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Originally Posted by Damien
The press have hardly been kind to Corbyn for the most part. He is bound to at least attract some praise from left-wing papers but I hardly think you can complain he hasn't had a tough time from the media at large. That is their job after all.
I don't think constant comparisons to the Soviet Union help. It seems be a default reaction to everything but it's no more useful than accusing the Conservatives of wanting to price the poor out of medical care and generally aiming to bring about a brutal dystopian state with unrestrained capitalism.
The thing is Corbyn's views will gain traction in the area left for him by the Tories refusal to do anything substantive about the housing crisis. The thing with simplistic populist policy is that it can be quite popular and easy for people to connect with.
I don't recall people finding that a problem with Farage.  |
Well I think that's because a whole lot of what he said made some sense given the world we're living in and that isn't the case with Corbyn.
Farage has been proved right about the problems of mass migration and the vast numbers of people who either have the right to go where they want or are willing to take that right by force if necessary. He was denounced for scaremongering but the evidence is there for all to see with borders being closed and fences erected in order to stem the tide. Too little to late.
Anyway, how can anyone seriously argue that we should get rid of our nuclear weapons at a time when the world is in such turmoil? I think the Ukranians probably regret getting rid of theirs given recent events and these are not weapons you can simply conjure up at a moment's notice when the muck hits the fan.
For any would be PM to make such an unequivocal statement shows Corbyn to be dangerously naïve and/or willing to undermine the UK's national security.