Just found out my neighbour is the Green Party candidate...
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True, they all make up promises they know won't be kept. This thread though is about the Green party, a particularly loopy party that hasn't costed anything and would no doubt borrow enough to put the county into bankruptcy if they ever got into power.
The boom would be spectacular, the bust would last decades.
The boom would be spectacular, the bust would last decades.
speedy_thrills said:
AJS- said:
...no amount of "scientific consensus"...
Sounds like this anti-global warming thing has long passed being about rationalising and balancing arguments against one another and become a religion itself. Colonial
I never said to go in all guns blazing and seek to alienate the neighbour, but it's typical of a certain strand of leftists to attempt this sort of shrill, shocked indignation which means people avoid actually discussing things with them. Supposing his neighbour had been campaigning for the BNP I'm sure many leftists would suggest much more colourful and aggressive responses than mine.
speedy_thrills said:
Which party isn't making unfunded promises? We like to be lied to as voters, wouldn't vote for a political party that didn't sex up it's manifesto. 
There is a big difference between wishful thinking and outright lunacy.I've got strong views on politics and have very good friends who hold opposite opinions , my take on the original post is engage and politely debate with the guy next door
Sway said:
Always seemed a nice chap...
Just asked me if he can count on my vote. Told him that I'd prefer to have a proper chat to avoid insulting him.
Is there any way this is going to end with continuing good neighbour relations? How can I let him know that I feel the very worst place I could place my cross is for his party, due to their desire for a return to medieval lifestyles, a complete economic ineptitude and, worst of all am a 'denier', without him feeling a need to 'educate' me?
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ks. Sometimes I wish I was more comfortable lying...
Think that's bad? The guy four doors away was a UKIP candidate for mayor, but has now switched to Tory (in the council elections). Asked me if I'd vote for him, and seemed a little upset when I said that until he makes his mind up, he'd never get my vote. Just asked me if he can count on my vote. Told him that I'd prefer to have a proper chat to avoid insulting him.
Is there any way this is going to end with continuing good neighbour relations? How can I let him know that I feel the very worst place I could place my cross is for his party, due to their desire for a return to medieval lifestyles, a complete economic ineptitude and, worst of all am a 'denier', without him feeling a need to 'educate' me?
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ks. Sometimes I wish I was more comfortable lying...longblackcoat said:
Think that's bad? The guy four doors away was a UKIP candidate for mayor, but has now switched to Tory (in the council elections). Asked me if I'd vote for him, and seemed a little upset when I said that until he makes his mind up, he'd never get my vote.
A little disingenuous of you surely, since his politics are slightly to the right of Mao, you wouldn't vote for him anyway.JB! said:
remkingston said:
I'm voting Green. I reckon it'll be a laugh
You are aware this is Pistonheads? Nothing about going back to medieval times is remotely amusing to powerfully built company directors.As a human I'd like to see where we are going for the next generation.
As a company director I only have to see where the next 5 years are coming from and to make sure I can fund my champagne problem.
It's a stupid system.
How do we break it already?
Einion Yrth said:
longblackcoat said:
Think that's bad? The guy four doors away was a UKIP candidate for mayor, but has now switched to Tory (in the council elections). Asked me if I'd vote for him, and seemed a little upset when I said that until he makes his mind up, he'd never get my vote.
A little disingenuous of you surely, since his politics are slightly to the right of longblackcoat said:
Einion Yrth said:
longblackcoat said:
Think that's bad? The guy four doors away was a UKIP candidate for mayor, but has now switched to Tory (in the council elections). Asked me if I'd vote for him, and seemed a little upset when I said that until he makes his mind up, he'd never get my vote.
A little disingenuous of you surely, since his politics are slightly to the right of Einion Yrth said:
Makes no difference to my point about your disingenuity though, does it?
I really wasn't being disingenuous.I wanted to make the point to him that I don't like turncoats. Sure, you can change your views over time, but to stand for one party, and then to become disenchanted, leave, join another party, and become so enamoured of their politics that you want to stand for them.......all in the space of a couple of years? Doesn't make sense to me.
My response to him was nothing to do with political cause (though you're right, I'd never vote for either of them) but about his personal behaviour.
I'm voting green. Not because I believe in their particular lies, as all parties appear to lie (including UKIP, before anyone claims that their manifesto is "all truth") but where I live, if next doors dog wore a red ribbon it would get in.
I just hope the green guy gets enough to save his deposit - but I don't expect he will, though, probably only get 2 votes!
I just hope the green guy gets enough to save his deposit - but I don't expect he will, though, probably only get 2 votes!
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