The long-delayed Forde report was finally released earlier this week. Commissioned by the Labour Party as an independent inquiry into the findings of the 2020 leaked report (aka ‘LabourLeaks’), Forde confirms what many on the left have known all along.
by Socialist Appeal
Part 5 - Identity politics
Accusations such as antisemitism are now a common weapon in the arsenal of the establishment.
The right wing has learnt that identity politics is the soft underbelly of much of the left, and that – in the face of no resistance – political attacks can easily be hidden under the cloak of personal perceptions, “legitimate concerns” and “lived experience”.
Due to the subjectivist nature of such politics, any individual or self-proclaimed representative of the oppressed can end up making whatever accusations they like, often dressed up in inflammatory and moralistic language.
The right wing has learnt that identity politics is the soft underbelly of much of the left, and that – in the face of no resistance – political attacks can easily be hidden under the cloak of personal perceptions, “legitimate concerns” and “lived experience”.
Due to the subjectivist nature of such politics, any individual or self-proclaimed representative of the oppressed can end up making whatever accusations they like, often dressed up in inflammatory and moralistic language.
And woe betide those who dare to challenge this, or who seek to bring out the political nature of such attacks.
This was clearly demonstrated by both the Jewish Labour Movement and the Board of Deputies, both of whom declared themselves to be the only legitimate voice of Jewish people, as they launched into their attacks on Corbyn and the left.
The irony is that many of those expelled were Jewish themselves, showing in practice the absurdity of such politics.
This was clearly demonstrated by both the Jewish Labour Movement and the Board of Deputies, both of whom declared themselves to be the only legitimate voice of Jewish people, as they launched into their attacks on Corbyn and the left.
The irony is that many of those expelled were Jewish themselves, showing in practice the absurdity of such politics.
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