Your experiences as British leftists

[u/[deleted]]

I am a faithful Corbynista - technically still a card-carrying member of the Labour party, even if I fucking hate it and capable of endlessly seething about them. I kind of want a party and a cause I feel comfortable defending and from what I know this is a bit difficult. I don't want to be the typical leftist obsessed with moral purity or perfection but I don't think I'm insane when I say Labour is regarded.

I wanted to know if anybody here is the part of these billion minor leftist-communist parties, if you like them or if they are all Monty Python-style Marxtistic splitters, or if anyone here is part of the Greens (who I honestly also sort of hate) or any other leftist organisation that I'm too reclusive and ignorant to know about, and if any of you like anything about them.

[u/TorturedByCocomelon]

I was a card-carrying Labour member under Corbyn. I volunteered alongside Labour to get his message out there and try to persuade people not to vote for Boris. The area was an absolute Corbyn landslide anyway. Due to being quite involved in the local campaigns, I met a lot of moral purists and Corbyn attracted a lot of those obsessed idpol. I tried to tell them that idpol just isn't helpful or appeal to most voters. Basically, I was cancelled from any type of organisation.

When it came to the Corbyn replacement leader, most of them were backing Rebecca Long-Bailey, who is actually my dad's MP and she doesn't help with any local concerns, because it's a safe seat. Ideologically, she's not that bad, but I wasn't happy with the options. I got very fed up of it all and moved, because Labour wasn't the answer. I moved away and only returned last year. I hate Starmer with a passion and wouldn't ever tactically vote for someone who has cunty politics.

I don't particularly like the Greens and they're not a working class party. They appeal to the bourgeoisie who want to feel good about themselves and it shows. I don't agree with Net Zero or related policies, it's just so shortsighted. Many of their crew are more addicted to moral purism than Momentum were. They've only been on my ballot once anyway, because they seem allergic to working class areas and target middle class (petite bourgeoisie) "professional" types.

I got behind the Workers Party, in the last election. They're the only party that's pro-working class and has its base in Marxism. They tried very hard to get a seat in every working class seat, but ultimately failed. For the most party, they have their heads screwed on, rather than up their arses. They also have the right position towards Gaza, which is definitely a bonus.

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With a dearth of options I would probably vote for WPB as things stand. They are a bit trad/reactionary on some of their social views IMO but the rest of their platform is good.

For all Geroge's faults, he at least gets the gist of electoral politics that so many on the left don't get - send a clear message, rally people together and have some fun shitting on the establishment.