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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
I really don't know what left wing is anymore.
Yeah, it shows. Goalposts move (you have the same problem with literally).
Most people in general and over time have been centre right. This has been true for basically all my life. Obama isn't really left wing, New Labour is a media device which was basically centre right politicians parading as if they had a conscience.
The BBC is very centralist (annoying so) it may be slightly liberal but that's a different story.
The reason that people have a problem with Corbyn is because he is actually left wing and literally no one else is. Most people who are part of trade unions aren't left wing it just so happens the people that run them are and have a good enough scam going on that they represent working people.
In terms of this the BBC mainly reports on what is happening so when there has been nothing but a hate campaign from both political parties (arguably more so than labour) it's very hard not to come across badly. Personally I think corbyn looked fantastic for quite a long time but has reacted to very strong press coverage by making himself look weak rather than pushing his message so I imagine he'll slowly drift out.
For the record I think Ed Miliband is actually quite representative of centre left but due to the political climate even he was pushed as being very left wing.
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