Der Gaza verließ und das Geschlecht verließ

Helen Lewis: “At first, the recent collapse of Your Party—a new British grouping of socialists, progressives, and opponents of the war in Gaza—brings to mind a classic Onion headline: ‘Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized for FBI Agents to Infiltrate.’ But Your Party’s descent into infighting and recrimination offers an insight into the challenges faced by the left on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

“Although the fledgling organization was designed to challenge the ruling Labour Party from the left, its troubles began even before it had a name: The sign-up page referred to ‘Your Party,’ but journalists who referred to it as such were told that this was merely an interim description. In the best tradition of left-wing grassroots democracy, its members would decide the final name. Sadly, no one knows what this is yet.

“Before its official launch, the two co-founders of Your Party fell out, with one accused of hijacking the mailing list and the other of running a ‘sexist boys’ club.’ The future of the organization—which has claimed more than 800,000 sign-ups—is now in doubt.

“Many of the party’s struggles are uniquely British. But the larger tension that has paralyzed Your Party will be familiar to watchers of American politics. In both countries, the political left has been caught flat-footed by the rise of an insurgent populist right that the center-left establishment has proved inept at resisting. As the rest of the left plots its resurgence, how big should the tent be? What matters most—foreign policy, social issues, or economic populism? Who should be prepared to compromise on their beliefs for the sake of cohesion?

“In the United States, these tensions often play out *within* the Democratic Party, where the opinions of its most vocal supporters—predominantly white, professional liberals—frequently diverge from those of organized labor and socially conservative minority voters. In Britain, though, the parliamentary system means that smaller parties, even single-issue parties, can actually win seats and seek leverage by acting as a spoiler. With the center-left Labour government deeply unpopular—and Nigel Farage’s populist-right party, Reform, leading in the polls—the political left has sensed an opportunity. If, that is, its members can avoid falling out with one another long enough to seize it.”

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