Cable Forum - View Single Post - American-style attack ads in UK elections

**Damien** · 18-03-2015, 08:20

I don't like them. I think the tenor of the adverts leak though into general political discourse and poisons it and we'll end up with the kind of hate fuelled partisanship that you have in America where the other side isn't just wrong but evil. Being encouraged to hate your political opponents isn't healthy and is generally something we've avoided.

18-03-2015, 08:20	#2
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Mod Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,942	Re: American-style attack ads in UK elections I don't like them. I think the tenor of the adverts leak though into general political discourse and poisons it and we'll end up with the kind of hate fuelled partisanship that you have in America where the other side isn't just wrong but evil. Being encouraged to hate your political opponents isn't healthy and is generally something we've avoided.