I don’t think that is what this article seems to want to say. The greens aren’t any radical left party anywhere (except maybe in the US where politics seem to be firmly rooted right).
I think the article makes the point of listening to young women more, who have mostly been forgotten in our discourse of political disparity in different age groups.
I agree, I don’t see the writer arguing how radical or not the greens are. Her point is about these women, who are (just like young men) no longer voting for the parties in the middle. I think this is a trend also happening outside of the UK and here in The Netherlands nobody considers this a radical thing but we also have an ever increasing gap between the parties on the right (who attract more young men) and those on the left (who attract more young women).
I myself believe mysogonists in the far right behave much more problematic than the most radical climate protesters, and I understand why the attention goes to the increase of mysogony and racism. But I appreciate this article because it points out and explains quite well how young men voting right isn’t the only thing happening in the political landscape.
Then why did they use the phrase “why isn’t this ringing alarm bells?” to describe the only leftist political party remaining in the UK?
The Guardian sells itself as a left-of-centre newspaper, yet they attacked Jeremy Corbin repeatedly, platformed the “gender critical” hate group, and now think that voting for the Greens is something that should be alarming.
They also market themselves as the only paper to actively cover environmental news …
The Graun’s centre point is near the middle of the Lib Dems. Anything that even vaguely resembles socialism is alarming to them. I remember how much they fell over themselves to promote that absurd vanity project, the SDP, back in the day. I suspect they even found Blair a bit too much a lefty for their comfort.
And I’m saying that young women voting more to the left is no reason at all to sound an alarm … if anything it’s a good thing, given how the British centrist parties keep fucking people over.
I have read it, it literally says that some young women are being “radicalised” into voting Green, which is intensely ridiculous.
It appears aimed at bending the ears of Labour, but anyone who has been around for a while will know that Labour is very good at ignoring progressive or environmentally minded voices from within their own ranks.
I read the first 3/4 of it, then gave up because I don’t care about someone trying to talk sense into a political institution that has repeatedly failed working people since Tony “War Criminal” Blair came into power.
The use of “alarm bells” and “radicalised” didn’t come off as sarcastic, so I still think this is a stupid article.
I don’t think that is what this article seems to want to say. The greens aren’t any radical left party anywhere (except maybe in the US where politics seem to be firmly rooted right).
I think the article makes the point of listening to young women more, who have mostly been forgotten in our discourse of political disparity in different age groups.
I agree, I don’t see the writer arguing how radical or not the greens are. Her point is about these women, who are (just like young men) no longer voting for the parties in the middle. I think this is a trend also happening outside of the UK and here in The Netherlands nobody considers this a radical thing but we also have an ever increasing gap between the parties on the right (who attract more young men) and those on the left (who attract more young women).
I myself believe mysogonists in the far right behave much more problematic than the most radical climate protesters, and I understand why the attention goes to the increase of mysogony and racism. But I appreciate this article because it points out and explains quite well how young men voting right isn’t the only thing happening in the political landscape.
Then why did they use the phrase “why isn’t this ringing alarm bells?” to describe the only leftist political party remaining in the UK?
The Guardian sells itself as a left-of-centre newspaper, yet they attacked Jeremy Corbin repeatedly, platformed the “gender critical” hate group, and now think that voting for the Greens is something that should be alarming.
They also market themselves as the only paper to actively cover environmental news …
The Graun’s centre point is near the middle of the Lib Dems. Anything that even vaguely resembles socialism is alarming to them. I remember how much they fell over themselves to promote that absurd vanity project, the SDP, back in the day. I suspect they even found Blair a bit too much a lefty for their comfort.
“This” refers to young woman voting different, on average more left then before. Read the article first, then comment.
And I’m saying that young women voting more to the left is no reason at all to sound an alarm … if anything it’s a good thing, given how the British centrist parties keep fucking people over.
Just read the article
I have read it, it literally says that some young women are being “radicalised” into voting Green, which is intensely ridiculous.
It appears aimed at bending the ears of Labour, but anyone who has been around for a while will know that Labour is very good at ignoring progressive or environmentally minded voices from within their own ranks.
Is a lot closer to what is said in the article than “some young women are being “radicalised” into voting Green”
You have not read it.
I read the first 3/4 of it, then gave up because I don’t care about someone trying to talk sense into a political institution that has repeatedly failed working people since Tony “War Criminal” Blair came into power.
The use of “alarm bells” and “radicalised” didn’t come off as sarcastic, so I still think this is a stupid article.