Starmer's main aim seems to have been to gain and cling to power to aid Israel. He's done nothing notable that could be deemed progressive, shown no judgement or moral backbone, and dissipated Labour support - to the point where Reform fascism looms and the main hope of stopping it is the Greens
Anyone involved in those kinds of machinations in biz or gov't knows what I'm talking about. Been there with both. If despising a dissembling genocide-aider who lacks judgement or moral backbone and who's squandered virtually all progressive support for Labour is biased then so be it, I'm biased
Anyone who's been in business knows this kind of pressure. The CEO wants it done now and doesn't care how! Even very senior people wilt, cut corners, and are scared to be bearers of bad news. When it inevitably goes wrong the CEO will always scapegoat others while feigning "full responsibility"
Anyone who's been in business knows this kind of pressure. The CEO wants it done now and doesn't care how! Even very senior people wilt, cut corners, and are scared to be bearers of bad news. When it inevitably goes wrong the CEO will always scapegoat others while feigning "full responsibility"
Nobody powerful gets properly held to a/c in these procedural charades in the UK. Not with Brexit, Covid, dodgy appointments, corruption, tax evasion, paedophilia, even aiding genocide. At best if they're a PM or minister they have to be slung out by their party if it fears electoral consequences
If Starmer isn't going to resign, why is all this time being wasted about who knew what when about what everyboy knew, that Mandelson was a dodgy sleazebag who was likely appointed because of rather than despitae that?
If Starmer isn't going to resign, why is all this time being wasted about who knew what when about what everyboy knew, that Mandelson was a dodgy sleazebag who was likely appointed because of rather than despitae that?
No civilised country has ICE goons, or guns everywhere, or lack of universal healthcare, or an insane pedo as president who was elected not once but twice! And all people in the US do, including politicians, is whinge about it. Get rid of him, as would have happened in the bananiest of republics
Unless Trump resorts to nukes, the war he and Netanyahu started against Iran ends when Iran says it ends - ie when US and Israel stop all their aggression (including in Lebanon) and piss off. That's all there is to it really
Conflating a resistance movement borne of oppression and occupation with an expansionist genocider like Netanyahu isn't fair either
Almost anyone chosen at random would be a better president than Trump. Biden had two jobs: jail Trump and don't aid genocide. He failed, Trump squeezed back in, and the entire world (not just the US) is paying a very heavy price
Starmer the genocider has been an utter disaster for Labour. The man has no morals, judgement or a single progressive bone in his body. The sooner he goes the better, ideally before The Hague
There should be no divisive, lie-fuelled referendum on the UK rejoining the EU. It should be a clear manifesto promise and implemented accordingly by the party in power. There should also be a treaty commitment not to unilaterally withdraw for at least 25 years
I suspect the right wing establishment that has a stranglehold over the BBC is desperate for a Reform government as the only viable right wing option. Their worst nightmare would be the genuinely left wing Greens in power or in a progressive coalition
In what world do you make critical appointments before vetting is completed? Especially of known crooked shysters
To take responsibility over something as crass as the appointment of Mandelson is to resign. Otherwise it's just words
Being a religion Christianity is essentially a cult and fervent cultists like to follow a cult leader. There's frustration, if not cognitive dissonance, that another prominent Christian cult leader, namely the pope, is muddying the waters with contradictory messaging
US military need to come up with a hopefully more successful Operation Valkyrie
All this buck-passing over arcane governmental processes looks like Yes Minister without the humour. What kind of vetting could someone with Mandelson's reputation and background possibly have passed anyway? Reminds one of Johnson claiming he couldn't have known that Pincher pinched backsides
What's an "American life", why is it any more important than any other life (eg of innocent schoolgirls), and what is the orange pedo doing to protect, as opposed to worsen or destroy, any life?
The Oxford comma shouldn't be used by every Tom, Dick, and Harry
Surely Erika (favorite Nazi marching song btw) should take comfort that Europe is a lot more white than the US (80-90% v under 60%). Maybe because indigenous Europeans are white and didn't bring in as many slaves as they took to work their colonies
Did Starmer aid Israel because he didn't know of their genociding? Don't Labour realise they've lost the public on this. Starmer just does the wrong things and hides behind quasi-legalistic excuses - EU red lines, Israel's right to defend itself, use of bases for "defensive" strikes, and now vetting
Defending Starmer with whataboutery on dreadful Johnson ain't cutting it. Starmer's abused being Labour PM and the hope entailed with stupid EU red lines, migrant-bashing, Trump-crawling and genocide. Appointing known shyster Mandelson and blaming others is typical of his cynical malevolent idiocy
US troops are putting themselves in harm's way by accepting illegal orders, committing atrocities and making themselves into war criminals (see Nuremberg). They are not innocents. Mass-murdered schoolgirls are however innocents
What vetting process was a known shyster like Mandelson expected to have passed, unless they don't test for honesty, character, reputation, or dodgy relationships/dealings? Still, you'd expect Lammy to back up his genocidy pal Starmer
US soldiers fighting Iran are war criminals (see Nuremberg), even legless ones
Reform Anglo-fascists backing a 2nd Scots indyref to appeal to the sort of Scots who hate Anglo-fascists. Bizarre. Nonetheless it still amazes me that half of Scots still prefer subservience. Ain't no country that got its hard-won freedom that ever said, hell no, let’s go back to being a colony!
Lot of defenders of Starmer about (he's not as bad as Johnson etc, as if that's any yardstick). Starmer's a supporter of genocide. Ain't no recovery from that for him, or very possibly for Labour
The response to a fool is silence - Cypriot proverb