Yahweh Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 This seems never ending. The comments section will be of interest to Sheffield SWP members. http://hurryupharry.org/2013/03/09/rape-allegations-against-another-senior-socialist-workers-party-figure/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Anton Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 This seems never ending. The comments section will be of interest to Sheffield SWP members. http://hurryupharry.org/2013/03/09/rape-allegations-against-another-senior-socialist-workers-party-figure/ What's SWP? I thought abbreviations of this type weren't allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 What's SWP? I thought abbreviations of this type weren't allowed. Socialist workers party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 What I find worrying is she states that at the time the party was a "dangerous place to be" well doh..if you've just been raped. Why two years has elapsed for the complaint to be made public is mind boggling. Why didn't she report such a serious offence to the police at the time? Or did she think the police were more dangerous than a rapist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 What I find worrying is she states that at the time the party was a "dangerous place to be" well doh..if you've just been raped. Why two years has elapsed for the complaint to be made public is mind boggling. Why didn't she report such a serious offence to the police at the time? Or did she think the police were more dangerous than a rapist? More victim blaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 More victim blaming. Not necessarily. The Guardian report says; "She felt that if she'd gone to the authorities, she would have be expelled from the party, because of the SWP's hostility to the police. "If you go to the police you get kicked out automatically," she said." If she felt it was more important to stay in the SWP than report the rape then you have to question her judgement. Some of the people I've known on the far left have the same kind of mindset as people in religious cults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I just find it incredible that this was all dealt with internally and with no mention of it to the police. I'm sure this will sink them, and good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The SWP is as bad as the worst religious cults. I'm very glad they are falling apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The SWP is as bad as the worst religious cults. I'm very glad they are falling apart. I'm also glad they are falling apart but they are not as bad as the worst religious cults. People are free to leave the SWP and do all the time. Tens of thousands of people must have passed through their ranks at some point, myself included, and it's perfectly straightforward to leave. Yes they are extremely dogmatic but I don't think they consciously use psychological techniques to keep people in like cults do, although it's a long time since I was a member. It's simply a case of agree with all the policies or leave, so loads of people end up leaving. Those who stay become institutionalised and there are always risks with inward-facing institutions that people put the organisation before everything else, which leads to such appalling judgement as we are being told about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 The SWP is as bad as the worst religious cults. I'm very glad they are falling apart. How do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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