,! ELITES HATE ,MOM5TUM & ! ,CORBYNITES -- & ,I'LL TELL Y\ :Y 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,AS ! ROLL+ CATA/ROPHE ( :AT'S ALREADY BE+ CALL$ ! 0*ICK5 C\P0 AGA9/ ! ,LABOR LEAD]%IP W9DS D[N1 PRETTY MU* ALL ! COMM5T>Y HAS FOCUS$ ON ! P]SONAL QUALITIES1 REAL OR IMAG9$1 ( ! PR9CIPAL PLAY]S4 

,YET SU* AN APPROA* MISSES \T ON ALMO/ EV]Y?+ ?AT'S REALLY AT /AKE H]E4 ,! REAL BATTLE IS NOT OV] ! P]SONALITY ( ONE MAN1 OR EV5 A C\PLE ( HUNDR$ POLITICIANS4 ,IF ! OPPOSITION TO ,J]EMY ,CORBYN = ! PA/ N9E MON?S HAS BE5 SO FI]CE1 & SO BITT]1 IT IS BECAUSE HIS EXI/5CE AS HEAD ( A MAJOR POLITICAL P>TY IS AN ASSAULT ON ! V]Y NOTION ?AT POLITICS %\LD BE PRIM>ILY AB\T ! P]SONAL QUALITIES ( POLITICIANS4 ,IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO *ANGE ! RULES ( ! GAME1 & ?OSE :O OBJECT MO/ VIOL5TLY TO ! ,LABOR LEAD]%IP >E PRECISELY ?OSE :O W\LD LOSE ! MO/ P]SONAL P[] W]E IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL3 SITT+ POLITICIANS & POLITICAL COMM5TATORS4 

,IF Y\ TALK TO ,CORBYN'S MO/ >D5T SUPPORT]S1 IT'S NOT ! MAN HIMSELF BUT ! PROJECT ( DEMOCRATIZ+ ! P>TY ?AT REALLY SETS !IR EYES ALI<T4 ,! ,LABOR P>TY1 !Y EMPHASIZE1 WAS F\ND$ NOT BY POLITICIANS BUT BY A SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 ,OV] ! PA/ C5TURY IT HAS GRADUALLY BECOME LIKE ALL ! O!R POLITICAL P>TIES - P]SONALITY 7& ( C\RSE1 MONEY7 BAS$1 BUT ! ,CORBYN PROJECT IS FIR/ & =EMO/ TO MAKE ! P>TY A VOICE = SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ONCE AGA91 D$ICAT$ TO POPUL> DEMOCRACY 7AS TRADES UNIONS !MSELVES ONCE W]E74 ,?IS IS ! IMM$IATE AIM4 ,! ULTIMATE AIM IS ! DEMOCRATIZATION NOT JU/ ( ! P>TY BUT ( LOCAL GOV]NM5T1 WORKPLACES1 SOCIETY ITSELF4 

,I %\LD EMPHASIZE ?AT ,I AM MYSELF V]Y MU* AN \TSIDE OBS]V] H]E - BUT ONE UNIQUELY POSITION$1 P]HAPS1 TO UND]/& :AT ! ,CORBYNI/AS >E TRY+ TO DO4 ,I'VE SP5T MU* ( ! PA/ TWO DECADES WORK+ 9 MOVEM5TS AIM$ AT CREAT+ NEW =MS ( BOTTOM-UP DEMOCRACY1 FROM ! ,GLOBAL ,JU/ICE ,MOVEM5T TO ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET4 ,IT WAS \R /RONG CONVICTION ?AT REAL1 DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 C\LD NEV] BE CREAT$ 9SIDE ! /RUCTURES ( GOV]NM5T4 ,ONE HAD TO OP5 UP A SPACE \TSIDE4 ,! ,CORBYNI/AS >E TRY+ TO PROVE US WRONG4 ,WILL !Y BE SUCCESSFUL8 ,I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA4 ,BUT ,I CANNOT HELP F9D IT A FASC9AT+ HI/ORICAL EXP]IM5T4 ,! SPE>HEAD ( ! DEMOCRATIZATION MOVEM5T IS ,MOM5TUM1 :I* N[ BOA/S #ac *APT]S ACROSS ! ,U,K4 ,9 ! MA9/REAM PRESS IT USUALLY GETS ATT5TION ONLY :5 SOME LOCAL ACTIVI/ IS ACCUS$ ( 0BULLY+0 OR 0ABUSE0 AGA9/ !IR ,M,P - OR WORSE1 SUGGE/S ! POSSIBILITY ?AT AN ,M,P :O SY/EMATICALLY DEFIES ! VIEWS ( MEMB]%IP MI<T FACE DESELECTION4 

,! REAL CONC]N IS NOT ANY JU/IFI$ FE> AMONG ! ,LABOR E/ABLI%M5T ( BULLY+ & 9TIMIDATION - ! IDEA ?AT ! WEAK W\LD BULLY ! /RONG IS ABSURD4 ,IT IS ?AT !Y FE> BE+ MADE TRULY ACC\NTABLE TO ?OSE !Y REPRES5T4 ,!Y ALSO SAY ?AT :ILE SO F> !Y HAVE BE5 =C$ TO CONC5TRATE ON 9T]NAL P>TY POLITICS1 ! OBJECT IS TO MOVE FROM A POLITICS ( ACC\NTABILITY TO ONE ( P>TICIPATION3 TO CREATE =MS ( POPUL> $UCATION & DECISION-MAK+ ?AT ALL[ COMMUNITY GR\PS & LOCAL ASSEMBLIES MADE UP ( CITIZ5S ( ALL POLITICAL /RIPES TO MAKE KEY DECISIONS AFFECT+ !IR LIVES4 

