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I'm beginning to better understand those who don't mind if we are out of power for another decade or so. Blair's power and popularity allowed him to drag the party a long way to the right on many issues. I think he also dragged the tories toward the centre, but of course that is scant consolation for many on the left who have felt for a long time that there is no party to represent them. Corbyn has overcome this coup, I admire him for the shit he's been through. Many will be angry at him a long time, and at his supporters, for perhaps keeping Labour out of government. After Chilcot, and the fear of the unknown brought to the surface in the form of racial hatred by the referendum, I have a sense there are perhaps longer games to play in politics than the next election. Big political shifts can be healthy, and cathartic.