I find it weird how ‘lefties’ get labelled as loonies, deluded, not having a clue about how the world works, and having a superiority complex by right-wingers.
In reality it’s because lefties have an appreciation of how the world works, and see its faults, that they want to change it.
And it’s...
I didn't see his full speech, but thinking about it all politicians say they create jobs, including this from the conservative 2015 manifesto:
Those pesky socialist conservatives creating jobs and not giving us a choice. I can see where you are coming from but Corbyn =/= Stalin.
Does he? I have to say I haven't heard him say that! I think you maybe getting over excited and assuming that because he is labelled as a 'socialist' he is effectively Stalin reincarnated.
I think its hard to argue against the fact that capitalism makes rich people richer at the expense of the poor, through whatever means that may be. So whilst there maybe no direct political will to transfer wealth from the poor to the rich, a political will that wants more 'capitalism' would...
I would suspect that if Corbyn gets elected he won't win a GE, but he has no less chance than any of the other three, who frankly don't inspire me at all.
However, IMO, the direction he steers the party would make the party more electable in the more distant future.