Re: These are my principles and if you don't like them .... Archived Message
Posted by dereklane on March 28, 2019, 8:37 am, in reply to "These are my principles and if you don't like them ...."
That was my point about lesser evil politics. As we know evil wins when good men stay silent. I just go one step further to say that silent good men aren't all that good. Lesser evilism is pointless; a placebic reaction to the realisation we live in a dictatorship, authoritarian control is normalised by silence. Keith isn't compromising on this, I suspect, until corbyn starts to sacrifice his position for his principles, if he has any left. I know this is where I stand anyway. I've given up enough by way of 'comfort' in my life where it conflicted with my principles to know it can (and should) be done. Some might argue this means I have no power. Nor does corbyn, if we assume his principles and intended outcomes are in conflict to the reality. Again, he is not a messiah. He stands by and for his party, and his party seems to be a nasty piece of work. Same concept as Obama, public perception vs reality. I'd say Keith is being more logical here, judging him on his work (as leader of labour) rather than his past principles sans power. I know plenty of people flipped overnight with a little power under their belts. Based on work he's not shaped up to be any less compromised. If you disagree prove me wrong.
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