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LeftishBrit

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1. The Daily Mail are just being their usual vile selves

Sun Aug 30, 2015, 03:55 AM

Aug 2015

Corbyn is not even my first preference, and I consider the whole field of leadership candidates pretty dismal; but REALLY- going back to the Falklands over 30 years ago, and the Daily Mail thinking he wasn't sufficiently rah-rah-rah about it?

And

(1) The Falklands wasn't a 'Tory plot', but it was spectacularly mishandled by the Tory government, who withdrew ships from the South Atlantic, giving Galtieri the green light to invade. The war might never have happened at all if not for that.

(2) What has this to do with WW2? Corbyn was born well after the war ended, and has said nothing of the sort you're implying. And until close to when the war started, most Tories were recommending appeasement, and the Daily Mail was frankly pro-Nazi.

(3) The Daily Mail stinks.

(4) Who do you think SHOULD be the next leader of the Labour Party?

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Yes yes Falklands was a Tory plot [View all] Jeneral2885 Aug 2015 OP

The Daily Mail are just being their usual vile selves LeftishBrit Aug 2015 #1

I doubt that the Jeneral thinks the Labour Party should exist. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #6

Remind me about Neville Chamberlain... The Tory PM. mwooldri Aug 2015 #2

Let me play the Corbyn string Jeneral2885 Aug 2015 #3

Corbyn would have supported the fight against Hitler. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #5

If you're a Tory, why are you posting here? Ken Burch Sep 2015 #4

Although Jeneral2885's rantings would embarass the most ardent Kendall supporter T_i_B Sep 2015 #7

Good questions. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #8

You don't really understand British politics if you ask that FunkyLeprechaun Sep 2015 #10

The Tories now are more right wing than Thatcher was T_i_B Sep 2015 #11

I think Cameron is more liberal than thatcher! FunkyLeprechaun Sep 2015 #15

Disagree with a number of things T_i_B Sep 2015 #17

The Tories are a very varied bunch in themselves... LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #22

Cameron is probably not extreme himself; but he lets the party be ruled by those who are. LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #14

He's not quite a Sanders FunkyLeprechaun Sep 2015 #16

Corbyn's for peace and justice and reconciliation. And he's a committed democrat. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #18

How can you say that? FunkyLeprechaun Sep 2015 #19

He condemned IRA bombing, but wanted a political solution that included IRA supporters muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #21

Indeed. Happens all the time LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #23

To add... LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #9

I'm surprised you think that about the Falklands FunkyLeprechaun Sep 2015 #12

My point is that the invasion wouldn't have happened in the first place... LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #13

Some people might be interested in the following rather good analysis by Peter Tatchell LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #20