In reply to Trangia:
On the contrary, it's you who've been taken in with the myth of the idiots, that austerity is a necessity and that in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, with the most efficient and cost-effective health service in the world, we cannot afford to keep the NHS functioning well - and even improve it.
Unless you're in the top 5% of earners, the choice is plain: do you want the Tories to keep treating you as a shit-eating serf, and expecting you to be thankful for this great opportunity - or do you want to restore your dignity?
If the later, the only way to vote is Labour - unless you happen to be in that small minority of people who live in a seat that the Greens might actually win.
As for the Lib Dems, they are opportunists who're happy to pretend they can do the impossible and make Brexit go away, whilst plotting to jump into bed with whoever will give them the most power. I'm glad I don't live somewhere were it's a run-off between them and the Tories, as I'm not sure I could vote for them.
FYI, I'm far from part of the Labour faithful - I told myself I'd never vote for them again. But, this is something new and progressive being born against the backdrop of absolute barbarity - increasing racism and bigotry, the destruction of public services and resources that people rely on, new and authoritarian extensions of state powers, the cyncial exploitation of national tragedies and social divisions, and an economy deliberately structured to produce and deepen social inequalities. In this context, the "world-weary" responses of the self-professedly "informed" strike me as completely missing the point.
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