Listen to the words of Wimborne-Idrissi. She was interviewed for ‘The Labour Files’ and gave her view afterwards here In particular this is the most important question we all need to ask, and answer, and be accountable.
‘If I were to have a face to face discussion with Keir Starmer, I would ask him does he seriously believe that the people of this country want a party in which the sort of injustices and abuses that were revealed in the Al Jazeera files take place. People will ask the question, if you cannot manage dissent and honest debate in your own party, how on earth can you presume to stand as the leader of the government of a nation?’
It is a vital and disturbing question that remains unanswered.
A target of adult bullying is most often chosen because of their strength, not their weakness. Research shows that targets of bullying tend to have highly developed empathy, and sensitivity for others, a high degree of perceptiveness, high moral values, a well-developed integrity, a strong sense of fair play and reasonableness, a low propensity to violence, a reluctance to pursue grievance, disciplinary or legal action, a strong forgiving streak and a mature understanding of the need to resolve conflict with dialogue. "
Source : https://politicsandinsights.org/2015/01/22/how-bullying-works-projection-and-scapegoating/
And it makes perfect sense. This one blog article is a genuine resource for anyone trying to understand what is being done, and I think that it is also a useful lens to try out, when trying to peer through the fog of war.
It is not an easy task. Not many people understand enough about how bullying really works.
They say that Politics is distinct from Healthy Governance in that Politics is about the struggle for power, a war waged to gain access to leveraged power, for good or for ill. Of course, all involved will claim fervently their case is for good.
Healthy Governance on the other hand is the best practice management of a communities or countries shared resources, their shared environment, their shared equity and wealth, for the best welfare of all concerned, especially those who are most vulnerable.
What 'The Labour Files' documentaries and trove of documents reveal is the dark side of politics in the pure form, designed to thwart healthy Governance, in full swing within Labour, a party purporting to represent the interests of workers as a counter weight to the influence of the owners, Capital as some describe - whom I like to call the Wealth Extraction and Accumulation Faction - who extract wealth and accumulate it as a political and cultural weapon, in order to maintain their position as a dominant political, economic and cultural hegemon.
Bystanders within the Labour Party must now get off their comfortable fences and act.
The 330,000 Austerity deaths and 240,000 COVID deaths caused by the deliberate mismanagement of successive Conservative Governments over a 12 year period ought to urge them onwards, to prove that there are decent people who can take robust action when the time arrives for such action. That time was then and is now.
https://politicsandinsights.org/2015/01/22/how-bullying-works-projection-and-scapegoating
A target of adult bullying is most often chosen because of their strength, not their weakness.
Research shows that targets of bullying tend to have highly developed empathy, and sensitivity for others, a high degree of perceptiveness, high moral values, a well-developed integrity, a strong sense of fair play and reasonableness, a low propensity to violence, a reluctance to pursue grievance, disciplinary or legal action, a strong forgiving streak and a mature understanding of the need to resolve conflict with dialogue.
Often, targets of bullying are independent, self-reliant and “different” in some way. Weak people often disingenuously confuse these hallmarks of character with weakness.
Bullies aim to inflict psychological injury more often than physical injury. Their main aim is to control, discredit, isolate and eliminate their target.
Introduction to the Serial Bully – “Perhaps the most easily recognisable Serial Bully traits are:
- Jekyll and Hyde nature – Dr Jekyll is “charming” and “charismatic”; “Hyde” is “evil”;
- Exploits the trust and needs of organisations and individuals, for personal gain;
- Convincing liar – Makes up anything to fit their needs at that moment;
- Damages the health and reputations of organisations and individuals;
- Reacts to criticism with Denial, Retaliation, Feigned Victimhood;
- Blames victims/targets;
- Moves to a new target when the present one burns out.“
What is a Bully – “Projection behaviour and denial are hallmarks of the serial bully. It is believed by some that bullying is present behind all forms of harassment, discrimination, prejudice, abuse, persecution, conflict and violence.
What bullies fear most is exposure and being called publicly to account for their behaviour so they can go to great lengths to keep their target (victim) quiet from misdirection when it is reported to using threats of disciplinary action, dismissal, gagging clauses and fear.
Despite the façade that such people put up, bullies have another side to them. What complicates matters is that the bully may not be aware or acknowledge to themselves they very often suffer from one or more of the following:
# Envy# Jealousy# Low self-confidence# Low self-esteem# Feel insecure# Seething with resentment# Bitterness# Hatred# Anger# Inadequacy# And may have a wide range of prejudices as a vehicle for dumping anger onto others.”
I urge my Labour Party readers to go to Kitty Jones blog on Bullying in Politics and read it, print it out, keep it handy, and utilise the insight, wisdom and robust clarity it articulates as and when the need arises.
"Very few people, when put to the test, have the integrity and moral courage to stand up against bullying, harassment, abuse, threats and corruption. The targets of adult bullying are selected often because they DO have the moral courage to challenge; many people will pass by on the other side.
Often, targets of bullying are independent, self-reliant and “different” in some way.
From Kitty Jones Blog on Bullying in Politics, how it operates.
Listen to the words of Wimborne-Idrissi. She was interviewed for ‘The Labour Files’ and gave her view afterwards here, in Mint Press News. In particular:
‘If I were to have a face to face discussion with Keir Starmer, I would ask him does he seriously believe that the people of this country want a party in which the sort of injustices and abuses that were revealed in the Al Jazeera files take place. People will ask the question, if you cannot manage dissent and honest debate in your own party, how on earth can you presume to stand as the leader of the government of a nation?’
It is a vital and disturbing question that remains unanswered. And I think it is a question that needs to be asked everywhere formal governance is active, within our legislatures and our police stations, within our churches and the halls of finance, across all social services and social strata.
What is it with this bully culture?
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