Was it the Corbyn memes wot won it? Here are some of the best -very cool

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/09/corbyn-memes-wot-won-it-some-of-the-best
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Last modified on Friday 9 June 2017 19.56 BST

You can’t get away from social media in the political debate, just as you can’t get away from social media full-stop. Ever since Barack Obama’s victory was branded the Facebook election, people have looked at online movements and wondered what impact they have at the polling station.

But something different is happening with Jeremy Corbyn. While the Conservatives posted relentless YouTube attack videos and bought up Snapchat advertising slots, some mostly young Labour supporters were spreading the love for Corbyn using the argot and themes relevant to them. Milifandom had nothing on Corbyn’s online appeal. Here are a few examples of Corbyn memes that flew in the election campaign. Could they have swept people all the way to the polls?
The Absolute Boy

A video by the leftwing commentator Aaron Bastani was one of the most widely shared uses of this name for Corbyn. It’s unclear where it originated (Absolute Boy is an anime series, but I doubt it’s that), but it shows the youth demographic adopting Corbyn as one of their own and in their own vernacular.

Where did this end? With “Get on board with the absolute boy” badges and an Instagram post of Lena Dunham holding one.

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1. issue: feeding children. corbyn: free school meals. may: feed them to whom?

[malaise]

3. I did laugh at that

She also had what they called 'the dementia tax' where the government could take old people's property to recover medical costs

[hrmjustin]

2. He got 72% of youth to come out.

An estimate but a damn good number.

[malaise]

4. And he finally silenced BLIAR

which is great news

[hrmjustin]

5. That is true. I expect a possible second election in a year.

[gratuitous]

7. I understand that may have been . . .

Reading Atrios at his Eschaton blog, Corbyn promised to reverse the 1997 policy that ended free college tuition. It started by hitting new students with tuition of £1,000, and soon escalated to £9,000, leading to U.S.-sized student debts in less than 20 years. Oddly enough, a lot of young people turned out to support a candidate who wanted to end that.

http://www.eschatonblog.com/2017/06/the-kids-are-alright.html

You want to get young people to turn out? You want a great policy that will result in a better-educated and -trained populace entering the work force every year? You want to see a terrific return on a tax dollar investment? Cover college tuition, and watch the 18-24-year-old crowd turn out. You want to see a big jump in voters 30-50 years old? Get a student loan forgiveness program going.

[BannonsLiver]

6. He made a believer out of me

A fantastic campaign by Labour and Corbyn. He's a kind and decent man.