On the flip side there's been a huge resurgence in socialism in the younger generation and Corbyn was a worthy figurehead. At the same time our attachments to him are only sentimental, and anybody worth their salt has just witnessed first hand a demonstration of the devastating might of the capitalist establishment. You learn more from defeat and all that.

This is a point I try to tell to my self as much as I do others. The scale of capitalism is beyond imagination, any action will only see it rise to greater heights to match any effort. Direct actions are unsustainable over long periods.