• red [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Last time Labour had a decent leader was Harold Wilson. The army planned two coups against him. It's a fucking miracle how close Corbyn came to winning given the press barons and internal party sabotage.

    • Magjee [any]
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      4 years ago

      I would like to add in:

      Fuck Tony Blair

      • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Was Blair fucking things up for Corbyn behind the scenes like Obama did here?

        • red [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Not really, no. He's not too involved with party politics anymore. Still makes shitty comments from time to time about "combating populism", but mostly he just runs his foundation for peace and stability in the Middle East (really)

          • Marsala [they/them]
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            4 years ago

            foundation for peace and stability in the Middle East

            ministry of peace lol

        • Circra [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Not after the first time he tried led to increased support for Corbyn, no.

        • Magjee [any]
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          4 years ago

          I'm not that in touch with UK politics

          I meant when he was elected and largely blew the whole fucking thing by trying to play Greece to America's Rome

        • HighestDifficulty [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          He set a precedent that allowed Corbyn's labour to smeared as both dangerous revolutionaries and as establishment liberals.