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A Handed Missus
Aug 6, 2012


does mcdonnell have a cool nickname

mcdozza??

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namesake
Jun 19, 2006

"When I was a girl, around 12 or 13, I had a fantasy that I'd grow up to marry Captain Scarlet, but he'd be busy fighting the Mysterons so I'd cuckold him with the sexiest people I could think of - Nigel Mansell, Pat Sharp and Mr. Blobby."

A Handed Missus posted:

does mcdonnell have a cool nickname

mcdozza??

No but he has a great slogan of support: 'Arm John McDonnell.'

ContinuityNewTimes
Dec 30, 2010

Я выдуман напрочь

A Handed Missus posted:

does mcdonnell have a cool nickname

mcdozza??

The Iron Shadow Chancellor

Bryter
Nov 6, 2011

but since we are small we may-
uh, we may be the losers
he was supposedly nicknamed "the quartermaster" by the Irish republican community in London lol

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Arm John McDonnell Now!

jBrereton
May 30, 2013
Grimey Drawer

Jose posted:

McDonnell would gulag his enemies unlike corbyn
s'why he should've beat Brown in 2007, RIP

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
loving lmao

https://twitter.com/hzeffman/status/1024398228249292801

Zoran
Aug 19, 2008

I lost to you once, monster. I shall not lose again! Die now, that our future can live!

I'm glad this guy is so strongly in favor of Jeremy Corbyn

Cerebral Bore
Apr 21, 2010


Fun Shoe
How dare that Holocaust survivor have opinions on the Holocaust?

Gringostar
Nov 12, 2016
Morbid Hound

not seeing anything wrong here

Preston Waters
May 21, 2010

by VideoGames
Have you accepted Norm Finkelstein into your heart?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0CulhsQkTA

MonsieurChoc
Oct 12, 2013

Every species can smell its own extinction.

BarronsArtGallery posted:

Have you accepted Norm Finkelstein into your heart?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0CulhsQkTA

Always.

Frijolero
Jan 24, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo

Can a boy be more absolute? Yes it turns out.

Zeroisanumber
Oct 23, 2010

Nap Ghost

BarronsArtGallery posted:

Have you accepted Norm Finkelstein into your heart?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0CulhsQkTA

This is going into the saved folder.

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Frijolero posted:

Can a boy be more absolute? Yes it turns out.

King Corbyn the Just

loving ell what a lad

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
https://twitter.com/sturdyAlex/status/1024207148014870529

Preston Waters
May 21, 2010

by VideoGames

Zeroisanumber posted:

This is going into the saved folder.

You might want to add the one where he absolutely destroys Dershowitz and makes him irate after accusing him of plagiarism...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeTpKASahAc

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1024530557391331328

quote:

Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for speaking alongside people who reportedly compared the actions of Israel in Gaza to the Nazis.

The Labour leader acknowledged he had appeared with people “whose views I completely reject” when he hosted a Holocaust Memorial Day event in 2010. He apologised for the “concerns and anxiety” that caused.

Corbyn added: “The main speaker at this Holocaust Memorial Day meeting, part of a tour entitled ‘never again – for anyone’, was a Jewish Auschwitz survivor. Views were expressed at the meeting which I do not accept or condone.

“In the past, in pursuit of justice for the Palestinian people and peace in Israel/Palestine, I have on occasion appeared on platforms with people whose views I completely reject. I apologise for the concerns and anxiety that this has caused.”


The UK’s human rights watchdog has been urged to investigate the Labour party as pressure continued to mount over Corbyn’s handling of the antisemitism row.

The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) referred the party to the Equality and Human Rights Commission and made a complaint to Labour about comments by Corbyn and his hosting of the event in 2010.

The CAA’s letter to the equality watchdog said: “We charge that the party has, through years of deliberate or reckless dereliction of its duty to enforce its own rules, created an atmosphere in which Jewish members and/or associates are discriminated against.”

The organisation also issued a fresh complaint – its third – to Labour about Corbyn.

As well as the 2010 Holocaust Memorial Day event it highlighted comments made by Corbyn in 2012 when appearing on Press TV, the Iranian state-owned broadcaster, in which he linked a massacre of 16 Egyptian policeman to Israel.

Gideon Falter, chairman of the CAA, said: “The evidence shows beyond all doubt that Jeremy Corbyn is an antisemite and the Labour party has become institutionally antisemitic.

A Labour party spokesman said: “Labour is committed to rooting out antisemitism from our party and society. False and partisan attacks like this undermine the fight against antisemitism.”

One aspect of the CAA’s complaint was the party’s refusal to fully adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, including its examples.

The party spokesman said: “Labour has adopted the IHRA definition, which is reproduced word for word in our code of conduct, and the examples are expanded on and contextualised to produce legally robust guidelines that a political party can apply to disciplinary cases.

“IHRA says its text is not legally binding and therefore there is no basis to legally challenge the code of conduct.”

An EHRC spokesman said: “We have received the complaint and will consider it to see what, if any, action is needed.”

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he wanted the party’s approach on antisemitism to be resolved soon. “I thought we had got to a position where we are able to move on – we’re not – we’ve got to resolve that by September,” he told the Independent. “The discussion is taking place I think that will enable that to happen.”

The CAA’s actions came as a member of Labour party’s ruling body apologised for offensive comments about Jews. Peter Willsman called some members of the Jewish community “Trump fanatics” and suggested they were “making up” problems about antisemitism in the party.

