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Originally Posted by Livia
You decided to reply to my post. Why? Because it had the word "Tory" in it.
I made it clear in my first post and in my second that because I work for a political party it doesn't meant that I would necessarily vote for them. You saw the word "Tory" and it was like a red rag to a bull. Have you seen me pick up anyone on this thread in the same hostile manner you approached me, because they say they would vote for someone other than the Conservatives? No. The most important thing for me is that people vote for someone they've chosen because they've thought about it.
Your political waffle doesn't raise my ire. I engage daily with politicians of all parties, waffle is an everyday thing for me.
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I replied, not because it had Tory in, but because you said that you vote conservative because you like your local MP and believe him to be a good man, whilst at the same time the party is waging a war on poor people. I guess we have differing opinions on the definition of "good," but that's OK.
My gripe isn't solely with the Tories. Across the world, we have right wing politicians telling us that the poor are all freeloaders, and they've managed to convince a lot of people that this is truth. You can't cut your way out of a recession.
As for waffle, voting for a party because you know a good man that works for them, is a fairly lame (but personal to you, nonetheless) reason. I prefer voting for an ideology, rather than figure heads or nice people, but I accept that we're all different.