The point being that the anti-semitism ‘scandals’ that engulfed and subsequently brought down one of, if not both of the two previous Labour leaders were ramped up, jumped on and actively encouraged, endorsed and pursued by large groups of people who knew they were complete rubbish. They did that because they wanted the previous Labour leader(s) out. They went along with the lies and mud-slinging initiated by the right-wing press instead of doing the right thing and standing up for those who needed it most. They put themselves and their own careers first. And in doing so, completely backed themselves into a corner. Any time any Labour leader looks like they have a sniff of power, out come the stories of anti-semitism.
It’s amazing that to think that those who consider themselves clever and progressive perpetuated this stuff seemingly without thinking about what may happen in the future. They gave the right a golden ticket and they didn’t even realise, they were too busy celebrating destroying a left-leaning Labour movement that wanted to end ideological austerity and begin redistributing wealth. They shat on not only the figurehead of that movement, but the millions and millions of people who desperately needed the Tories OUT.
The anti-semitism won’t go away because it works. That’s why those calling the shots and running the news outlets are happy to keep doing it, inciting it, whipping it up. I expect to see loads more of it leading up to the election. The right knows it works. It damages people.