I’m in my thirties now and I’m struggling with some significant life decisions. Resurgent far-right politics and the climate crisis have me terrified for the future and angry about the present. I attended the massive climate strike in London last year, on my own. 2/
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At the strike, there were some people with a big banner handing out flyers about ‘Labour for a Green New Deal’. I spoke to one of them, took a flyer, checked out the website and attended one of their events a few weeks later. It made me feel empowered instead of hopeless. 3/
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Within days of that event, I’d joined the Labour Party, because I knew it was the right thing to do. Shortly after I joined the party, the 2019 election was called. I started canvassing for the first time in my life, which was terrifying but also wonderful. 5/
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I met many great people and I learned SO much. I had my heart broken into a million pieces when Labour lost the election, and then broken again by the responses to that loss. I also had my somewhat vague opinions about various issues sharpened into points. 6/
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With the relief of meeting incredible like-minded people in the Labour Party, came the crappy experience of being impacted by party factionalism. I’d been aware of it before, but it felt so much more personal after I’d put my heart into supporting Labour through the election. 7/
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The bitterness and disdain from some Labour MPs and other people towards the hopeful, principled, energetic Labour-left activists was a shock to me. I was also quite shocked by the behaviour of some Lib Dems I encountered during the election. 8/
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I’d braced myself for hostility from Tories, but some days it felt like the bulk of the hostility was coming from people who claimed to be sharing most of my goals. It hurt, and it made me angry, but it also made me more determined in my involvement. 9/
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I was inspired by Corbyn and the manifesto. I believe in the necessity and justice of the Green New Deal. I’ve still got lots to learn and a long way to go, but I’ll be going there as an ardent socialist, and I won’t apologise for that. Anyway, thanks for reading. Stay left. 10//
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Great thread. Speaks for many of us.
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