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Couldn’t agree with you more there.
For what it’s worth, I’m a member of the TUSC (trade union socialist coalition) and the Socialist Party. You’re right they’re not big hitters, smaller even than the greens, but they are there, they stand for what I stand for, and they’re just a great bunch of people that I love hanging out with. Also, unlike Lemmy, it’s a tankie-free zone!
They’re good at building a community and they are active every day on a small, local scale.
I’ve had some good conversations with local TUSC members collecting signatures and so on, I’ve a lot of respect for them but sadly the general public don’t seem to. I think after the kicking by thatcher, unions and socialism in general are out of fashion. I do think there should be a broadly left party, allowing secondary membership maybe. Work on getting agreement on some issues, laser focus on what’s most urgent and get decent people elected. I’d support any party with decent policies and which had the most chance of getting elected.
I dunno, I’ve lost faith since Corbyn. He was prevented from being elected. I believe the left are kept from power, because in my lifetime, most of the people I talk to are to the left of the people who’ve been power. Jeremy Corbyn being character assassinated wasn’t surprising to me. So I’m not fixated on getting leftists into Westminster. I don’t think it’s possible.
Agreed its not likely but it’s not possible to give up. I mean, it could and has been worse. We aren’t slaves, our country hasn’t been invaded, we aren’t living in Russia… It could be worse and we can’t give up or it will probably get worse.
Couldn’t agree with you more there.
For what it’s worth, I’m a member of the TUSC (trade union socialist coalition) and the Socialist Party. You’re right they’re not big hitters, smaller even than the greens, but they are there, they stand for what I stand for, and they’re just a great bunch of people that I love hanging out with. Also, unlike Lemmy, it’s a tankie-free zone! They’re good at building a community and they are active every day on a small, local scale.
I’ve had some good conversations with local TUSC members collecting signatures and so on, I’ve a lot of respect for them but sadly the general public don’t seem to. I think after the kicking by thatcher, unions and socialism in general are out of fashion. I do think there should be a broadly left party, allowing secondary membership maybe. Work on getting agreement on some issues, laser focus on what’s most urgent and get decent people elected. I’d support any party with decent policies and which had the most chance of getting elected.
I dunno, I’ve lost faith since Corbyn. He was prevented from being elected. I believe the left are kept from power, because in my lifetime, most of the people I talk to are to the left of the people who’ve been power. Jeremy Corbyn being character assassinated wasn’t surprising to me. So I’m not fixated on getting leftists into Westminster. I don’t think it’s possible.
Agreed its not likely but it’s not possible to give up. I mean, it could and has been worse. We aren’t slaves, our country hasn’t been invaded, we aren’t living in Russia… It could be worse and we can’t give up or it will probably get worse.