The Opression of Moderation
By Emma.
See the thing is, I’m angry. I’m angry at the plans the Government is making, at the actions they have already taken and the lives already disrupted.
Most of the time I try to channel that anger into action. Campaigning against changes that will see our inner cities devastated and lives ruined. Campaigning for a better and electable Labour Party to ensure that come the next election we have a good offer to put before the public to stop any further damage being dome by the economic right wing.
But sometimes I need to let off steam and be angry. And having recently done so elsewhere I have been told that my passion is unhelpful to the debate. This may or may not be true, but it’s a funny sort of debate that only allows those unmoved by the prospect to take part. Sometimes I am not trying to win an argument, sometimes I am not campaigning for votes but am expressing the pain that is being caused. And if you deny the expression of that pain, wittingly or unwittingly, you skew the debate. You make it seem as if there aren’t strongly felt objections (or for that matter support) simply moderate people and a middle way. This may represent the majority, but it doesn’t represent the whole debate.
