I actually thought the “of course I’d rather you’d stay a member” part was odd, since nowhere in the post up to that point had you said anything to indicate that you supported Labour yourself. The post doesn’t say anything about whether Labour itself is good or bad, or whether that should factor into your decision to join it at all, but in this comment it sounds like those are crucial questions for whether this step is right or not.
I actually thought the “of course I’d rather you’d stay a member” part was odd, since nowhere in the post up to that point had you said anything to indicate that you supported Labour yourself. The post doesn’t say anything about whether Labour itself is good or bad, or whether that should factor into your decision to join it at all, but in this comment it sounds like those are crucial questions for whether this step is right or not.