Juan, I'm a big fan of yours generally, but you're making a staggering amount of slam-dunk emotional arguments that just don't hold up to any scrutiny here. There's a rising trend of liberal echo chambers essentially accusing the Tory party, or anyone who votes for them, of being uncaring snobs picking the pockets of disabled people.
The reality of governance is that every decision you make has countless unforeseen consequences, and the ramifications of bad policy may not seem immediately apparent, even to the few people who get off their armchair to actually make those decisions. I'm a Mick, so I only observed the UK elections from afar, but there were some people who went as far as to defriend anyone who voted Tory on Facebook. And that sort of attitude is on the rise. You claim apathy and self-interest can be the only factors in a Tory vote, but I'd probably vote Conservative myself if I had a look at what was on the other side. Screaming and the absolute eradication of argument.
Boxing conservatism off and labelling it "evil" might help you feel better about yourself, but it does absolutely nothing to help debate and does no justice to the complexity of actually running a country.
I can see the point you're making, but I feel you've overeached in my regard.
The arguments are emotional as we are dealing with, mainly, vulnerable members of society who are at the sharp end of this government's policies. I don't generally accuse tory voters, I deal with them with incredulity usually and use reasoned argument, but it's difficult here to forward an argument without running into TL
R territory.
I don't de-friend anyone with a contrary view, I engage them. Some provoke by attempted ridicule and belittlement with an extended uncaring approach, the get up and do it for yourself approach. Behind my arguments lie the reasons why this is impossible for some, the cases, many of them, of disabled people now being tolfd to look for work or face sanctions when plainly unable to, are obvious, but less obvious to some are the intentions of an ideology that masks a culling attitude, alarmist as it may seem, but something not seen since 30s Germany, and I don't say that lightly.
As for apathy and self interest, this is a singular instance based on the posters own comments, bereft as they were of any compassion.
I don't consider Conservatism as 'evil', though I would apply that to thhis government, who do not represent conservatism but an extremism and, as I have posted many times, I believe it to be more akin to a class war than a war of politics.
It doesn't make me feel better about myself, it steels my resolve, and if debate is to be had then that would apply to both sides. as mentioned this one particular poster decided to expound a lack of care.
and if to vote for something because you don't like it's opposite is the way to go, then we all need help.
Apologies