He subsequently apologised
, acknowledging the “offensive nature of my comments”, and has referred himself for equalities training.

Willsman, who is standing for re-election to the National Executive Committee, said: “I recognise the offensive nature of my comments and that in diminishing the experiences of those who face antisemitism in our party and society, I showed a lack of the sensitivity required for discussions around racism.”

who the deuce is the CAA? I'm more miffed that Corbyn actually apologized

Fans
Jun 27, 2013

A reptile dysfunction

gradenko_2000 posted:

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1024530557391331328


who the deuce is the CAA? I'm more miffed that Corbyn actually apologized

A charity formed in 2014 to combat antisemitism that seems to be weirdly uninterested in the rising Far Right parties of the UK at the time but very interested in the protests against Israel's actions in Gaza.

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

gradenko_2000 posted:

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1024530557391331328


who the deuce is the CAA? I'm more miffed that Corbyn actually apologized

https://electronicintifada.net/content/campaign-against-antisemitism-campaign-against-palestinians/19916

They are essentially an arm of the tory party dedicated to demonising Muslims and Labour mps critical of Israel.

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
lmao check out the positive

https://twitter.com/zachjourno/status/1024580567558496256

Barry Foster
Dec 24, 2007

What is going wrong with that one (face is longer than it should be)
Really need to find a way to get people to understand that more people in your country = more money = better services

And not that we've been graciously paying for our forrin guests on the national credit card but now the national credit card is maxed out

edit - obviously this only works when there aren't loving tories in power

Tesseraction
Apr 5, 2009

Fans posted:

A charity formed in 2014 to combat antisemitism that seems to be weirdly uninterested in the rising Far Right parties of the UK at the time but very interested in the protests against Israel's actions in Gaza.

The leader has explicitly endorsed anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about George Soros.

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
lmao of course

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
also lmao this guy has been pushing the antisemitism angle massively

https://twitter.com/AbiWilks/status/1024434276643819520

Bryter
Nov 6, 2011

but since we are small we may-
uh, we may be the losers
Tory peer and former Times editor Danny Finkelstein is currently under fire for his association with the far right Islamophobic Geert Wilders promoting Gatestone Institute, and basically all the hacks who are most outraged at Labour's antisemitism scandal are lining up to defend him lol

https://twitter.com/OliverKamm/status/1024356767684325376

https://twitter.com/DAaronovitch/status/1024626363544817664

https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/1024645811278422016

Fans
Jun 27, 2013

A reptile dysfunction
I’ve talked to the man and I know he’s not a racist. His place on a board of massive racists who fund him and he’s publicly defended isn’t worth looking into I am very busy.

Bryter
Nov 6, 2011

but since we are small we may-
uh, we may be the losers
Also, his response has been to say that he was originally made a member of the board without his knowledge and assumed it was legitimate and respectable because luminaries like uh Henry Kissinger and Alan Dershowitz were involved, and only thought to request he be removed when he realised what they stood for

https://twitter.com/AbiWilks/status/1024438282661371904

despite years worth of tweets from him defending the Institute from people who spell out what it is to him

https://twitter.com/Dannythefink/status/610117656159617024

loving imagine if Corbyn responded to someone questioning his association with people who openly profess to hate Judaism, and campaigned for fewer Jews in their country with "Yawn."

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
https://twitter.com/sam_swash/status/1024685393311162369

Yinlock
Oct 22, 2008


https://twitter.com/SeanSea69229/status/1024595667283529729

Cerebral Bore
Apr 21, 2010


Fun Shoe

they just can't help stumbling over themselves lol

Bear Retrieval Unit
Nov 5, 2009

Mudslide Experiment

that's cool af though?

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
yeah it’s not like Palestine isn’t having a holocaust inflicted on it or anything

Heavy_D
Feb 16, 2002

"rararararara" contains the meaning of everything, kept in simple rectangular structures

This is the exact way Ben Swain was ended on The Thick Of It

Dreylad
Jun 19, 2001
the way that's worded is pretty funny too.

she's appalled corbyn appeared with a holocaust survivor.

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

BarronsArtGallery posted:

You might want to add the one where he absolutely destroys Dershowitz and makes him irate after accusing him of plagiarism...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeTpKASahAc

Finkelstein is wonderfully savage especially how he destroys Israel apartheid apologists.

Gorn Myson
Aug 8, 2007






As much as it annoys me that Alan Dershowitz managed to derail Finkelstein's career, you just know full well that Dershowitz is going to have a legacy similar to Jimmy Saville's when/if he dies.

Grand Theft Autobot
Feb 28, 2008

I'm something of a fucking idiot myself

Barry Foster posted:

Really need to find a way to get people to understand that more people in your country = more money = better services

And not that we've been graciously paying for our forrin guests on the national credit card but now the national credit card is maxed out

edit - obviously this only works when there aren't loving tories in power

Wait are you saying that population growth is the same thing as economic growth???

Preston Waters
May 21, 2010

by VideoGames

etalian posted:

Finkelstein is wonderfully savage especially how he destroys Israel apartheid apologists.

i like how noted douchebag, Alan Dershowitz, can't even keep his breath as he's seething with anger and pure hatred

gets my gears turnin'

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Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747
Its kind of a shame the US portion of the lobby will never see the light of day but at least we got to see how Israel operates in the UK

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