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UK Labour are too Tory for me. (med-mastodon.com)

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UK Labour are too Tory for me.
I've threatened that they've lost my vote. (edit)
On LGBTQIA, specifically trans rights.
On their plans for the NHS.
On their plans for health and wealth inequalities in the UK.
On their plans for the relationship the UK has with Europe.
They have to be less Tory to get my vote back.
It's not acceptable that to not vote Tory, we have to settle for what they offer. They assume their position is acceptable.
If they correct their position, I'll reconsider
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[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@frankPodmore
It is precisely as important because I value my vote and I decide to whom I give it, and because they need to know why they have my vote or not. The article is 632 words long.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even this argument shows that the 'why' of voting is subsidiary to the fact of voting, which is the opposite point to the one you intend.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@frankPodmore Only if you assume that my intention is to make good on the threat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

It's not much of a threat if you don't, is it?