minister doesn’t have a majority but is nonetheless left in power to twist in the wind of his own bullshit rhetoric and incompetence is not a sustainable solution, but it could be where those chaps are headed.

On the other hand, Boris Johnson might convince the queen to veto a parliamentary bill banning a no-deal Brexit which is something the Queen simply hasn’t done in modern times.

Even though Johnson doesn’t have a majority, he might get one if elections are called in October, so his opposition isn’t in a very strong position. Basically no one wants Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to be running things, so unless he’s willing to stand down as the primary opposition leader, it’s doubtful that any coalition government can be formed to replace Johnson without elections. But Corbyn isn’t going anywhere.

It looks like a total clusterfuck to this American. I find it hard to believe that the British people still want to Brexit after all the pain this has caused, but the consensus seems to be that new elections would bring a pro-Brexit parliament despite everything.

If that’s the case, the public there is getting the kind of governance they deserve. As an American, I know what that feels like.