Jeremy
Corbyn has retained the leadership of the British Labour Party in
spite of the massive propaganda campaign against him in the
mainstream media which shows propaganda against leftist positions is
strong, but not indomitable, according to Myles Hoenig, an American
political analyst and activist.
Hoenig told
Press TV on Saturday “the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn of the
British Labour Party is showing that when given a choice, the mood of
the British electorate stands behind more leftist and progressive
candidates.”
“In spite
of a heavy handed campaign from within the Labour Party to derail
Corbyn’s chances, he won with a greater percentage than his initial
election,” he added.
Corbyn, who
was initially elected last year, took nearly 62 percent of the vote,
beating challenger Owen Smith on Saturday. More than half a million
party members, trade unionists and registered supporters participated
in the voting where he scored a larger margin of victory than last
year. In his victory speech, Corbyn said the opposition party could
win the next election as the "engine of progress" in the
country.
Corbyn's
brave position on on Israel
“Corbyn
has taken positions once the staple of his party’s ideals, but have
since been watered down beyond recognition. As Prime Minister Blair
had privatized much of the public services provided to the citizens
of Britain, yet Corbyn has called for its re-nationalization,”
Hoenig said.
“He has
also taken brave positions regarding the Middle East, and
Israel/Palestine in particular, that wouldn’t even be presented to
a voting public here in the US,” the activist pointed out.
“In the
United States the mood has certainly shifted to the left. Like with
the election of Corbyn, the advent of Bernie Sanders on the scene
awakened the sleeping giant of progressivism,” he stated.
“Unfortunately for him, he hitched his horse to the Democratic
Party, where progressive ideas go to die. It’s now up to his
followers to recognize that he’s not one of them and they have to
lead the movement themselves,” he said.
“In
Britain you have parties that certainly reflect varying positions
giving voters a real choice. Clearly Corbyn now represents one of the
largest leftist parties in Europe, in spite of the massive propaganda
campaign against him in the media and within the right wing of his
party,” the commentator said.
Corbyn has
shown little interest for Britain’s special relationship with the
US and is opposed to nuclear weapons, including the costly Trident
nuclear missile system that is maintained by the United States.
The
67-year-old socialist and peace campaigner also is a critic of Israel
and NATO. As member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, he invited
members of the Hezbollah and Hamas resistance movements in 2009 to
parliament where he called them "friends."
US
leftism in political realm is nearly invisible
Hoenig, a
Green Party candidate for Congress, said “in the US leftism in the
political realm is nearly invisible. The Green Party, being the
largest anti-capitalist party in the US, struggles to gain
recognition.”
“Being
denied a seat at the debates this coming Monday between the two
capitalist candidates, and the Herculean effort it took them to be on
the ballot of 47 states, attests to the fact that the forces of the
media and the financial class in America dominate nearly all
political life,” he observed.
“Jeremy
Corbyn might not have any political coattails in our election, but it
does give people the sense that challenging the status quo is no
longer for a minority of voters, but for everyone who knows they’re
being screwed by the political and economic status quo, represented
by President Obama and his chosen successor, Hillary Clinton. Massive
propaganda against leftist positions is strong, but not indomitable,”
he concluded.
Source:
"US voters should learn from Corbyn's success"
ReplyDeleteHAHA the title alone is a joke. Corbyn isn't successful. All he has is a small minority of radical followers, but no support among the wider electorate. Labour will NOT win the next election. It's essentially already guaranteed. Corbyn in-fact has been one of the worst performing and polling opposition leaders in British history. The UK is basically a 1 party country at present.
This dumbass American "political analyst" knows absolutely nothing about British politics or the British public it seems, let alone politics in general.
ReplyDelete"In the United States the mood has certainly shifted to the left"
No, in the US, UK and Europe, the mood has shifted towards fringe politics (far left and far right).
Funny, to say the mood in the US has shifted to the left. Trump is going to win the elections. I wouldn't call him "left"? Especially since he basically wants to bring back Reganomics. The UK has lots of pressure groups pushing for similar Thatcherite policies right now also. Big pressure. Seems if anything the US and UK are becoming much more hard in their stances across bot the left and right, the only difference is that it's the right that is winning. Similar as during when Thatcher actually did reign as PM, the Labour party went far left, and essentially made themselves unelectable thus granting Thatcher full reign for almost a decade. We're seeing the same thing here. Many analysts even suggesting the Tories will reign until mid 2020's.