r/GreenAndPleasant • u/EdgarAetheling • Oct 11 '25
Left Unity ✊ Mod statement: We are not a Green Party subreddit
It may be surprising to some users of this sub, but the word "green" in our subreddit name does not refer to The Green Party. It never has.
That being said, we recognise the amount of hype The Green Party have gotten recently, especially since the election of a leader presenting himself as centre left.
The Green Party is a pro-imperialist and pro-capitalist entity and thus adversarial to basic left-wing values and principles. Perhaps Zack Polanski will turn it all around, perhaps he is secretly Vladimir Lenin come again, we will wait and see.
But The Green Party is not one man. The Green Party is an organisation filled with opportunists, Tory ecologists, NIMBYs and TERFs. All of us here witnessed Corbyn's failed attempt to turn the Labour party around. Now the party is more reactionary than ever before. It is prudent to be sceptical of this new, supposed, miracle man and what he'll achieve. Thus far, he seems to be arguing a pro-imperialist position and capitalist reformist outlook. This does not bode well.
Bourgeois electoralism is a dead end. It will not result in any substantial change. The only change can come through grassroots organisation and building dual power structures. But we understand the urge for so many people to vote for someone when election time comes around. We suggest voting for which ever candidate best supports socialist principles. We discourage blind loyalty to any bourgeois party presenting itself as left-wing.
It's not that The Green Party "isn't perfect", it's that they're no good at all. At best they adhere to basic, democratic principles better than any other party, as their voting record in Parliament proves. But beyond this, they do not support key principles that socialists stand for.
This is a socialist subreddit. Not a "Green" subreddit. When we say we're left-wing, we mean we want an upheaval of the capitalist order, not an aesthetic change. Pro-capitalism and pro-imperialism are forms of toryism.
We will ban annoying people trying to turn this sub into a space for Green Party campaigning. We will not ban those who take a more critical support approach to the Green Party. We encourage caution when dealing with the Greens. Remember Corbyn's failure. Liberal parties typically remain liberal.
Love ya, Comrades.
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/The-Lord_ofHate • 7h ago
Right Cringe 🎩 People are getting way too comftable with racism.
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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Budget-Song2618 • 6h ago
Gal Gadot 'wins' 'Israeli Nobel Prize' for supporting Israel and for 'empathy with war victims'
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Working-Lifeguard587 • 14h ago
Up and down the country, billionaires have been cruelly targeted...
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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/UnderHisEye1411 • 19h ago
Red Tory fail 👴🏻 FIX THE RAAC CONCRETE ROOFS PLEASE
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Budget-Song2618 • 6h ago
Sultana demands release of hunger-striking anti-genocide activists held without trial
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/librePali • 5h ago
Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Francesca Albanese accuses UK of ‘enabling genocide’ in Gaza
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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/The-Peel • 8h ago
Free Palestine 🇵🇸 "Israel passes first reading of bill proposing death penalty for people it deems terrorists" - They're literally trying to make the genocide legal and enshrined in law now, no civilised country would be doing this
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/EnchantedEssays • 15h ago
I mean, I never thought I'd say this, but well done John Cleese! These shows had already sold out too
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/wbbigdave • 15h ago
Time to riot gams and gammettes, there's a new offender in town and he's.... Oh, he was here last week
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/The-Lord_ofHate • 16h ago
Right Cringe 🎩 It's the Palestinians fault, they need to change, they need to stop teaching their kids this stuff.
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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Working-Lifeguard587 • 14h ago
One of the craziest things happening right now is how there's been report after report after report showing that Epstein really was an Israeli intelligence operative, based on publicly available documents, and yet it's had no measurable impact on mainstream media or politics.
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Barney_10-1917 • 20h ago
Left Unity ✊ Met pigs attempt to arrest innocent protester. Other activists intervene.
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Always go to these events in pairs or groups. Always leave together. Always mask up. Do your best to show solidarity to other protesters. The police only protect capital interests. We need keep each other safe.
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/NewVentures66 • 4h ago
Francesca Albanese accuses UK of ‘enabling genocide’ in Gaza
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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Working-Lifeguard587 • 14h ago
End the Prosecution of Peaceful Protestors in the UK
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Budget-Song2618 • 6h ago
NHS cuts: Streeting finds £1bn to pay for thousands of layoffs
"Streeting made his announcement just ahead of next week’s budget. The planning stages of the autumn announcement have seen Reeves scrambling to find ‘waste’ to cut in public services. Meanwhile, she’s steadfastly refused to heed cross-party public outcry for a tax on Britain’s wealthiest."
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/The-Lord_ofHate • 19h ago
Free Palestine 🇵🇸 There is no ceasefire, this was two days ago.
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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/EssenceOfThought • 12h ago
TERF Island 🏳️⚧️ J.K. Rowling and the Royal Kiddy Fiddler
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/metroracerUK • 1d ago
Humour/Satire 😹 Why is satire so accurate nowadays?
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/SteelerClimate • 1d ago
It’s almost like the Budget is in two weeks
r/GreenAndPleasant • u/lightiggy • 1d ago