Posted by Ian M on February 20, 2023, 6:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Thanks Ian"
Thanks for sharing, and sorry (but not surprised) to hear another story of the LP ostracising lefties & radicals at every turn. Personally I wouldn't refer to you as a patsy, and understand the urge to get involved at the start of it. I was still somewhat active with the local greens so didn't feel like I should jump ship, but I could see the promise & potential you & scrabb describe. All the more galling to see Corbyn & his spineless entourage piss it all away (wtf did Momentum even achieve?) With the same active demobilisation of grassroots support that happened with Obama & later Bernie Sanders, one can't help wondering if this is a feature, not a bug - ie: the leadership becomes, one way or another, the vehicle by which the popular energies are defused.
Anyway, I've got a better idea now why you might find ITYS annoying, even if it's factually true - to the extent that he warned people that he would be doing it You don't have to take it personally though, IMHO.