Is the Uk election Johnson vs Corbyn result a prelude to Trump vs Sanders?

[H. Ross Peron]

No, Sanders and Corbyn *do* both espouses left-wing populism on socioeconomic issues and polling suggests that many of their signature issues such as reversing austerity, nationalization and/or single-payer are popular. However, Corbyn and Sanders diverge on their foreign policy stances and (hence) their public perceptions. Sanders is fundamentally a social liberal and progressive on Foreign Policy issues but not outside the Democratic Party mainstream-he voted to send US troops to Afghanistan after 9/11 even as he opposed the subsequent adventure in Iraq and remains a critical left-Zionist with regards to Israel. Republicans and even some centrist Democrats will rail against his foreign policy views as too dovish or isolationist but fundamentally they are not that far from the party mainstream and he would largely maintain American interests and alliances albeit reoriented in a more humanitarian direction. Here, Corbyn is clearly distinct given his history of far more radical opposition to the State of Israel itself and his willingness to meet with members of such groups as the IRA and Hezbollah. Not only are these stances radical in and of themselves, but it builds the image that Corbyn is not merely a left-winger but some sort of a fanatic fundamentally opposed to the British state and values. In this, Corbyn is more comparable to (say) how McGovern was perceived in 1972. It is this perception of cultural and anti-national radicalism that is the Achilles Heel of left-wing candidates, be it McGovern, Foot, or Corbyn.