>> "If the candidate I want isn't elected, I'm going to fire people" as a not-so-subtle attempt at intimidation. Let us discuss the exact quotes you've posted, not the what-you-think-they-mean. That is, nobody said anything about firing.
>> The boss wants his employees to vote, not for the candidate they consider the best person for the job, but for whoever is least likely to upset the boss.
The boss may want. An employee may do the same. Their speeches may be very emotional and even "intimidating": "We all are going to lose our jobs, they will come and take our children! TO EAT THEM ALIVE! VOTE FOR XXX!"
I may be wrong, but it looks like you're trying to mix "intimidation" and "threatening".
Every Sunday many churches "intimidate" people promising hell and suffering for wrong-doing.
Or look at this intimidating-intimidating ad, for example:
So what? It doesn't stop you using your own head or make your own decisions.
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Date: 20/10/12 00:51 (UTC)Let us discuss the exact quotes you've posted, not the what-you-think-they-mean.
That is, nobody said anything about firing.
>> The boss wants his employees to vote, not for the candidate they consider the best person for the job, but for whoever is least likely to upset the boss.
The boss may want. An employee may do the same. Their speeches may be very emotional and even "intimidating": "We all are going to lose our jobs, they will come and take our children! TO EAT THEM ALIVE! VOTE FOR XXX!"
I may be wrong, but it looks like you're trying to mix "intimidation" and "threatening".
Every Sunday many churches "intimidate" people promising hell and suffering for wrong-doing.
Or look at this intimidating-intimidating ad, for example:
So what?
It doesn't stop you using your own head or make your own decisions.