I totally agree with this, and I’m on the left. I don’t want to be preached at, and there is something really annoying about being preached at by someone who assumes they know, and are, better than you, particularly if they are telling you stuff you thought of first! Also, I find talking to people with different political views interesting. Demonising people you disagree with is just infantile. Talking about edgy more right wing stuff from the 70s, what about Clockwork Orange? I was too young to see the film when it came out, so I bought the book instead, and always found that a stimulating counter-challenge to my own political instincts.
I totally agree with this, and I’m on the left. I don’t want to be preached at, and there is something really annoying about being preached at by someone who assumes they know, and are, better than you, particularly if they are telling you stuff you thought of first! Also, I find talking to people with different political views interesting. Demonising people you disagree with is just infantile. Talking about edgy more right wing stuff from the 70s, what about Clockwork Orange? I was too young to see the film when it came out, so I bought the book instead, and always found that a stimulating counter-challenge to my own political instincts.