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Joshua Barretto

Another thing I'd like to remind you of: there is nothing morally compromising about voting for a party that you don't see eye-to-eye with. Voting is harm reduction. It does not require you to stop advocating for whatever ideas you want to advocate for.

I can absolutely promise you that whatever state of the world you favour (albeit fascism, but fuck off if that's your preferred state of things) does not lie on the other side of letting the worst of two evils run rampant.

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Joshua Barretto

I do have a horse in this race: I'm a member of the Labour Party.

I do not always see eye-to-eye with it (in fact, its general mediocrity frequently drives me up the wall), but I still think - in the very limited sphere of parliamentary politics - it offers by far the best compromise between "morally permissible" and "actually likely to run the government" out of the current parties.

If you're lucky enough to be in a seat where a more progressive party stands a genuine chance, go for that too.

Joshua Barretto

On the specific issue of the occupation of Gaza, which I know a lot of people on here care about (me included!), there's been a lot of rubbish spread about Labour. To clear that up, the party's official policy is:

- Immediate ceasefire
- Suspend arms sales to Israel
- Recognise Palestine as a state
- Restore UN aid & funding
- Enforce any ICC/ICJ rulings (inc. on Netanyahu)

I'm not going to deny that it took more time than I'd like for it to get there, but it's there now.

On the specific issue of the occupation of Gaza, which I know a lot of people on here care about (me included!), there's been a lot of rubbish spread about Labour. To clear that up, the party's official policy is:

- Immediate ceasefire
- Suspend arms sales to Israel
- Recognise Palestine as a state
- Restore UN aid & funding
- Enforce any ICC/ICJ rulings (inc. on Netanyahu)

Joshua Barretto

*waits for people to start throwing tomatoes at me*

Giles Goat

@jsbarretto You crazy ? With all the money the vegetables cost ? More than gold ? 😎

Joshua Barretto

@gilesgoat Tory Britain, poorer than in the medieval era

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