Magical thinking

Below is a statement derived from the deepest well of hubris and self denial:

SOLIDARITY
SCOTLAND'S SOCIALIST MOVEMENT

In light of today's headlines in the News Of The World, Lothian members of Solidarity would like to take this opportunity of reaffirming their unequivocal support for Tommy Sheridan and for those comrades who stood in solidarity with him in his recent defamation case against the Murdoch Press. It is worth recalling that this case resulted in a fantastic victory against all the odds and despite the best efforts of some of Tommy Sheridan’s former political allies in aiding the Murdoch Press in their attempt to ruin his political career, doing so in the interests of the same rotten establishment which Tommy has dedicated his life to fighting on behalf of the working class and oppressed in our society.

Indeed, the tremendous amount of goodwill and support which Tommy and which Solidarity have received in recent weeks - at various public meetings and when out campaigning, etc. - is testimony to the affection in which Tommy Sheridan is held as a result of that dedication.

The name adopted for our new socialist movement - Solidarity - was chosen with good reason. If the Murdoch Press and their hirelings think they can demoralise or defeat us then they are grievously mistaken. Our shared vision of a society based on equality and justice, of a world built on the principal of universal human rights and self determination, is far stronger and worth much more than the ill-gotten fortunes of the Rupert Murdochs of this world.

The history of working class struggle is littered with examples of the best and worst of humanity, with examples of outstanding courage and craven acts of betrayal. Lothians members of Solidarity are proud to be in the same movement as those who lend credibility to the greatest cause in the world - the cause of socialism. Let no one be in any doubt.

We are here to stay.

STATEMENT ENDS.
John Wight
Solidarity Lothians Press Officer
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Comment:

The only truth in the above statement is the last line "We are here to stay." John reveals his anxiety with this statement. Of course John you are here to stay - outside the movement, as an historical curiosity and a rich source of analysis for the rest of us.

The rest of it is simply a vulgar rehashing of the "your with us or against us" mantra all too familiar and with unfortunate historical precedents, at least from a progressive point of view.