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Originally Posted by Cherie

Unfortunately females cannot get away with being Tories, we have had a few males and they have all been reasonably popular, Henry for instance, its sad when people see the politics rather than the person especially as she doesn't appear to have got particularly political in the house, unlike others in there, she seems like a very sweet person, she hasn't had that many nominations so I think its more she hasn't particularly gelled with anyone unlike Elsa and Teja, Marcus and Tate, Nancy and Sam, Cameron and Jenny, Zelah and Fey, she just hasn't managed to bond with anyone in any meaningful way, even Farida who she came in with gave her eyes to Caroline despite her throwing beer in her direction and you would have thought they would have that bond from the secret room, she considered Sam a friend but then nominated him

Your political leanings are inarguably part of your persona and define you.
You cannot separate the politics from the person. Sooner or later even idle chatter turns to politics, at which point you have to account for yourself.
Look at today's crop of politicians, then look at the idiots who voted them in.
It beggars belief that Donald Trump, the embodiment of corruption and narcissism, was elected into office by an electorate unfit to even cast a vote in the "goat of the year" beauty contest. I remember Hooray Henry from last year, proudly mouthing adherence to the politics his parents spoonfed the plump little bugger through the headlines they harvested from the Telegraph, the criminally dishonest Daily Mail etc. Hooray wasn't a bad guy, but he knew nothing about realpolitk. and should stick to being plump. I have nothing against Jenny, but then again I have nothing for her either. She is just another political imbecile regurgitating the political bile in the cause of the slimy and utterly self-serving non-entity who badmouthed the EU but was happy to take its money and pension plan . Hyocrisy is never far away from populist scumbags like him.
Voting in elections should only be open to people capable of proving their political nous during a brief test before being permitted to enter the voting booth.

I have quoted Churchill before and I shall quote him again on this occasion:
"The best argument against democracy is 5 minutes with the average voter". (Winston Churchill)

I wholeheatedly endorse the democratic ideal and would not wish to see it vanquished, but Churchill's contention that the average voter is ill-equipped to cast a meaningful vote in an election has merit.