To be completely shocked about someone I used to know

This thread is hysterical! Do posters not know that there is such a thing as fascism? Not as an insult but as an actually political system with specific forms and policy goals? Do you not remember Oswald Mosely, if you can’t remember Mussolini and Hitler?

Equally: there are political groups on both ends of the spectrum with goals to overcome and eliminate democracy and the rights that democracies generally require for citizens such as free speech, freedom of association, rights for children, women, minorities, and the right to vote itself?

In a functioning democracy with two or more parties that are oriented around democratic principles party membership may be understood as somewhat anodyne, like one’s choice of sports team or favorite food.

But outlier parties, parties of the far left or far right, generally have the goal of using democracy and the vote to get into power and then to change the rules so that their enemies ( however defined) can no longer compete successfully, share power, join in the government, or protect their citizen/members. So yes, as I pointed out upthread, there are parties whose goal it is to replace democracy eith fascism.

In the US the far right fringe outside and of the Republican party explicitly calls for shrinking the power of the electorate by eliminating problematic voters (women, minorities, non property owners, naturalized immigrants and the children of immigrants). They EXPLICITLY call for an end to democracy in the form of one person one vote.

Parties have platforms and policies that they strive to put into play. Government levies taxes, disburses taxes, wages war and protects or doesn’t protect citizens. These all result in choices and policies with enormous impact and therfore moral significance. The choice of which party to belong to is a moral choice.

You bet I judge someone who belongs to a party that is racist, corrupt, fascist, jingoistic, war mongering, or authoritarian. I would judge some nice lady on the PTA if she were voting for the cannabalism party too. I would kind of have to assume she wants to legalize cannibalism and potentially eat me, wouldn’t I?

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The hypocrisy is breathtaking isn't it?

That poster is trying to make light of the situation now, because they know they lost the argument, and they're embarrassed.

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U wotch that grammer!

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Yep! Ta for the compliment xxxx

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Whereas that, of course, is a complete zinger.

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Yes it was. It's a sign that someone is losing the argument, when they resort to personal insults (attacking a poster's grammar.) Nothing else to say? Let's have a dig at their grammar and spelling. Terrible forum etiquette, and against the rules on here. (In case anyone else is thinking of carrying on attacking the spelling and grammar of anyone.)

(My 'bad grammar' was having ONE full stop outside a bracket by the way!) 😆

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The OP still knows everything she used to know, but now there is an extra piece of information to flesh the picture out further, and that changes things.

Gladly. Off to listen to Alistair Hulett...

If you can’t see what is wrong with the random punctuation, (a full stop should be outside a bracket for example), and hurl abuse at people who can, then that says it all about the intellectual heft of the leave campaign.

There is not actually anything wrong with judging people for their political views.

Oooof.

Crap comeback

Is that all you've got?! Bless... 😂 You know a poster has lost their (lame) argument, when they attack another poster's grammar. And it's even more hilarious when there was nothing wrong with that person's grammar anyway. You're reaching so far that you have your hands in the clouds.

Oh, by the way... YOU LOST the Brexit vote! Get over it.

(Hope you're enjoying my emojis!) 😍

Have a and chill out. 😏

Is that all you've got?! Bless... 😂 You know a poster has lost their (lame) argument, when they attack another poster's grammar. And it's even more hilarious when there was nothing wrong with that person's grammar anyway. You're reaching so far that you have your hands in the clouds.

Oh, by the way... YOU LOST the Brexit vote! Get over it.

(Hope you're enjoying my emojis!) 😍

Have a and chill out. 😏

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Always good to see Leave arguments made with such poor grammar and emojis for extra intellectual oomph.

Wholeheartedly agree with this.