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From: Tom Clarke4/18/2019 9:25:31 AM
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A take on Farage I've never seen before.

10 Reasons Why To Back Batten (UKIP) Instead Of Farage (Brexit Party):

1) Farage walked away when he was needed the most, right after the Brexit vote

2) Farage left UKIP instead of challenging Batten because he wants to be the dictator in a party (the sole decision maker). That's why he started his own party and why he tried to bring down UKIP financially. He doesn't want to work within a democratic system and be held to account.

3) Farage was naive and thought the establishment would pat us on the back and say 'Well done, here's Brexit' BUT Gerard Batten predicted the betrayal in his 2014 book. Based on that, Batten has much better judgement.

4) Farage didn't fight on his own for 25 years. Batten was part of the fight from the very beginning. It was a UKIP effort, not a Farage solo mission.

5) Farage cucks out on every tough subject (like Islam). He says he's politically incorrect but the moment a tough issue raises it's head, he is incapable of discussing it. He won't debate Batten. He won't debate Tommy Robinson. He resorts to childish smears and the same tactics as the Tories use.....hmmmmm....

6) Farage dislikes the working class. (Tattooed Thugs remark). He wants their votes but he won't do a damn thing for them if he ever gets into power.

7) Farage is incapable of being a serious, mature leader. Look at his financial record compared to Batten's. The latter pulled UKIP out of near bankruptcy. The former the caused it.

?? Farage's is motivated by power, while Batten is only leader because of a sense of duty. Farage will dump all principles if power is in sight. Example - he defended Tommy over the prison sentence but smeared him a year later because he became even more popular than Farage. He doesn't like not being the main man.
9) UKIP has a well thought out and impressive manifesto. Find it on their website. It deals with most of the problems this country faces today and who doesn't want to scrap the BBC license fee?

10) UKIP/Batten wants to repeal the 1972 European Communities act. Farage has no plan. That's the only way we can leave the EU. Article 50 was designed as a trap.

Despite all of that, I would vote for him IF he was the only option but providing UKIP are contesting a seat, it's them all of the way for me.

And a reminder to people on here who believe the talking heads on the BBC that UKIP are a 'racist party' - there's nothing 'far right' about straight talking / telling the truth.

UKIP is the ONLY party that prevents extremists or ex-extremists from joining (Labour & Tories have tons of ex-BNP councillors for example), while the Brexit party have had to kick out two officials already for antisemitism.

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