• Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Ignorant American here, is that not what the Green Party is supposed to be? Is there a reason why Corbyn and the left wing labor/independent MP’s shouldn’t just join the Greens?

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      3 days ago

      Not really. While the green party is left of labour. Its green credentials are pretty poor. Nimbyism has made them choose some rather odd positions.

      This is an issue as it is a one issue named party. So like labour making odd non worker beneficial policies harms labour among left wing. Those nimby votes harm green reputation among green.

      And while the 2 Green and left are not really related. They have a freaking huge crossover on a venn diagram. So both are rejected by a large % of the left.

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      4 days ago

      As a thought experiment, would supporting a workers union be left wing, even if it was for coal miners?

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      4 days ago

      What’s being green got to do with being left wing?

      This is really the problem with left/right, you can be green and Tory or Labour. Green has little to do with supporting workers rights or supporting the church and monarchy.

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      4 days ago

      Ignorant Canadian but I know that around here the Greens aren’t necessarily seen as the left wing party, in part because their program isn’t broad enough