To all of you toryphobic but lovely mumsnetters...

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I found the tory-dating thread quite interesting. Clearly some people have very strong and deep-seated political views. I couldn't help but wonder: what would you do if your offsprings became conservatives? Would you be disappointed? Would you try to change their opinions at every opportunity? Would you buy them the complete Ken Loach collection? Would you dare admit it to your friends?
And what about their future partners, wouldn't you at least try to love them a little even if they were tories?
For me, I have right wing tendencies but it would probably be fun if DS ended up politically minded and on the left. At least it wouldn't be dull!

afaiaa both main parties have proposed policies aiming to limit/reduce immigration.

Actually, I don't think Tory politicians are particularly anti-immigration, but many Tory (and non-Tory) voters are. Like many other politicians, they attempt to make political capital out of this.

Immigration was just an example because it's emotive. A lot of people don't look at it logically and as you say, Jinsei, are manipulated by politicians.

I suppose what I mean is more the way that politicians and their media friends set one group of people against another. The Tories seem to do it more than anyone else, but I never really got the class war thing either.

We all need each other, and we have to stop the bullies from taking more than their share.

Josephine, I think the problems you mention are probably caused more by mismanagement than immigration per se.

No, by immigration. Gordon Brown clearly stated as much.

How can you look at immigration logically and come to any other conclusion? What other reason was there for the kind of immigration that happened under Labour?

Gordon Brown said it? Then it must be true!

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I had to stop holding my breath, went very blue.

Don't know what my middle aged children vote and I don't care. It is none of my business.

What has struck me though over the many decades I have been voting and knowing and dealing with many people of both (all) political persuasions is how often the individuals are opposite to the party stereotypes.

On the whole I have found more kind, generous and compassionate individuals among those of centre and right of centre persuasion than among those of left of centre and more rigid, close-minded individuals who are personally not particularly compassionate among those who are left of centre and left wing.

Skimming through the posts to date and comparing the posts from the left wingers with those more on the right it appears to confirm my prejudice

Will be requesting to delete my earlier post as DD's condition is rare and I've no wish to 'out' myself.

I'm fully braced for my dc to reject my views and do and say and vote for things I'd never dream of approving of. Isn't that what children are supposed to do?

Also I still haven't grown out of enjoying annoyng my parents and I'm quite old enough to know better. So I will probably deserve it when my dc throw my values out in disgust.

At the moment my 12 and 10 yos are a bit too much into copying my views, I feel a bit uncomfortable about that, when I hear them quoting my opinions. 10yo currently wants to be a labour prime minister. It'll be a relief when they do start rebelling.

It would be the ultimate teenage rebellion in this house - no sign of it yet!