In an unbelievable about turn the 'comedian and activist' Russell Brand has urged a vote for the Labour Party in today’s general election in the UK.
The World Socialist Web Site says of Brand's betrayal:-
His followers have reason to be angry and disappointed. Brand after all won popular support for standing out against the very claims he is now making—that Labour represents a “lesser evil”—and for insisting that politics is ultimately determined by the power of big business, not by voting for which of its representatives holds office. But what is most important is to understand why it is that he has capitulated to the siren voice of the innumerable pseudo-left apologists for Labour.
Russell Brand may be a sincere, likable and funny man, but politics is not a joke. It is a deadly serious business that demands not only empathy with the plight of the oppressed and hostility towards the rich and powerful, but proper study and thought and the coherent political outlook provided only by Marxism.
Remember, Labour is a political creature of the financial oligarchy. If it is elected, no monopolies will be broken up. Austerity will continue as before. The NHS will continue to be decimated. Labour will scapegoat immigrants and the poor. And it will carry through the agenda of militarism and war.
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