Someone from The Green Party came to knock on my door at 11 am today. I wasn't best pleased but I soon brightened up when I remembered that they are now 'the anti-war party of the left'. Easy pickings.
It seemed fortunate that I'd just read this fantastic collection of as much of the good news from Iraq as could be contained on one page.
Over the course of 10 minutes I blasted what few arguments she put forward for the campaign being unjust. Quoting Al-Qaeda's own words ('democracy in Iraq would be a disaster for our interests') and asking how exactly a free and democratic Iraq was a bad thing for the fight against Terrorism was a particular highlight.
Equally whilst she floundered after having exhausted her standard array of Prisoner Abuse/Arabs hate us arguments I began a 2 minute long flow of the good news from Iraq that I had remembered.
The incredible economic boost, the absurd increases in wages, the amazing new healthcare system - raised from nothing, the democracy which is beginning to take root in local councils and districts. All those and many many more.
Eventually she just muttered and turned away and I collapsed laughing. She'd obviously made up her mind years ago and her ignorance betrayed her as I picked apart her feeble leaflet in-front of her. 1 Year ago there was a justifiable opposition to the war, the evidence now in my mind has quashed that, and if someone who's supposed to be a party representative can't put up half an argument then I don't really know why I'm supposed to vote for them.
I almost hope some idiots vote Green this year on their Iraq agenda - it'll pull the votes away from the Lib Dems.
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at May 19, 2004 02:45 PM