My work 'husband' is voting for the Brexit Party and I want to smash his face in

[Soph0571]

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The EU elections happen next week. The racist far right wanker that is Nigel Farrage is everywhere doing his populist nasty and my closest colleague at work has just told me he will be voting for the Brexit Party and I want to smash his face in. I have worked with this fellow Director for nearly seven years and we have very complimentary skills and knowledge and we are friends. I knew that he had voted for Brexit in 2016. It was almost inevitable. A late middle aged, well off, privileged, home counties, golfing chap who has no understanding of identity politics but is kinda of progressive in a very lazy way, who when making his decision on Brexit did it without a thought in his head of the negative impact on people who do not have the privileges he enjoys.

That is one thing. Annoying for sure but it is what it is.

BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT

He is actively choosing to vote for a racist, misogynistic, far right disruptor who has done significant harm to the peace and stability of this land. He is voting for a far right wanker cause BREXIT.

I literally want to smash his face in, not that I will of course.



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[IndyOp]

1. What does he think of Trump? Farage is

Trump with the British accent - in many ways.

It is becoming more clear to me that I am going to have to handle conflict with family members about issues we’ve just avoided in past - strained relationships will have to occur to confront people about their blindness.

[Soph0571]

4. He thinks Trump is funny

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Can he explain why?

[Soph0571]

3. All he says is he believes in a global Britain.... and laughs at my anger

It doesn't even mean anything!

[gordianot]

5. I got the first threat from Trump supporting relatives here in America.

I have made it blear I consider Trump an old and new brand Fascist and supporter of rebranded KGB Soviet era Russian agents. I find great release in making my opinion known along with the fact I am not a pacifist. You do not have to smash faces right away but set limits. Imagine what it was like living in occupied Europe that is what we face today with the new right wing radicals.

[barbtries]

6. i was close friends

with a man who voted for trump. i love him but that makes it harder.
he's the only one with whom i could converse. we could argue civilly. we both know where the other stands, and why. his issue is taxes. he's not as racist as, say, my foxbot brother, but he's willing to let the white supremacists be in power if it means he doesn't have to pay so many taxes.

our company was taken over and essentially destroyed so we don't work together anymore, but we see each other at meet ups and i have to admit that i am still very fond of him as much as i deplore his politics.

i entertain a sort of open hostility toward other coworkers who voted trump. i don't know however how many of them have seen the insanity and regret their vote. these are all very well educated scientists by the way. so go figure.