Corbyn speaking to Momentum members. Image, labourpartymarxists.org.uk
Democracy is never easy. When people come together to try to change things, to challenge established forms of power, to rectify long-standing inequalities, then they will always meet resistance. They will meet resistance from those with something to lose. They will meet resistance from those who fear change as such. They will meet resistance from those who recoil at any sight of unruliness and unrest.
When the stakes are high, voices on both sides will be raised in anger. Those who long for a quiet life will not find it during such times of turmoil. This has always been one of the trump cards played by those in power. They play upon the fears and anxieties of the public in order to hang onto their position. ‘Don’t go out into the streets’ they say – ‘someone might get hurt.’
