First of all, I would just like to put it out there that I
voted remain, and in terms of economic stability, living standards, security,
and rights it is obviously beneficial to be part of the union. The EU is our
biggest trading partner, and it will continue to be our biggest trading partner.
The only thing that will change is we will have worse deals and lose our
influence as a major player in Europe. That being said it doesn’t really
matter. Being in or out of the EU isn’t really going to change or effect
anything. As long as the Tories remain in power and continue to impose ever
harsher policies on the poor, the transfer of wealth will continue to flow
regardless of our EU status.
The ONLY thing that is important in the near future is strengthening
Corbyn’s movement, and instead of tearing ourselves apart over what to do with
Brexit, we should let the Tories handle that and let the chips fall where they
may. The only thing that we can be certain about is that the party who
overturns Brexit will never have the support of the 16million people who voted
leave (minus the ones that changed their mind.)
If labour wish to win the next general election they can absolutely
not be the reason for the Brexit vote being overturned. The same social
antagonisms are presenting themselves all over Europe, and dismissing the cry
of 16 million people who on longer feel represented by the political
establishment is not a successful road to power. Now is the time more than ever
to accept the result of the referendum, and do our best to tackle the
underlying causes of which made people feel the need to vote for Brexit in the
first place.
Understanding the unifying principles of the movements
happening across America and Europe are paramount if we wish to challenge the
conservatives in 2020 or sooner. Neoliberal economics has prioritised the
interest of business and capital for the past 40 years, it is an ideologically fuelled
attack on the poor. It is these people that we need to convince to join the
labour party, and if we fail to do that then the next general election will
bring us an ultra-right wing coalition of the Tories and UKIP. The decaying economic
and political order of the day has let these people down, and it is up to us to
show them that there is someone worth voting for.
Now more than ever is the time to drop the ego, drop the
superiority, and respect the 16 million people who were unhappy enough to vote
for something that many of them considered to be a giant middle finger to the
establishment. If we want those people to vote for us, we can't simply tell
them “sorry, but we know best, and we want to stay in Europe.” All this will achieve is an increased division in society, and push more people towards UKIP.
The path to victory in 2020 is to let Brexit happen, let
everyone feel the consequences and become disillusioned with Farage and UKIP.
At the end of the day we know that the antagonisms in society are based around
the decaying economic system, and upon leaving the EU people will start to
realise that their problems have only gotten worse. This is where the people who
were getting screwed join Corbyn, and the racists join Britain first.
Personally I am running on the assumption that 16million people aren’t racist,
and that the majority are lashing out at the people they perceive to be
responsible for their economic misfortunes.
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