Thread by @AndrewAbraham11, This is interesting, it is a genuine response to someone asking genuine [...]

Andrew Abraham PhD

AndrewAbraham11

This is interesting, it is a genuine response to someone asking genuine question why people vote Tory.
Responses all attack the tweeter, trying to instil guilt. Not the first time I’ve seen this. https://twitter.com/tweeter_tori/status/1390912902262136833">https://twitter.com/tweeter_t...

https://twitter.com/tweeter_tori/status/1390912902262136833

Trying to get people to feel guilty for decisions they feel they made in good faith is counter productive, disingenuous, and with an added touch of irony, not the best judgement.

To me, curiosity and suspicion are two sides of the same coin. In my experience, prejudice often grows when people become suspicious understanding grows when people stay curious.

If people and parties want other people to change their vote I’d suggest spending more time understanding their goals and question why they are not aligning at the voting booth. Of course there will be some goals that will never align at least you’d know why.

There’s never one clear set of goals or beliefs that means compromise is unnecessary.
E.g I believe we need more homes & people have a right to affordable housing.
I believe we need to protect green space from over development.
At some point those beliefs will come into conflict

If this is really important to me then I’m going to listen most to those who come up with sensible solutions that allow me to best resolve that inner personal conflict.

If I feel people are going to accuse me of destroying green space rather than understand how I arrive at a difficult decision then It becomes far less likely that I will listen to them in the future.

Stay curious

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