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A message to Lib Dem intransigents (a thread)
I don't want to do this, but I think it needs saying. We need to accept the result and unify. But the behaviour of some serves as proof that we are being held back as a party. 1
I don't want to do this, but I think it needs saying. We need to accept the result and unify. But the behaviour of some serves as proof that we are being held back as a party. 1
We've had people leave. Long standing dedicated activists because they're worried we can't let the coalition go. Are they met with total concern? No, some shout good riddance and fail to see the canary's distress going down the mineshaft. Hubris befalleth the party before... 2
I've seen younger members be told to "get a grip" by people seemingly thrice their age for expressing legitimate concern. There is a refusal to understand. The party future needs inclusion for there to be survival in the party present. Total mockery of work to include all. 3
Some have castigated desires to work somewhat with labour because apparently we must only exist in opposition to anyone else. It's not like our appeal to voters is that we build bridges not walls, is it? Lost half our cllrs too. This only makes us as bad as the main 2 parties. 4
This is not totally an ideological issue. I'm on the party left but my Orange Book friends often want consensus. But some simply cry out with "I want, I want" and to hell the consequences. I'm 20 and I remember being told "I want doesn't get" as a young child. 5
Ed Davey is imo a good man with ideas. My concern isn't personal. My issue is with non-recognition of the ubiquitous disdain from voters over what they saw in coalition to be a betrayal. I accept Ed's victory. I shall not accept the belittling of my fellow concerned members.5
To move on, we need consensus. We need to recognise our past mistakes and we need compassion as a party. We can do this under Ed, it's just that it must be a team effort to achieve. But prevent that consensus, and I'm afraid you'll hinder this party while it exists. 6
Rant over
Rant over
