Green Party UK

If this momentum that the Greens have right now continues consistently for the most part then I'm sure we'll see at least a few examples of Reform taking some seats. And it arguably being because the vote was split between Labour and Greens in the coming elections, including the GE. I believe we can have a good amount of faith that won't be the intended outcome though. But that's personal belief going off what we can see so far and the message they're giving, for now. We won't know until it happens and I don't deny that most politicians could be capable of this. But if that's the case, why have that be a reason not to join, if we have no believable indications it would be a thing with candidates in our areas? And they're espousing views that align with ours, and especially when there's no real alternative? What helps the Greens is how internally democratic they are and that they wouldn't allow someone to be a candidate when there's believable indications that they'd be shady. Obviously you bring up Zack's hypnotist mess but I don't think it indicates nearly strongly enough that he'd be corrupt. And also how, even if an elected official from them tried taking bribes, the rest of the party officials and it's members (of which there will be a huge number of) would be vehemently against it. With it not being something that's widespread throughout the party, unlike with the others, there wouldn't be this omertà-esque thing going on and it would be far more obvious. And also that when it is revealed to the public there isn't massive effort from all the powers in society in all their forms and the media, not just the party itself, to cover it up or minimise it. Obviously you can make your bag and run but it would have to be a short term thing and a lot higher risk, in this case. I understand your concerns after the shit we've had to deal with now and in the past, I really do. I just personally don't feel them with this party nearly enough to see it as a reason to not join them. Could change in the future, who knows? I might regret becoming a member. But fuck it, we need to get some big antifascist movement going on and no other large party seems willing to fully go for it

Edit: wow didn't realise how much of a wall of text I'd written there, typical leftist. Also I should say I understand that you haven't said your concerns aren't making you not want to join. I'm just speaking broadly of how trust is tied into all of these things