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One of the strangest things about the UK political blogosphere is the number of people who say they are 'left-wing' or Labour supporters, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Oliver Kamm is perhaps the best example, but there's also Stephen Pollard and countless others.Why do they do it? Obviously it's an attempt to get credibility -- 'yes I sound like Norman Tebbit on speed, but as I'm left wing it's merely the harsh reality of a man who's realised the truth -- and that truth is a vision of society much like the US Republican party's', but I imagine also it's a comfort blanket as Labour are the governing party. Put another way, how many of them would remain Labour supporters if the party was in opposition? Finally, at least in the part of London I live in, membership of the Conservative Party is pretty incompatible with having friends.
Probably because of that reason there are few examples of the other way around -- left-wingers who say they are actually Conservative supporters. Well I don't have any friends, so I thought I would make a stand. From now on I am a right-wing Conservative party supporter. I have sent my £15 off to the party, and expect to be a full member by the end of the week.
The advantages are clear. I can now criticize their policies with the zeal of a man-let-down, a true-believer who has seen the error of his ways. I get to shake my head in sorrow each time they advocate a right-wing policy. I GET TO VOTE ON IDS'S REPLACMENT. Fun times ahead.
posted by Matthew @ 8/02/2003 09:18:00 AM
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