Corbyn

It's really none of my business. As a Tory I have no dog in the fight, but as someone who feels that a strong opposition is a good thing in British politics I do take an interest in Labour's leadership election.

Let's face it, it's almost impossible to avoid at the moment. It's wall-to-wall on MSM and social media. Tediously so.

Here's the deal, the reality as far as I can tell.

One talks to Labour supporters on twitter, and the ones who don't start throwing personal insults around at the third tweet (few in number) will stand up for issues that have merit. Will talk about compassion and helping the vulnerable, will talk about inequalities and the need to re balance our society.

And they're right in many ways. In theory at least. Debates then ensue about how to achieve these morally correct outcomes, about the relative generosity of Tories compared to Labour supporters - in general the arguments come down to Tories making enough money to support the vulnerable and Labour wanting 'these people' to be looked after and 'entitled' without putting their hands into their own pockets.

That might be a tad harsh, but take a look at Labour MPs and tell me I'm wrong? Most of the current Labour MPs are in it for themselves and don't give a toss about the workers. The same can obviously be said of the Tories, but at least they're honest about it. The difference is about focus:

The Tory stance is that we need to trade and do business and to make money and when we do, one of the minor benefits of this is that we can help the vulnerable. The Labour stance is to focus almost entirely on the needy and the vulnerable and everything else is irrelevant. That way lies disaster for the country.

But here's the rub. Corbyn is articulating this latter vision. The vision that Labour supporters claim to support. Socialism. The very thing that Labour supporters claim to believe in. This is why he's become so popular because he is articulating what the lefties believe in. And what they will stand and fight about.

The trouble (for them) is that the Labour party has discarded its socialist principles in favour of gaining power. It doesn't anymore believe in its socialist principles but in saying almost anything to get its hands on the levers of power. It has ditched the working class. It is populated by career politicians who wouldn't know the first thing about having to eke out a living on no money.

They have completely lost touch with the people they claim to represent and those people have begun to realise that this is the case.

So, no principles, no empathy, no suffering, just taking care of their own careers and wealth. And frankly, fuck everyone else.

It's not a good look for Labour.

And then Jeremy Corbyn comes along talking - and believing - in the socialist principles that they should all be steeped in and following and living their lives according to...

And they're trying to stop him at all costs?

Because he's threatening to fight for real people and threatening to stop their gravy train existence.

I hope he wins. Because the alternative is utter hypocrisy. As introduced and exploited  by Tony Blair for his own greedy ends. Corbyn is utterly wrong in his vision for the UK in the 21st Century, but he is not an utter unprincipled cunt like Tony Blair and those like Burnham, Straw, Campbell, Mandelson, Balls, Cooper et al who have followed in his contempt for working people in the UK.

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