The 2017 UK General Election Thread - Voting open today from 7am - 10pm

[Eighthours]

But the idea that he's there masturbating furiously over news coverage of evil westerners getting murdered is literally insane, it's conspiracy theory level nonsense. You might back out now and say "oh well that's not quite what I think" but it's the POV rags like the Mail are trying to put across.

Is anyone saying that (other than the Mail, and even then I'm not sure you're right)?

The argument I'm making is that he presents himself as a pacifist but has always been happy to tacitly or explicitly support dodgy regimes/organisations and take their coin. No one with the principles that many seem to think Corbyn has, would ever present shows on the likes of Press TV or Russia Today. One of Corbyn's Press TV appearances occurred after the channel was banned in the UK for its part in filming the detention and torture of an Iranian journalist. There's that clip of a phone-in presented by Corbyn which features a caller talking about the destruction of Israel, a statement that Corbyn doesn't challenge.

He's not 'supporting' the act of bombing, but historically, many times, he has continued to lend tacit support to people who blow innocents up and have little or no respect for the human rights he wants us to think are one of his major principled focuses... all as part of his very Lower Sixth anti-Western, rebellious stance.

[Errkal]

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[Preezy]

Yeah plus he looks like a paedo

[Qikz]

This is good. We need to keep this swing going somehow!

[Moggy]

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Just imagine how far ahead Labour would be with a decent leader.

[captain red dog]

But the idea that he's there masturbating furiously over news coverage of evil westerners getting murdered is literally insane, it's conspiracy theory level nonsense. You might back out now and say "oh well that's not quite what I think" but it's the POV rags like the Mail are trying to put across.

Is anyone saying that (other than the Mail, and even then I'm not sure you're right)?

The argument I'm making is that he presents himself as a pacifist but has always been happy to tacitly or explicitly support dodgy regimes/organisations and take their coin. No one with the principles that many seem to think Corbyn has, would ever present shows on the likes of Press TV or Russia Today. One of Corbyn's Press TV appearances occurred after the channel was banned in the UK for its part in filming the detention and torture of an Iranian journalist. There's that clip of a phone-in presented by Corbyn which features a caller talking about the destruction of Israel, a statement that Corbyn doesn't challenge.

He's not 'supporting' the act of bombing, but historically, many times, he has continued to lend tacit support to people who blow innocents up and have little or no respect for the human rights he wants us to think are one of his major principled focuses... all as part of his very Lower Sixth anti-Western, rebellious stance.

I'd take issue at "support". I don't think he can be accused of supporting the IRA for example. He may have supported an aim of a united Ireland but I wouldn't label him as having supported them outright. He wanted to open dialogue and maybe work towards supporting a common goal of a united Ireland but it is clear he wanted to do that by anything other than violent means.

Same with Hamas, he wants to open dialogue to work towards a goal of securing a genuine settlement of that issue.

When you look at both those issues, diplomacy and dialogue have always been by far the most effective way of making progress.

I also find it interesting how he can be accused of not meeting with unionist's on the Ireland issue when he was a sitting MP in the house of commons. He was part of "unionist" institutions!

[Drumstick]

2015 results:

Conservative Peter Bottomley 26,124 51.5%
UKIP Timothy Cross 9,269 18.3%
Labour Jim Deen 7,955 15.7%
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe 4,477 8.8%
Green David Aherne 2,938 5.8%

I think your only option is to move to a different area.

I took your original advice in 2015 and voted Green. Who would have thought I'd be in league with Eighty.

[Moggy]

2015 results:

Conservative Peter Bottomley 26,124 51.5%
UKIP Timothy Cross 9,269 18.3%
Labour Jim Deen 7,955 15.7%
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe 4,477 8.8%
Green David Aherne 2,938 5.8%

I think your only option is to move to a different area.

I took your original advice in 2015 and voted Green. Who would have thought I'd be in league with Eighty.

You two and your "man made climate change" myths.

[Eighthours]

2015 results:

Conservative Peter Bottomley 26,124 51.5%
UKIP Timothy Cross 9,269 18.3%
Labour Jim Deen 7,955 15.7%
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe 4,477 8.8%
Green David Aherne 2,938 5.8%

I think your only option is to move to a different area.

I took your original advice in 2015 and voted Green. Who would have thought I'd be in league with Eighty.

You two and your "man made climate change" myths.

Don't, Moggy. 'He' can hear. He can always hear.

[Moggy]

2015 results:

Conservative Peter Bottomley 26,124 51.5%
UKIP Timothy Cross 9,269 18.3%
Labour Jim Deen 7,955 15.7%
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe 4,477 8.8%
Green David Aherne 2,938 5.8%

I think your only option is to move to a different area.

I took your original advice in 2015 and voted Green. Who would have thought I'd be in league with Eighty.

You two and your "man made climate change" myths.

Don't, Moggy. 'He' can hear. He can always hear.

Are you talking about Donald Trump?

[Moggy]

Looks like Eighty's girlfriend popped around to my place when I was at work.

[Lagamorph]

It's time? Time to what? Duel?

[The Watching Artist]

2015 results:

Conservative Peter Bottomley 26,124 51.5%
UKIP Timothy Cross 9,269 18.3%
Labour Jim Deen 7,955 15.7%
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe 4,477 8.8%
Green David Aherne 2,938 5.8%

I think your only option is to move to a different area.

I took your original advice in 2015 and voted Green. Who would have thought I'd be in league with Eighty.

You two and your "man made climate change" myths.

Hey down here we have the 2nd best pier in the country to worry about.

[Drumstick]

[Hexx]

IRA support is coming up AN

He's not handling it with the most grace

[Errkal]

2015 results:

Conservative Peter Bottomley 26,124 51.5%
UKIP Timothy Cross 9,269 18.3%
Labour Jim Deen 7,955 15.7%
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe 4,477 8.8%
Green David Aherne 2,938 5.8%

I think your only option is to move to a different area.

I took your original advice in 2015 and voted Green. Who would have thought I'd be in league with Eighty.

You two and your "man made climate change" myths.

Hey down here we have the 2nd best pier in the country to worry about.

Yeah well we have the first so haha!

[KK]

Couldn't bring himself to say he supports Trident. All around the houses.

Corbyn seems to have the same view of NATO as Trump!

[satriales]

Couldn't bring himself to say he supports Trident. All around the houses.

I thought he was pretty clear the first time it was asked. Corbyn personally doesn't support Trident but as a party they have agreed to renew it and he supports that desicion.

[Hexx]

Fairly terrible interview

How did May and Corbyn become the 2 main contenders

[Cuttooth]

Thought he came across much better than May but could only come across, at best, as someone who dreamt he had a more prominent role in the Irish peace process than he actually did.

Amazing he couldn't give a clear answer over Trident renewal when he said he didn't vote for it but respected the will of his party and would follow through with it.

Bit of a damp ending line too saying you can find loads of nice things people have said about him!