,!RE HAVE ALREADY BE5 LOCAL EXP]IM5TS3 9 ,?ANET1 ! C\NCIL REC5TLY C>RI$ \T AN EX]CISE 9 0P>TICIPATORY ECONOMIC PLANN+0 - DEVOLV+ BUDGET>Y & /RATEGIC DECISIONS TO ! COMMUNITY AT L>GE - :I* %AD[ *ANCELLOR ,JOHN ,MC,DONNELL HAS HAIL$ AS A POT5TIAL MODEL = ! NATION4 ,!RE IS TALK ( GIV+ CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLIES REAL DECISION-MAK+ P[]S1 ( 0BANKS ( RADICAL IDEAS0 TO :I* ANYONE CAN PROPOSE POLICY 9ITIATIVES &1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! WAKE ( ! C\P1 A MAJOR CALL TO DEMOCRATIZE ! 9T]NAL WORK+S ( ! P>TY ITSELF4 ,IT MAY ALL SEEM MAD4 ,P]HAPS IT IS4 ,BUT MORE ?AN #a1 NEW ,LABOR MEMB]S >E ALREADY1 TO ONE DEGREE OR ANO!R1 COMMITT$ TO ! PROJECT4 

,IF NO?+ ELSE1 UND]/&+ ?IS MAKES IT MU* EASI] TO UND]/& ! SPLITS 9 ! P>TY AFT] ! REC5T REBELLION )9 ! %AD[ CAB9ET4 ,EV5 ! LANGUAGE US$ BY EA* SIDE REFLECTS BASICALLY DIFF]5T CONCEPTIONS ( :AT POLITICS IS AB\T4 ,= ,CORBYN'S OPPON5TS1 ! KEY WORD IS ALWAYS 0LEAD]%IP0 & ! ABILITY ( AN EFFECTIVE LEAD] TO 0DELIV]0 C]TA9 KEY CON/ITU5CIES4 ,= ,CORBYN'S SUPPORT]S 0LEAD]%IP0 9 ?IS S5SE IS A PR(\NDLY ANTI-DEMOCRATIC CONCEPT4 ,IT ASSUMES ?AT ! ROLE ( A REPRES5TATIVE IS NOT TO REPRES5T1 NOT TO LI/51 BUT TO TELL PEOPLE :AT TO DO4 

,= ,CORBYNI/AS1 9 CONTRA/1 ! FACT ?AT HE IS 9 NO S5SE A RABBLE R\S]1 ?AT HE DOESN'T SEEM TO P>TICUL>LY WANT TO BE PRIME M9I/]1 BUT IS NONE!LESS WILL+ TO PURSUE ! GOAL = ! SAKE ( ! MOVEM5T1 IS PRECISELY HIS HI<E/ QUALIFICATION4 ,:ILE ONE SIDE EFFECTIVELY ACCUSES HIM ( REFUS+ TO PLAY ! DEMAGOGUE DUR+ ! ,BREXIT DEBATE1 = ! O!R1 HIS 9SI/5CE ON TREAT+ ! PUBLIC AS RESPONSIBLE ADULTS WAS ! QU9TESS5CE ( ! 0NEW K9D ( POLITICS0 !Y WI%$ TO SEE4 

,:AT ALL ?IS SUGGE/S IS ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ! REM>KABLE HO/ILITY TO ,CORBYN DISPLAY$ BY EV5 ! LEFT-(-C5T] M$IA IS NOT DUE TO ! FACT !Y DON'T UND]/& :AT ! MOVEM5T ?AT PLAC$ HIM 9 *>GE ( ! ,LABOR P>TY IS ULTIMATELY AB\T1 BUT BECAUSE1 ON SOME LEVEL1 !Y ACTUALLY DO4 

,AFT] ALL1 9S(> AS POLITICS IS A GAME ( P]SONALITIES1 ( SC&ALS1 FOIBLES & ACTS ( 0LEAD]%IP01 POLITICAL J\RNALI/S >E NOT JU/ ! REF]EES - 9 A REAL S5SE !Y >E ! FIELD ON :I* ! GAME IS PLAY$4 ,DEMOCRATIZATION W\LD TURN !M 9TO REPORT]S ONCE AGA91 9 MU* ! SAME WAY AS IT W\LD TURN POLITICIANS 9TO REPRES5TATIVES4 ,9 EI!R CASE1 IT W\LD M>K A DRAMATIC DECL9E 9 P]SONAL P[] & 9FLU5CE4 ,IT W\LD M>K AN EQUALLY DRAMATIC RISE 9 P[] = UNIONS1 CON/ITU5T C\NCILS1 & LOCAL ACTIVI/S - ! V]Y PEOPLE :O HAVE RALLI$ TO ,CORBYN'S SUPPORT4 

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