the modern left relies on emotional thinking, sloganizing, violent rhetoric, disengaging from and dehumanizing the other side as "scum"
Exactly. And yet simultaneously claim to be the loving, inclusive, for everybody party in search of a better life for all. Presumably they mean only the all who vote the same way and are on message, as they would appear to think anyone who doesn't vote labour is automatically subhuman scum with no right to vote.
I'm a floating voter, vote for policies rather than people, but my impression of labour prior to the election was majorly changed by the fucking scary nastiness and hatred of labour-passionate posters on MN.
Also baffled by this whole 'Labour should be in power' thing. JC still couldn't form a government majority if every single other party but the conservatives joined him. He has nowhere near the seats that the conservatives won. Government isn't awarded as a prize for the best run campaign. Or this implied POV that Labour is morally superior to the point that they should rule, and the fact this isn't representative of the UK voters doesn't matter as anyone who didn't vote correctly should be ignored anyway. Batshit. Fucking scary batshit. I don't want anyone near power who is this insane.