Lesson from UK election is NOT Labour was "too left-wing." The opposite: Lesson is socialists must stop compromising with elite liberals
Labour tried to square the circle, abandoning working-class policies like Lexit to appease elite liberals who make up small percent of voters
Labour tried to square the circle, abandoning working-class policies like Lexit to appease elite liberals who make up small percent of voters
Neoliberal Blarities sabotaged Corbyn from day 1. He never took authoritative control of Labour; it was dominated by centrists who waged war against him, socialists, and working-class policies
He should have fought back and pushed them out, not compromised with class enemies
He should have fought back and pushed them out, not compromised with class enemies
Biggest disaster of all is now neoliberal Blairites will retake control of Labour and push right-wing capitalist policies for the foreseeable future
This was a massive setback for the left. Just like SYRIZA, which also compromised with liberals and abandoned Lexit. Same mistakes
This was a massive setback for the left. Just like SYRIZA, which also compromised with liberals and abandoned Lexit. Same mistakes
Another big lesson: The corporate media is the enemy of the working class. It's controlled by billionaires and will never support a socialist movement that will benefit workers, especially an anti-imperialist one
And the EU is a neoliberal imperialist monstrosity
No compromise
And the EU is a neoliberal imperialist monstrosity
No compromise
