To tell my friend he's a hypocrite ?

[Electrascoffee]

My friend texted me today to say what a lovely date he had with a Polish woman. He is looking for a genuine relationship.

I said 'well if I were you I wouldn't mention that you voted us out of the EU and try to change your views about the whole thing if you could see this being a genuine relationship'

He replied saying he doesn't discuss his leave vote with 'Europeans'. I think he's a hypocrite.

I don't want someone's want to shag someone influencing their voting habits, tbh.

If he can't put together an argument for how he votes, hopefully she see him for the dickhead that he is.

Please excuse my naivety here but I got bored away from all the Brexit talk a while ago. Declaring that TM would do as she pleases, regardless.
Anyway, is there a date set yet for when we're leaving the EU please? I'm lost with it all now! 🤷🏼‍♀️

People can usually separate politics and there personal lives
See, bumblebee. I don’t think there is a difference. Politics affects aspects of my personal life, as politics affects everything. I couldn’t be really close to someone who had views I completely disagreed with as I think it would show their general view on life, and I’d like to have at least general outlook in common with close friends/partners.

Way to shoehorn brexit into everything 😂. Lots of people didn't vote to leave because they have any issue with immigration. Up until very recently the much worshipped Corbyn has been anti-eu for very left wing non immigration related reasons. It's only now he's changed stance

I get you OP. I’d think, what the fuck are you playing at, you idiot?

Don’t know if I’d bother saying anything to him. I might say, oh she sounds nice! I imagine the Brexit vote was hard for her.

Dear god... I have seen some Brexit bollocks on here, but this is a new level of pearl clutching. Aren’t you just lovely OP? Lucky friend...

Repeat after me. “Who my friends shags, and his voting preferences, are none of my business.” There. Fixed it.

Remainer here

I think you should keep your nose out of other people's relationships

Blimey! I think you were supposed to say ''that's lovely, hope it goes well, any ideas where to go for a second date''.

Is there going to be a civil war in the UK?

Your response to someone’s dating news was truly ridiculous. Way to shoe horn your agenda into everything...

How do you know for a fact that he voted for Brexit because he hates all foreigners and not for another reason such as wanting the UK to govern the UK - regardless of the origins of the people who wish to live in the UK and thus become subject to the same law that governs everybody who lives here?

Do you get on well with your neighbours?
Are you happy to share the street and other communal areas with them and with any other reasonable people who decide to move into the street, wherever they have come from?
Do you want to be free to invite them around for a coffee and a chat if you choose to do so?
Do you want to have to apply to them for their permission before you make any changes or decisions that affect your household only and none of the communal areas?

Most Brexiteers would answer the last question with a No, but the vast majority (granted, not all - some people ARE indeed racists) would answer the first three questions with a Yes.

I'm getting so bored with Brexit now, but even more so with people who arrogantly assume that 'Brexit-voter = out-and-out racist' and then proceed to concoct syllogisms based on that childish logic.

So your friend isn't a racist and yet he voted for Brexit??? Don't confuse some remainers. This will take them a while.

Vote of support here, he's a massive hypocrite and it doesn't make you a bad friend for recognising that.

I never thought of myself as European (even though i agee i am )

So that 'Europeans voted....' comment confused me as well

It is early

It just sounds spiteful. I’m a remainer but I wouldn’t try to take the shine off of someone’s relationship in this petty way.

THIS is why my dad has always told me (and he never does) to tell anyone my voting choices. No ones business and your friend doesn’t have to come up with an argument / justify himself. Just be a friend 🤷🏻‍♀️

Always best not to discuss sex politics and religion and this ticks all 3 boxes! It's none of your business!

I was a staunch remainer and think Brexiteers are a bunch of dim 🦃 voting for Christmas.

However, what an unpleasant thing to say to your “friend”. Especially when you know he has been trying to find someone for years and had a nice time with this woman.

I guess there’s no lengths to which some people won’t go to pour cold water all over those who disagree with them.

Your friend doesn’t have to justify his vote to you. What an unpleasant think to say in response to a text about a date!