Initially pro (although perhaps more on twitter than in her columns), then voted for Owen Smith after Brexit, then regretted it iirc

you call yourself a

  • socialist
  • social democrat
  • something else

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anarcho-communist

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  • Anna Co
  • A NARC oh

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idk what i am really, centre right probably.

Lefty metropolitan elite

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the full term is gammon-adjacent socialist

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Sort of, but also not. it’s kind of a mix of loads of stuff thats been mentioned and a few things that haven’t.

As @SenorDingDong (I think) said, Corbyn was very much wrong man, right time in some ways, but I also at the same time think he was the only man who could have caused that sudden change in Labour internal politics - I doubt very much Dianne Abbot, John McDonnell or whoever could have won that leadership election.

Because of that, he’s something of a beacon for all sides of the party. He’s soaking up a huge amount of vitriol from the right of the party and commentariat at the moment, whilst allowing the next generation of socialist politicians to grow and gain the experience that will hopefully allow them to avoid making many of the same mistakes that Corbyn made.

At the moment, the argument being presented is very much “You’re the problem, not your platform.” However I’d be amazed if whoever stepped up to replace him wasn’t told exactly the same things by the same people, along with a heavy side of disingenuous “you’re too young/naive etc” (c.f. @marckee).

I also suspect that were Corbyn seen to be forced out rather than having chosen to leave on his own terms, you’d see a portion of the party (and maybe even electorate) that were previously enthused (again… on the terms that DingDong pointed out) turn their backs on Labour again… to my mind, while the next leader shouldn’t exactly be a coronation (we’ve all seen how those go), a planned move from one to the next is quite important to ensure that the motivation of the membership doesn’t dip too far.

Given that, in many ways to my mind, better the devil we know to soak up that criticism until the next generation of Labour leaders seems ready to step up. :man_shrugging:

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Nu-serf

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i don’t really understand anarcho communism, like isn’t the goal of a communist the abolition of the state and hierarchy anyway

think of it more as community-led than top down revolution

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I think you’ve got me mixed up with someone else (although it’s possible I posted that, I don’t think so though).

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i have never received even part credit for the xylo radicalisation of 2018-19. people told me i was mad for calling her SHILLary cLIEnton all the time but look at this, you cowards, xylo is now an anarcho communist, partly thanks to that.

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anarcho-syndicalist.

might tear up my black bloc membership card for fully automated luxury communism though. sounds better.

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I skimmed through earlier and thought your name was attached to a post in the last hour or two, but may well be wrong. Apologies to you and whoever I failed to cite :slight_smile:

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corbyn:

  • finnish
  • he’s no finished he’s onl-

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This kind of bollocks is what’s stopping me joining tbh

I mean until the grand schism splits our minds open i’m alright with Corbyn being our Frodo for a spell

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i guess i’d say i’m “on the left” and leave it at that. i agree with most of the marxist theory i’ve read and i think it’s very useful for figuring out systems of power.