Yes, the establishment pulled out all the stops to destroy Corbyn politically. For being opposed to the crimes of empire.

Just as they are destroying Assange physically for the more egregious crime of exposing the crimes of empire.

The Labour Party made a mistake. They never should have allowed Corbyn to become leader. They have corrected that mistake.

Ironically, I don't think Corbyn would have managed to achieve much had he somehow managed to wangle the PM gig.

What the establishment did to Corbyn is an object lesson for the rest of us. Designed to be so.

For us plebs, we have to resign ourselves to the fact that we can't change the system and have to accept the crumbs we are given.

The PTB are correct, of course. We can't change the system - from within the system.

After five years of diversion, this is the main take-away.