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Tiggeroshii

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24. He declared the party a socialist party

Reply to NYMinute (Reply #19)

Sat Dec 14, 2019, 11:20 PM

Dec 2019

As stated many times here already. You know why? Cause he was a socialist. The manifesto for 1945 that he ran on also declared the party a socialist party. So yes, he ran as a socialist.

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Sally Albright on the lessons from the UK election this week: [View all] George II Dec 2019 OP

If that were the case, then nobody would elect a socialist. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #1

This is why Trump has said nice things about one of our candidates Renew Deal Dec 2019 #2

The first Labour majority government was won by a socialist. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #3

War fatigue ... different times nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #7

What does that have to do with Trump saying nice things about one of our candidates? Renew Deal Dec 2019 #10

It seems a lot of people are saying this.. I Cha Dec 2019 #4

A very astute statement indeed n/t PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #5

But completely false. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #6

Stop peddling that false narrative NYMinute Dec 2019 #9

Did you even read the whole article? Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #11

Please tell me NYMinute Dec 2019 #12

Uhh.. it was the 1930s that he was arguing to keep socialist principles in the party Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #13

Keep beating that dead horse NYMinute Dec 2019 #19

He declared the party a socialist party Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #24

Atlee was born in 1883, he was in his 20s in 1908. George II Dec 2019 #20

How old was he in 1945 Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #21

Even a buffoon's corpse could win in a landslide NYMinute Dec 2019 #8

Unless of course it wasnt a buffoon. If they ran against Winston Churchill, then Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #14

Ah yes, 1945. Lol. OnDoutside Dec 2019 #15

Socialist beats WINSTON frickin CHURCHILL Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #16

1945, in a war weary Britain. A better comparison is what Labour had OnDoutside Dec 2019 #17

73 years ago. And then Churchill became Prime Minister a few years later. George II Dec 2019 #22

2017 Labour had biggest swing in seats toward them since 1945. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #23

False narrative as stated hereinabove nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #18

So running as leader of a socialist party is not running as a socialist? Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #25

Donald Trump has been a candidate in Eric J in MN Dec 2019 #26

First, Hillary Clinton isn't a "centrist". And second, trump didn't defeat her, Vladimir Putin did. George II Dec 2019 #27