Disraeli and Gladstone or Selena and Miley?

          Even though Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone lived a long while ago, you can see the similarities between the two politicians and Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus. The two (Selena and Miley) were the best of friends, they would hang out in Beverly Hills together, do some shopping on Rodeo Drive, and even co-star on different Disney Channel shows... but then came Nick Jonas who ruined everything. Way to go Nick. If you don't remember what happened between them (or you couldn't care less) then here's what happened. Miley dated Nick and then they broke up. Then there were a bunch or rumors that Selena was dating Nick. Anyway Miley made a YouTube video mocking Selena and the rest is history. The two loathe each other now, just like Disraeli and Gladstone.

 

          Disraeli and Gladstone were both politicians and like any good politicians would, they hated each other. On April 1st 1880, the Conservative party (Disraeli) was defeated by the Liberals (Gladstone). The two hated each other. Disraeli referred to Gladstone in a letter he wrote as "...that unprincipled maniac Gladstone - extraordinary mixture of envy, vindictiveness, hypocrisy and superstition". And Gladstone called Disraeli, "the Tory party had principles by which it would and did stand for bad and for good."

          Even with these two men arguing nonstop in the House of Commons, the politicians managed to pass many revolutionary laws. In 1867 the second reform bill of England was passed which granted the right to vote to ALL middle class males. In 1884 Britain experienced universal male suffrage! With the two M.P.'s bickering, parliament managed to pass a ton of beneficial laws. Due to these laws being passed, the use of mass politics was becoming increasingly important. If you wanted to be re-elected, you had to a) listen and b) care about the will of the people.