We also had the ‘no politics at the dinner table’ mantra but strangely I was only ever aware that most of my family voted Labour?
The increasing support for the far right genuinely scares me, and still scared me way back in the BNP days - I feel surprised in some ways because I feel like young people are so politically active now but that’s possibly because I’m living in an echo chamber. I know plenty of people from my school days who have probably never voted or give some shpiel of ‘well they’re all liars’ or ‘I’m not educated enough to comment’.
I know a lot of this is related to culture, education, systematic issues etc but but I do think the more left parties are going to have to really reach out to people if they’re to reduce complacency - and unfortunately that includes the rest of us not leaning into the ‘if you voted in a way I don’t like, don’t talk to me’ which I see so often
People don't talk enough about keeping conversations open with those who vote differently, especially if people (elderly fam members in my case) get their opinions from suspect sources!
I’m all for voting for the vulnerable in society. I think we shouldn’t vote so much for ourselves but for those of the future too, so that are worse off, those that need change and support.
I include my family in this as my parents are living in a council house, mum on disability benefits and my sister is a single mum of two with a newborn baby in housing provided by a private landlord, but funded by housing benefit or whatever it is called these days. I can guarantee they voted for some extremist part that I will not name or didn’t vote at all, and so i always feel conflicted about this. Why oh why don’t they vote?
Why do they believe farage is going to help them? Honestly you are right about it not being a family friendly discussion anyway. I can’t even mention politics around them 😂
Thanks Kylie. I know, I have found that too - often the most vulnerable people are drawn to voting against their interests. We had this exact thing not too far from us when the city of Sunderland voted to Leave the EU despite being home to one of the biggest car factories in the country. Everyone knows someone who works there, and Brexit was only ever going to be a bad thing for the automotive industry? It just goes to show how clever the media can be to spin opinions like this.
It's interesting how things are changing as our generation become parents, I can only home more of us are open about talking about politics with our kids, so they are more likely to vote when it's their turn. Although, I dread to think who Kit will vote for... definitely Monster Raving Looney Party or for Count Binface.
We also had the ‘no politics at the dinner table’ mantra but strangely I was only ever aware that most of my family voted Labour?
The increasing support for the far right genuinely scares me, and still scared me way back in the BNP days - I feel surprised in some ways because I feel like young people are so politically active now but that’s possibly because I’m living in an echo chamber. I know plenty of people from my school days who have probably never voted or give some shpiel of ‘well they’re all liars’ or ‘I’m not educated enough to comment’.
I know a lot of this is related to culture, education, systematic issues etc but but I do think the more left parties are going to have to really reach out to people if they’re to reduce complacency - and unfortunately that includes the rest of us not leaning into the ‘if you voted in a way I don’t like, don’t talk to me’ which I see so often
People don't talk enough about keeping conversations open with those who vote differently, especially if people (elderly fam members in my case) get their opinions from suspect sources!
Well done on the run, Ellen!
I’m all for voting for the vulnerable in society. I think we shouldn’t vote so much for ourselves but for those of the future too, so that are worse off, those that need change and support.
I include my family in this as my parents are living in a council house, mum on disability benefits and my sister is a single mum of two with a newborn baby in housing provided by a private landlord, but funded by housing benefit or whatever it is called these days. I can guarantee they voted for some extremist part that I will not name or didn’t vote at all, and so i always feel conflicted about this. Why oh why don’t they vote?
Why do they believe farage is going to help them? Honestly you are right about it not being a family friendly discussion anyway. I can’t even mention politics around them 😂
Thanks Kylie. I know, I have found that too - often the most vulnerable people are drawn to voting against their interests. We had this exact thing not too far from us when the city of Sunderland voted to Leave the EU despite being home to one of the biggest car factories in the country. Everyone knows someone who works there, and Brexit was only ever going to be a bad thing for the automotive industry? It just goes to show how clever the media can be to spin opinions like this.
Complacency gives power to extremists 😭💔
Thanks for the shout out!
Lots of this very familiar...we always talked about who we voted for as a family growing up, but very rarely spoke about politics with anyone else.
I think talking is important, bring views out into the open and try to understand them. Can be very challenging though!
It's interesting how things are changing as our generation become parents, I can only home more of us are open about talking about politics with our kids, so they are more likely to vote when it's their turn. Although, I dread to think who Kit will vote for... definitely Monster Raving Looney Party or for Count Binface.
He'd love Binface, or the baked bean guy. Basically anyone with a costume would get Kit's vote