Comment on Half-a-million members sign up to new left-wing party founded in Britain

Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• nialv7@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  First of all I disagree with Corbyn’s position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

  Corbyn is ideologically anti-war, and has a long history of that. He is wrong on this war but his position is at least respectable.

  On the other hand, people are voting Farage in who is actively colluding with Russia. So 🤷

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m just not sure why they’re giving what is basically two independent MPs so much airtime when the Green party is right there, already opposes Russia and Israel, and dislikes the online safety bill.

    I’m sick of voting so the wrong lizard doesn’t get in. It clearly still means being ruled by lizards. Our voting system is unfit for purpose, as Farage will prove as he kicks out the foreigns, sells the NHS and brings back smoking in pubs, on like 25% of the vote.

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    • nialv7@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes, Green is a good choice too. They also have policies I disagree with, but there’s never going to be a perfect party. I’d like if they get more attention too but that’s just how the media works. People like seeing a shiny new party coming in to disrupt the system, so that’s what the media will report on.

      Also I heavily disagree with your classification of Corbyn as a lizard. Come on now, you can disagree with his stances but he’s not a lizard. Just listen to what his constituents say about him.

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      • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I was talking more about Labour in order to get the Tories out or keep Farage out.

        The Corbyn Party realistically hasn’t got a prayer, he’s about as popular with the general public as a fart in a spacesuit, and I suspect the media is simply bigging him up to split the vote. He also vocally wanted to scrap the nuclear deterrent, which would still be ringing in people’s ears as Russia marched into Ukraine. If he starts picking up any real steam, that will be plastered front and centre of any campaign against him.

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    • JasSmith@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The Green Party wants to significantly liberalise immigration to the UK. This is at a time when 95% of the Kingdom wants lower immigration. For this reason (and many more), the Greens are currently polling at 9%. They reason they don’t get much airtime is because their policies are unpopular and people don’t like them.

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      • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s almost as if representative democracy is a shit idea, designed to empower populists and demagogues.

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    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Any good sources there? Never hear anything about the greens and I voted for them. I assume they are being generally sensible so the media refuses to report on it because people might get ideas.

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    • withabeard@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The greens have shot themselves in the foot with my by strongly opposing nuclear power. It is not a tenable stance to take in a green economy. In my opinion anyway.

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