Summary

The article reflects on the UK Labour Party's internal conflicts and electoral defeat, drawing parallels with the insights from Ted Kaczynski's manifesto regarding societal over-socialization and the left's political strategies.

Abstract

The UK Parliament's return to session is overshadowed by the Conservative Party's agenda and the Labour Party's introspection following a significant electoral loss. The article suggests that the Labour Party is engulfed in a crisis of identity, exemplified by debates over what constitutes a 'Labour heartland' and who should be permitted to vote for the party. These internal struggles are juxtaposed with the observations of Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, who critiqued the effects of over-socialization and the left's moral posturing in his manifesto. The Labour Party's challenges are further compounded by the rise of identity politics, the increasing diversity of its representatives, and the potential for internal fragmentation. The article predicts that the party's future will be shaped by its ability to navigate these complex dynamics and avoid becoming mired in ideological battles.

Opinions

The author perceives the Conservative Party's policy focus on immigration reforms, prison expansion, defense spending cuts, and opposition to Labour mayors as lacking substantial satirical material.
Ted Kaczynski's manifesto is presented as offering a unique perspective on the Labour Party's situation, particularly in terms of over-socialization and the suppression of dissenting thoughts.
The internal disputes within the Labour Party, such as the argument between Lady Nugee (Emily Thornberry) and Caroline Flint, are seen as indicative of the party's over-socialization and self-destructive tendencies.
The author criticizes the Labour Party's hypocrisy in condemning Boris Johnson's past derogatory comments about the working class while engaging in similar behavior.
The article suggests that the left's preoccupation with identity politics and racial issues has contributed to the Labour Party's electoral failures.
The author predicts that the Labour Party's future success is uncertain, given its current trajectory of internal conflict and ideological rigidity.
The increasing number of women MPs in the Labour Party is noted as a significant development that will test the party's adaptability and potentially influence its direction.
The article advises readers to monitor the actions of new Conservative MP Ian Levy as a potential indicator of future political shifts.

The Unabomber Predicted Labour’s Defeat

So Parliament returns.

And much as I would like to satyrise the Tories, there really isn’t that much material. Apparently they are going to push through immigration reforms, gum up the jails, cut down on bully beef and mules, and troll Labour mayors.

Meanwhile I have been rereading Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto.

It does offer a fascinating insight into the situation the of Labour party.

For instance, there is currently a row about what constitutes a ‘Labour heartland’. No stay with me, because this is very important (it isn’t, but let’s pretend it is). Are metropolitan areas the heartlands, or is it small towns in the North, Midlands and Wales.

(Don’t worry about the seats, votes, or actual politics… that isn’t important…)

And having argued over that, it is necessary to define who shouldn’t be allowed to vote for the Labour party.

Old Ted, when he wasn’t building bombs to send through the post, would probably have ascribed this behaviour to Over-socialisation.

“ The over-socialized person cannot even experience, without guilt,thoughts or feelings that are contrary to the accepted mo-rality; he cannot think “unclean” thoughts.”

The threatened legal action between Lady Nugee and Caroline Flint, over whether or not Lady Nugee said, “ she was ‘glad my constituents aren’t as stupid as yours’ would certainly appear a symptom of Over-socialisation.

Particularly when during the election Labour tried to make much of Boris Johnson saying in 1995, that the working classes were, “likely to be drunk, criminal, aimless, feckless and hopeless”.

Whether or not they are, is of less relevance than threatening to sue. A rational person would see the exchange between Lady Nugee and Caroline Flint in the light of Ms Flint losing her seat, or political differences, or personality conflicts. One might dismiss it as a smear. But the Labour party at present seems hell-bent on destroying itself, and Labour party supporters are far from rational.

And in the hyper-racialism of this backlash the left’s favourite (and only permissible) hate group ‘white people’ has come into focus. Much as I predicted it would.

And much as Ted predicted,

“ Generally speaking, the goals of today’s leftists are NOT in conflict with the accep-ted morality. On the contrary, the left takes an accepted moral principle, adopts it as its own, and then accuses mainstream society of violating that principle.”

So tightly proscribed is the path open to the true believer, that it comes as no surprise that they take licence…

“ When someone interprets as derogatory almost any-thing that is said about him (or about groups with whom he identifies) we conclude that he has inferiority feelings or low self-esteem.”

It is a sign of how much further this process of self loathing has moved, that today the non-gender-neural language of Kacynski’s writing would be the main focus of contention. (His sending bombs would probably be ok).

“ They are hy-persensitive about the words used to designate minorities and about anything that is said concerning minorities.”

Take this tweet from the political scientist Matthew Goodwin…

‘The narrative’ is already emerging. Replace Mr Corbyn and all shall be well. Not so. Labour’s problem is that it’s breaking into 3 parties (1) liberal degree-holding Brahmin Left, (2) dwindling blue-collar, socially conservative Traditional Left, (3) students + ethnic minorities”

And consider the responses….

And then go and read, Hitler’s Children by Gillian Becker.

Kaczyncki is interesting in part because he is documenting what today is called the ‘social justice movement’ from a period way before those, such as Douglas Murray, would have us believe it started.

Aside from this savage infighting. The Labour party faces a very real test.

At the election they returned more women MPs than men. This places a whole new strain on the party. As there is much conventional ‘wisdom’ about women and how this and that and the other. Labour are already in a hole, because of Tory majority, the question is will they stop digging, or become the party of Mumsnet quackery?

btw, keep an eye on Ian Levy.