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Oh no, not the far-left!
The funniest thing is that there is no real 'far left' to speak of in the UK or most other western countries. What they consider 'far left' is in fact the moderate, left-of-centre politics which only appear more extreme because the Overton window has been dragged so far towards the right.
Socialist Party formally militant SP, Trade Union and Socialist Coalition TUSC, Revolutionary Communist Party RCP, Socialist Workers Party SWP, Workers Party, Communist Party of Britain CPB.
Theres a few I can name.
And how many of them have more than a proverbial handful of members and any chance of winning seats in local or national parliaments?
I know these parties - or parties like them - exist. I also know that they are largely way too marginal as to tip the scales of politics in any way. Unlike UKIP, RefUK, or elsewhere the AfD in Germany, RN in France, FdI in Italy, PVV in the Netherlands...
we wont win by election or plan to be elected through the electoral system
The far-left and the far-right are two cheeks of the same arse.
They're both extremists, let's not pretend one is better than the other.
Let's definitely pretend one is better than the other.
One seeks an egalitarian future where people's needs are met and power imbalances are kept in check.
The other seeks strict hierarchy where only those at the tops needs are met, by those at the bottom. And power is kept firmly in the hands of those who wield it.
If your view of far left comes from the likes of the USSR or China, then I have a bridge to sell you.
Well at least you haven't made it massively simplistic. 🤦
Grins. So your saying. "Centerists are arse holes."
This is quite silly