Just found out my neighbour is the Green Party candidate...
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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...
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...Jasandjules said:
Tell him you hope in time he is executed for his part in the excess deaths of thousands of elderly due to his AGW bull**t. That should be subtle enough.
That echoes my true thoughts pretty damn closely!
With the seal clubbing thing - seals were on the beach 150m from my front door last summer, hoping they arrive soon - can have a legitimate sporting excuse for the baseball bat next to the bed...
The humour aside, there is a genuine point.
I completely disagree with AGW, and the actions being made in it's name.
If he wasn't a neighbour, and had canvassed as normal I'd have just said 'No, I'm not voting for the Greens' and be done with it. As he is a decent neighbour, and has asked my views I feel it appropriate to give him my rationale as he's 'earnt' that respect - yet I've found that those who just support the Green Party tend to take that pretty poorly and turn evangelical...
I don't need to 'win', and convert him away from the Greens, but he'd like my point of view, I'm happy to give it, but want things to remain cordial - which seems out of my control.
I completely disagree with AGW, and the actions being made in it's name.
If he wasn't a neighbour, and had canvassed as normal I'd have just said 'No, I'm not voting for the Greens' and be done with it. As he is a decent neighbour, and has asked my views I feel it appropriate to give him my rationale as he's 'earnt' that respect - yet I've found that those who just support the Green Party tend to take that pretty poorly and turn evangelical...
I don't need to 'win', and convert him away from the Greens, but he'd like my point of view, I'm happy to give it, but want things to remain cordial - which seems out of my control.
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