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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
You just don't get it, the public is sick of party politics, sick of these clones that say nothing and do even less, sick of their shyster deals and ways, how much attention would this contest have got if Corbyn wasn't involved? I hope this is the start of a revolution in politics, they keep saying politics needs to reconnect with the people, it can start by having interesting, principled people at the heart of it, not these Blair clones that'd sell out their mothers and others peoples childrens blood for a bag of cash and a whiff of power.
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Well we'll see if the public go for him at the General Election. I don't actually think the public care that much until an election is actually upon us and usually just go about their lives without worrying about the internal dynamics of a leadership election.
What I would say though is that their voting patten suggests that they don't much like socialism. Ed Miliband was perceived as being left-wing and got trounced. Time and time again Labour have been punished for this wild swings to the left so I don't see what will be different this time. All of that is without the position Corbyn takes on the Falklands or NATO.
None of this addresses my point though. How will Corbyn be able to win an Election or even make much of an influence? How is he going to unite the party behind him. People may be sick of party politics but that is still the system we have and the biggest backbench rebel in the Labour party is now expecting the loyalty of the Parliamentary Party when he himself was incapable of doing the same.
As for the coming revolution in politics. I remember having the same discussions about UKIP a few months ago. The revolution is always coming it just turns out not to reach anyone outside of the echo-chamber of the Internet and campaigning groups.