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Theres a lot of talk of cancel culture these days, but the UK has a long an shameful history of shutting down the hard left. You can argue about whether or not
by fergie 6y ago
Theres a lot of talk of cancel culture these days, but the UK has a long an shameful history of shutting down the hard left.
You can argue about whether or not you agree with people like Arthur Scargill, Gerry Adams, Tommy Sheridan, George Galloway or Jeremy Corbyn, but what cant be disputed is that they represent the interests of a large proportion of the electorate, yet they have been treated atrociously by the media. The SWP also falls into this category.
I'm not a huge fan of the SWP, but I do respect their engagement, and its really important to have political candidates who dont feel like they have to pander to those in power. The loss of the SWPs voice is a loss for all in the UK.
- kmlx 6y ago> of a large proportion of the electorate when is a portion of the electorate “large”? in 2010 the SWP got an amazing 0.04% i don’t think they even participated in the last ones.
- pessimizer 6y agoSo you're going to simply ignore the list of the names in the part of the comment you're referring to?
- herbstein 6y agoThe poster mentioned someone like Jeremy Corbyn too, so they're not exactly just looking at the SWP and their voters.
- CodeGlitch 6y agoDo you have examples of where they have been shut down? - not disputing the claim, just unaware of this. In recent years it does feel like conservative voices have been shut down from universities - think Jorden Peterson and Cambridge university. This is alarming is it not? No matter if it is left or right.