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At the risk of inviting trolls I suggest everyone read and retweet this thread and take stock of the genuine sense of loss among a movement of people who were not driven by hate and prejudice but by hope and idealism. https://twitter.com/thetwerkinggirl/status/1328066627678691328
I know that there are more than a few garbage humans who epouse left-wing politics but for many this movement transcended politics - it was about focusing the discourse on equity and social justice (2)
The antisemitism crisis that derailed internal party politics was not so much overblown as it was misunderstood. Early rumblings were evident before Corbyn had even thrown his hat into the ring when Jewish voters abandoned Labour because of Ed Miliband's stand on Palestine. (3)
Ed Milliband himself - the LOTO no less - had been subject to antisemitic taunts in the media during his stewardship of the party and at no point was that described as a "crisis". Indeed, it was just treated as partisan politics. (4)
When you read through the replies it is incredible to think that agitators such as Euan Philipps would describe these kind of people as "insane" much less "evil" as they were also described by Jeff Samuels QC. (5)
The Gnasher Jews and David Colliers of this world will have you believe that there is no justice for Jews in the UK. But that is not the fault of those who campaigned for Labour in 2017 and 2019. This is an institutionally racist country. (6)
There is also very little justice for the poor, the disabled and the vulnerable in the UK. Many lives were lost to austerity over the last ten years and that was a driving force behind the movement which saw thousands of people knocking on doors. (7)
Added to that, Black British voters looked on with a sense of ironic disbelief as their own struggles were mocked and marginalised while their trauma was used as a political football by the media and political classes. (8)
The movement encompassed a diverse range of voices, from Michael Rosen to Stormzy, as people from all walks of life dared to believe that we could build a better future - for the many not the few. (9)
But with respect to Michael and Stormzy, it was not they who stood to lose the most after those first exit polls. It was the aforementioned poor, disabled and vulnerable who are still commenting in Ava's original post. (10)
If you want a genuine insight into what drives someone to support a "terrorist sympathiser" and "friend of Hamas and Hezbollah" then read the replies and try to understand that they believed in a man who wanted the world to be better. (11)
They believed in a man who valued diplomacy over ruthless aggression. They believed in a man who knew that the path to peace will always involve bloodbaths and bodycounts unless someone is willing to broker peace between the belligerents. (12)
Jeremy Corbyn was an individual who wanted to bring balance to society. He inspired those who were not even the least bit political. And he did it with a song in his heart and a wry smile on his face. He made a believer out of many of us. And that was what we lost that night (13)
