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2016 Postmortem

okojo

(76 posts)

18. Corbyn has never been in a leadership position..

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #15)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 03:31 PM

Sep 2015

This is about winning elections. Ideally, I would want Bernie Sanders, but there is no point in wishing vegan eating, banning of cars, making Costco parking lots into organic garden and bike racks, renewable energy transformation of the energy sector, banning of building every south facing porch window on a new home, without winning an election..

Corbyn is an example when a political party wants to be correct in ideology but not in power. The Tories did this in the late 90s, the GOP did this with Goldwater in 1964..

Jeremy Corbyn as HM Opposition Leader and George Galloway as his Shadow Foreign Secretary is not the way to get Labour back into 10 Downing Street..

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Robert Reich: "You might call Corbyn the Bernie Sanders of British politics." [View all] kpete Sep 2015 OP

Call Bernie whatever you wanty, but I hope to one day NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #1

Me too. sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #4

Can't believe NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #6

Oh, yeah! hifiguy Sep 2015 #22

Same here! 'President Sanders' has a wonderful ring to it doesn't it! appalachiablue Sep 2015 #31

The 'Democracy Now!' program with Amy Goodman has a lot of good Jeremy Corbyn coverage today. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #32

Corbyn is a disaster for the Labour Party... okojo Sep 2015 #2

Please provide a link... ljm2002 Sep 2015 #3

Corbin�s stance on the Ukrainian conflict is disturbing. okojo Sep 2015 #8

Well your first link... ljm2002 Sep 2015 #10

Hold on.. okojo Sep 2015 #11

I get that you disagree with his positions... ljm2002 Sep 2015 #12

there is difference between interesting policy stands and ignoring the consequences... okojo Sep 2015 #17

....! KoKo Sep 2015 #16

noooo! how dare he oppose creating ISIS! MisterP Sep 2015 #7

Syria is more than about ISIS.. okojo Sep 2015 #9

No he is not a nut Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #15

Corbyn has never been in a leadership position.. okojo Sep 2015 #18

things are changing Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #19

Cameron just won an election okojo Sep 2015 #20

well Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #21

That's so cool meeting Corbyn. Blair as a RW poodle is accurate and pathetic like him. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #33

Here's the problem T_i_B Sep 2015 #27

Not Kendall, Cooper Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #34

The reason why Cooper & Kendall are not in.... T_i_B Sep 2015 #35

THe Labour Party needs a good shake up Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #36

Whilst I am no fan of Blair T_i_B Sep 2015 #37

Thankfully Bernie is no such thing dsc Sep 2015 #5

It's a remarkable turn of events for the Labour Party and British politics - TubbersUK Sep 2015 #13

I wouldn't say that Jeremy is that hard left Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #14

It's all relative I suppose TubbersUK Sep 2015 #23

I've seen him speaking up close in 2002 T_i_B Sep 2015 #28

The problem with Jeremy Corbyn is some of his personal stances on issues okojo Sep 2015 #29

Huge +1! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #26

Corbyn is well to Sanders' left though jfern Sep 2015 #24

That is a low stoop to tar the rival of Mr. Reich's favorite even as his loyalty can be admired. Todays_Illusion Sep 2015 #25

Tony Blair and Hillary Clinton have a lot in common. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #30

Dipsydoodle was from the UK, and he couldn't stand Blair. Major Hogwash Sep 2015 #38